Norman Solomon's thesis seems to be this; because Dilbert doesn't encourage the overthrow of the capitalist system, it is actually hurting those that read it.
Take your average Joe cubicle. He opens the comics page and reads about the antics of Dilbert and Wally and so on, and laughs. It brings a little levity to his day, making him feel a bit better about his life. And that's the danger. You see a happy worker is less likely to rise up and smash the system and install the socialist paradise.
His other complaint is about how Dilbert enjoys being an engineer. Dilbert, presumably, went to school and studied and became an engineer, and got a job working as an engineer. He likes being an engineer, and invents stuff in his own time. But the problems in his work are caused by things that stop him from doing what he likes, which is engineering. At his corporation he has all sorts of distractions that keep him from working, like co-workers, idiot bosses, and unnecessary meetings. You see the problem, don't you?
An efficient engineer is exactly what those jerks in the upper management of our large corporations would want. Dilbert is playing right into their hands.
This is the moral bankruptness of some on the left - they want Capitalism to fail, and they want workers to be miserable. It's the only way they can build up the energy needed to remake society in their image. While I do favor leftist policies on many issues, more than that I want capitalism to be successful for all Americans. Capitalism is, by far, the best system we have. Wishing for it's failure, and wishing for the suffering of your fellow Americans, well its just beyond the pale.
Check back later as I might post some pictures relating to this issue.
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