Political Cartoons - The Politics Thread.

[Chad Fuck 17789]

13 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

What do you not like about his work? 

That it's basically hot garbage peddling conspiracy theories without a shred of the underlying truths that make real political cartoons - on both sides - prescient and/or amusing.  

It's a constant shrieking dog whistle of crap wielded with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.  

Aside from that, I suppose he can draw ok.  

[Mo Horn 8855]

1 minute ago, Chad Fuck said:

That it's basically hot garbage peddling conspiracy theories without a shred of the underlying truths that make real political cartoons - on both sides - prescient and/or amusing.  

It's a constant shrieking dog whistle of crap wielded with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.  

Aside from that, I suppose he can draw ok.  

 So pretty much the current political climate. Sounds like he's spot on to me. 

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16 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

What do you not like about his work? 

It's always so complicated (imagery) and busy. The best political cartoons are simple and direct, regardless of the subject matter. I also don't like his drawing style. He's not witty, he's like blunt force trauma to the head.  He's subtle like a Mack truck.

I've always loved Gary Trudeau (regardless of who he's lampooning), and while his stuff is multi paned story lines you can often grab single panels, and they have a composition and wittiness that makes a point almost visually at times.

[Fozzz 152]

You have to admit "the Eye of Soros" is wittier than anything Ramirez or Branco could shit out.  

[Chad Fuck 17789]

1 minute ago, Mo Horn said:

 So pretty much the current political climate. Sounds like he's spot on to me. 

So he's just echoing right-wing tropes?  What is the value of that?  Humor?  Political insight?  It isn't there. 

 

[Fozzz 152]

Garrison amuses me, particularly with regard to the amount of detail he crams into each cartoon.  As an outsider, you could learn so much about current right-wing mythos by just looking at a couple of them.  

[Chad Fuck 17789]

2 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

You have to admit "the Eye of Soros" is wittier than anything Ramirez or Branco could shit out.  

"Blame it on the Jews" is neither witty nor new.  "SOROS IS THE ROOT OF ALL EBIL!" is essentially the modern version of this.  

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

2 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

So he's just echoing right-wing tropes?  What is the value of that?  Humor?  Political insight?  It isn't there. 

 

Yep, not a damned thing funny aboot it. Ya have to be able to laugh at both sides when it comes to political humor.  

[Chad Fuck 17789]

Just now, Fozzz said:

Garrison amuses me, particularly with regard to the amount of detail he crams into each cartoon.  As an outsider, you could learn so much about current right-wing mythos by just looking at a couple of them.  

This is essentially his greatest failure.  His inability to focus on any one issue leads him to just cobble a bunch of right wing boogey-men together into some sort of meaningless soup of generalized angst, signifying...nothing really.  

[Mo Horn 8855]

2 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

So he's just echoing right-wing tropes?  What is the value of that?  Humor?  Political insight?  It isn't there. 

 

Don't think it's limited to right-wing tropes. We just heard about rogue assassins somehow getting into consulate to kill a journalist. 

[Chad Fuck 17789]

Just now, Mo Horn said:

Don't think it's limited to right-wing tropes. We just heard about rogue assassins somehow getting into consulate to kill a journalist. 

This is related to Garrison, how?

I'm sorry, I'm not following.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

3 hours ago, Fozzz said:

What do you not like about his work? 

Other than it echoing most contemporary Kremlin talking points and conspiracy theories?

He’s great.

Seriously, he’s gotten so obvious you can just look at his most recent cartoon to see what the Russians are currently peddling. 

Edited October 16, 2018 by Hugo Stiglitz

[Fozzz 152]

15 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Other than it echoing most contemporary Kremlin talking points and conspiracy theories?

He’s great.

Seriously, he’s gotten so obvious you can just look at his most recent cartoon to see what the Russians are currently peddling. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

I mean look at this, there are at least four main Kremlin narratives in this cartoon. 

Soros 

Deep State

Dangerous Antifa

Civil War

 

If he threw in some dangerous radical muslims and some more misogyny, he’d have a Putin Yahtzee!

[Fozzz 152]

What is the significance of "Skreeeeeee"?  Is that just to represent the bleating of the SJWs? 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33900]

and the if if if if

[Longhorn_Fan68 33900]

If relatively smart people have to ask multiple questions about the meaning of your political cartoon, you failed.

Edited October 16, 2018 by Longhorn_Fan68
forgot 'people'

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15 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

If relatively smart have to ask multiple questions about the meaning of your political cartoon, you failed.

It's gossamer man, all gossamer, and you don't want to dissect ............. gossamer.

[Chad Fuck 17789]

Impossible to confuse what’s being said here, amirite?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

6 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Impossible to confuse what’s being said here, amirite?

That's some funny shit.  That grain of truth and irony always makes for funny.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33900]

that there is a good, proper political cartoon

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

[High Plains Drifter 11052]

Stoned beavers will always get a chuckle out of me.

[Brisketexan 105378]

26 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Stoned beavers will always get a chuckle out of me.

And if they don't, there's something wrong with you.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

3 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Stoned beavers will always get a chuckle out of me.

How the fuck do they light it ? They ain' got opposable thumb's. God's in the details.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

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He's trying.

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Edited October 19, 2018 by Bat Guano

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9 hours ago, drifter379 said:

Accurate.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

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[Chad Fuck 17789]

They almost had it...

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On 10/16/2018 at 9:57 PM, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

that there is a good, proper political cartoon

The matching hair colors really pull the whole thing together.

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On 10/16/2018 at 8:22 PM, Chad Fuck said:

Impossible to confuse what’s being said here, amirite?

I feel like when you pay $130k to fuck someone you can’t credibly insult them on their appearance

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4 minutes ago, Thermos H. Christ said:

I feel like when you pay $130k to fuck someone you can’t credibly insult them on their appearance

Hey, if I'm paying 130 large, I for damn sure am gonna have a say in their appearance....  Call me crazy....

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1 hour ago, drifter379 said:

Too friggin true.......

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