Since we all agree...

Too often I find myself in a room with a group of people where it is assumed that since we are all in the same room together we must have the same view on a particular topic. This occurs in the university, in social settings, in churches, ... The topic can be politics, religion, science, ...

``We are all here because we want money ...''
``We have to do whatever we can to keep students happy...''
``Obviously, anyone who votes for candidate A is an idiot...''
``We can clearly see that there is only one possible interpretation of this passage in the Bible...''
``We have no choice but to ...''

I recently learned of the comic strip below in a footnote in the book, The Emergence of Sin.
The Lone Ranger says to his Indian assistant Tonto, ``Indians! Indians! All around us, Tonto. It looks like we are finished.'' Tonto responds, ``What do you mean .... WE?''

The comic originally appeared in MAD magazine in March 1958, as part of "TV Scenes We'd Like to See" , and was drawn by Joe Orlando.