I read the comic as metaphorical for the state of the world in general, not a literal attack on low-income, undereducated individuals.
We fought the nazis less than 100 years ago. We lost loved ones in the fight against tyranny. We brought that victory, and that trauma, home with us. But in the decades since, the number of people who lived and fought in those times is dwindling. All that we are left with today are the symbols of that time. Yes, there are plenty of us that know the history, that have heard the stories. But there are also plenty of us that have only seen the sleek, manicured projection of the ‘bad guys from Indiana Jones’ through the Hollywood lens. And some of that trauma has been passed down too.
I feel like this comic is more about forgetting our own history.
Sure, I agree it’s not likely an intentional attack on such people. I do think for what it is, it’s nicely done (as I tried to acknowledge earlier). :) Maybe there are more political cartoons/caricatures out there that go after the most powerful people involved. I can’t see those running in most major newspapers these days, though.
I read the comic as metaphorical for the state of the world in general, not a literal attack on low-income, undereducated individuals.
We fought the nazis less than 100 years ago. We lost loved ones in the fight against tyranny. We brought that victory, and that trauma, home with us. But in the decades since, the number of people who lived and fought in those times is dwindling. All that we are left with today are the symbols of that time. Yes, there are plenty of us that know the history, that have heard the stories. But there are also plenty of us that have only seen the sleek, manicured projection of the ‘bad guys from Indiana Jones’ through the Hollywood lens. And some of that trauma has been passed down too.
I feel like this comic is more about forgetting our own history.
Sure, I agree it’s not likely an intentional attack on such people. I do think for what it is, it’s nicely done (as I tried to acknowledge earlier). :) Maybe there are more political cartoons/caricatures out there that go after the most powerful people involved. I can’t see those running in most major newspapers these days, though.