I think water also represents war, for the fact that everyone is going to be at war for water. It’s already happening with Egypt over the Nile. There is also a few US states fighting over rivers. That or Water is representing peace because it’s calm, but you also have to remember that calm waters can turn into vicious rivers.

The fascist oligarchs have a monopoly on the vending
machines & the contents of the product.

They already control all aspects of our food supply, &,
not to leave any opportunity for profit & control
untapped, are currently gobbling up water supplies.

Milton Friedman,CHICAGO SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, is smiling
up from hell at how well his disaster/crisis capitalism

well, i think that the vending machine represents the economic purpose of war, and the fountain represents the social purpose of peace.

it’s something like “war is good for some, peace is good for us all”

how does fluoridated water represent peace?

I feel this is a slightly simplistic interpretation.  All political cartoons are, but this one especially hits home.  I’m not a Pepsi employee, but this corporation probably does just as much good as harm.  Besides, do you really believe all the water companies are just out to help their fellow man?

water from those fountains always tastes like shit

War; it just tastes so much sweeter!

Would have been more on target if the “peace” fixture were a urinal.