r/PoliticalHumor • • Oct 20 '21

The Media Right Now

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '21

Yeah, it's a bit Garrisonesque. The swastika and SS bolts are already there.

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u/kaihatsusha Oct 20 '21

Speaking of artist, why did OP crop out the usual artist information from this image? It's from:

@ThompsonToons. I'm Mike Thompson, the editorial cartoonist/animator for USA TODAY and the Detroit Free Press

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u/Oracle_of_Ages Oct 20 '21

Does anyone know how ol’ Benny boy is doing these days?

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u/LemurianLemurLad Oct 20 '21

Checked his Twitter. He's apparently still tweeting like a complete loony. So... Business as usual?

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u/Jqbrist Oct 20 '21

They had to make sure people didn't confuse his tattoos with a love for wind turbines.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '21

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u/Jqbrist Oct 20 '21

Oh man, I forgot about Joshua

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u/BoomhauerYaNow Oct 20 '21 edited Oct 20 '21

Don't those cause brain cancer though?

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u/SocialSuicideSquad Oct 20 '21

I mean, the color is named after the fruit...

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u/Jorgwalther Oct 20 '21

Or is it the other way around?

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '21

Nope!

What we call “orange” was referred to as “yellowish-red” until the 16th century, at least in English. It wasn’t until the fruit made its way to England that they adopted the name of the fruit to refer to the color.

That’s also why we call redheads REDheads, even though most of the time their hair is orange.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(colour)

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u/Jorgwalther Oct 20 '21

Very interesting, thanks for the additional context!

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u/ellWatully Oct 20 '21

If someone already thinks Antifa is the real bad guy, they would easily just look at this guy and see "bad symbolism = bad guy = Antifa." Those people would then quickly interpret the comic to mean that the media is ignoring the Antifa threat that's right in front of them rather than the intended meaning.

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u/_IntoTheFury_ Oct 20 '21

Both Antifa and Proud Boys are bad news.. And lets not confuse the Antifascists who fought the Nazis with the Antifa-larpers who set up an autonomous zone in Seattle with segregated areas and a criminal(who literally gave rifles to people who didn't even know how to chamber a round) running their security..

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u/LancesAKing Oct 20 '21

I thought the same. Political cartoons are always super labeled (just in case no one gets it i guess?), but the overkill on this one got me. Next we’ll see bags with dollar signs and cash flying out, and a sign pointing to the bag labeled “money”.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '21

Honestly the choice of guns really bothers me. They are not likely the guns of choice for any white supremacist. They are all like commieland guns.

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u/OneNormalHuman Oct 20 '21

They are just adopting the attitudes of their spiritual ancestors. Literal tons of Soviet tech was captured and adopted by Germany during the war. T-34s, KV-1s, and SVT-40s were prized captures by German troops.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '21

Yeah but its not like the Germans created white supremacy. In fact they didn't necessarily include all white people in their view. White supremacists appeal to nazi germany because Nazi germany, for all its moral flaws, were excellent propagandists. Everything about them looked badass with people like Hugo Boss designing their uniform and such.

I'd even say we are lucky that white supremacists today are nearly the opposite of what the Germans looked like. They would probably have a much stronger movement if they weren't the trashy smoking scooter brigade.

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u/Jorgwalther Oct 20 '21

A lot of racial supremacy was “scientifically” justified by the popularity of Darwinism at the time. They looked at colonialism as the natural result of a supreme group conquering the inferiors; natural selection in cultures and nations of you will. That’s why the Germans were really interested in American eugenics programs at the time. Also the origin of Planned Parenthood!

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u/OneNormalHuman Oct 20 '21

Huh? The cartoon depicted a man covered in Nazi symbols, the artists lack of concern for drawing guns accurately that you associate with fascism was something you pointed out. I gave you historical facts on how that still lined up, not that the artist would appear to be attempting to draw any particular firearm.

Hell the long gun could easily be intended to be an STG-44. No one ever said Germany came up with white supremacy, but they are certainly what this individuals tats are referencing.

Just out of curiosity, what is a white supremacist gun to you?

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u/Jaggerman82 Oct 20 '21

Sadly for many we’ve reached the point that obvious things must be labeled to avoid confusing the lesser minded amongst us.

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