Political Cartoons 2017: Gotta go fasc

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DACK FAYDEN: Feb 25, 2013; Bear Witness

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

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I mean, if all this stuff came from one person, they'd be a Deep Throat-level leaker. So yes?

# ? May 18, 2017 03:57

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# ? May 16, 2024 07:02

Dueling Bandsaws: Mar 3, 2016

It's kind of weird that a bunch of ostensible political cartoonists are just now trying to come to grips with the concept of anonymous sources.

# ? May 18, 2017 04:00

the_steve: Nov 9, 2005; We're always hiring!

Dueling Bandsaws posted:

It's kind of weird that a bunch of ostensible political cartoonists are just now trying to come to grips with the concept of anonymous sources.

Much like everything else, Anonymous Sources are only good and necessary to freedom and patriotism when they show true facts like the heavily pixelated sheet of graph paper that is actually Obama's "Birth of a Muslim Kenyan Baby from Kenya" Certificate.

When they release information that makes their guys look bad, well, that's when we start treading into cowardice and treason, Johnny.

# ? May 18, 2017 04:28

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

We need to thoroughly vet and identify all sources to ensure accura--HIS NAME WAS SETH RICH

# ? May 18, 2017 04:49

CuddleCryptid: Jan 11, 2013; Things could be going better

DACK FAYDEN posted:

I mean, if all this stuff came from one person, they'd be a Deep Throat-level leaker. So yes?

The idea that there is just a single guy running around the government that knows everything from launch codes to lunch arrangements is a hilarious one.

200 meter line of reporters stretches out of a dark corner of a parking lot, each passed a red or blue note as they walk by.

# ? May 18, 2017 04:58

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

# ? May 18, 2017 05:06

Despera: Jun 6, 2011; Can't post for 17 minutes!

Alhazred posted:

God these blow

# ? May 18, 2017 05:15

Ramos: Jul 3, 2012

Zelda is good, keep it coming please.

# ? May 18, 2017 05:26

Apple Pie Hubbub: Feb 14, 2012; Take that, you greedy jerk!

# ? May 18, 2017 05:33

Flavius Aetass: Mar 30, 2011

regular gary larson over here

# ? May 18, 2017 05:39

cheetah7071: Oct 20, 2010; honk honk; College Slice

wait does this mean Tinsley believes in evolution? I'm kinda shocked actually

# ? May 18, 2017 05:43

Taintrunner: Apr 10, 2017; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Alhazred posted:

The Dreamworks face at the end is an inspired touch.

# ? May 18, 2017 05:44

Internet Kraken: Apr 24, 2010; slightly amused

Is "anti-racist" actually something people will primarily define themselves as?

# ? May 18, 2017 06:50

Scholtz: Aug 24, 2007; Zorchin' some Flemoids

Only when they're incredibly insecure about their subconscious racism.

# ? May 18, 2017 07:39

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Internet Kraken posted:

Is "anti-racist" actually something people will primarily define themselves as?

Yes, it's pretty common among left wing Europeans.

# ? May 18, 2017 07:48

Avirosb: Nov 21, 2016; Everyone makes pisstakes

Alhazred posted:

IDGI.
Who are "we"? :raise:

# ? May 18, 2017 07:48

ACRE & EQUAT: Aug 28, 2004; FUNERAL BREADS
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Alhazred posted:

Could you collect all your translations in a tumblr or something? Thank you for doing these gently caress the haters

# ? May 18, 2017 07:55

Stefu: Feb 4, 2005

So, are we going to see Chris Cornell memorial cartoons? Black hole suns?

# ? May 18, 2017 08:58

Gazpacho: Jun 18, 2004; by Fluffdaddy; Slippery Tilde

Trogdos! posted:

no clue who mark dice is but since this is the Ben Garrison fanclub i'll post this commission here

Mark Dice is a Christian reconstructionist with a political outlook that hovers somewhere between Alex Jones and Jeff "Happy Birthday Hitler" Rense, and an easy match for Dees when it comes to conspiracy-slinging. He first made his name online (to my knowledge) in the 2000s posting as "John Connor," telling people that that Boston Dynamics robots were going to kill us all just lke in the Terminator movies.

so iow just the kind of person that Garrison would have no problem with

Gazpacho fucked around with this message at 09:24 on May 18, 2017

# ? May 18, 2017 09:18

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Despera posted:

God these blow

You mad.

Internet Kraken posted:

Is "anti-racist" actually something people will primarily define themselves as?

I hear it's code for anti-white, so I am definitely anti-racist.

# ? May 18, 2017 09:20

SexyBlindfold: Apr 24, 2008; i dont care how much probation i get capital letters are for squares hehe im so laid back an nice please read my low effort shitposts about the arab spring

thanxs!!!

Lurdiak posted:

You mad.

I hear it's code for anti-white, so I am definitely anti-racist.

"anti-racist" is code for anti-white.
"anti-racist is code for anti-white" is code for racist.
therefore, "anti-racist" is code for anti-anti-racist is code for anti-white.

# ? May 18, 2017 09:27

Mystic Mongol: Jan 5, 2007; Your life's been thrown in disarray already--I wouldn't want you to feel pressured.; College Slice

Translation is hard, but translation of transient political labels for subgroups from a different continent? There's gotta be one-to-one equivalents in English.

# ? May 18, 2017 09:31

FronzelNeekburm: Jun 1, 2001; STOP, MORTTIME

Discendo Vox posted:

It would be if they actually were. I don't think it's even possible to collect the statistic Rall has made up. There are legitimate purposes for some non-compete clauses, and companies that abuse them find their clauses are unenforceable, or don't bother to enforce them in the first place. It's not an area of particular dysfunction.

Why would Rall make up poo poo that tries to get people on the left to believe civil society is worse than it is?

NPR posted:

STARR: We found that roughly 18 percent of the U.S. workforce is bound by a non-compete currently. Among low-skill workers, let's say without a college degree, it's about 15 percent.

[...]
CORNISH: And so we should mention that back in June, Jimmy John's actually agreed to drop their non-compete clause as part of a settlement with the New York attorney general's office. You know, is there any evidence that companies were actually enforcing these clauses with low-wage workers?

STARR: So there is lots of litigation of non-competes, about 1,500 cases a year. There is certainly evidence of non-competes being litigated against bartenders, manicurists, a number of low-skilled positions.

But there's an important point, which is that the low-wage workers are not necessarily prepared to hire a lawyer and go and fight this thing in court, especially if they're making $7 or $8, $9 an hour.

# ? May 18, 2017 09:58

Duckbox: Sep 7, 2007

I agree that translation can be wonky, but I have heard people call themselves anti racist before. Mostly on the internet though. I'm just a tad suspicious of Zelda because some of those conversations on the couch feel like people reporting to each other what they read on the internet lately. Of course, that's hardly unheard of these days.

A lot of the comics here feel like they're written by people who spend a lot of time in internet echo chambers. They still draw their political discussions as physical conversations because that's more dynamic and what people are used to, but don't quite remember what that's supposed to sound like.

# ? May 18, 2017 10:09

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Duckbag posted:

I agree that translation can be wonky, but I have heard people call themselves anti racist before. Mostly on the internet though.

Its extremely common in Scandinavia. In Norway for example we have an organization called Center for Anti-Racism.

# ? May 18, 2017 10:32

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Taintrunner posted:

The Dreamworks face at the end is an inspired touch.

Its called "smirking". Have we really gotten to the point where we only can describe human emotions through memes?

# ? May 18, 2017 10:39

Avirosb: Nov 21, 2016; Everyone makes pisstakes

Alhazred posted:

Its called "smirking". Have we really gotten to the point where we only can describe human emotions through memes?

A smirk isn't really an emotion though :smug:

# ? May 18, 2017 10:46

FronzelNeekburm: Jun 1, 2001; STOP, MORTTIME

Alhazred posted:

Its called "smirking". Have we really gotten to the point where we only can describe human emotions through memes?

Basically yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8pJt4dK_s4&t=5s

# ? May 18, 2017 11:51

Angry Salami: Jul 27, 2013; Don't trust the skull.

Alhazred posted:

Its called "smirking". Have we really gotten to the point where we only can describe human emotions through memes?

Shaka, when the walls fell.

# ? May 18, 2017 12:15

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

Lurdiak posted:

You mad.

It is theoretically possible to not like a cartoon without being a secret MRA :shrug:

I don't think Zelda is equivalent to DBD in any way, and I don't think we need to stop posting them or anything, but posting a cartoon in a thread for discussion of cartoons leaves it open for discussion, and there's no need to get so defensive of it.

Nobody ever got called a right-wing infiltrator for talking poo poo about Animal Nuz

# ? May 18, 2017 12:40

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

You're inferring a lot from my two-word post.

# ? May 18, 2017 12:43

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

Lurdiak posted:

You're inferring a lot from my two-word post.

What were you implying Despera was mad about?

# ? May 18, 2017 12:44

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

loquacius posted:

What were you implying Despera was mad about?

Millenials.

# ? May 18, 2017 12:48

Tei: Feb 19, 2011

Alhazred posted:

This comic touch a important subject. What is important and what is not important. DUMB people focus on the things that are not important.

To make sure everyone is on the same page, I have made a list of all the important things and all things that are not important.

Things that are important:
Geometry

Things that are not important:
Music.

Things that are neither on can be important for some people, unimportant for other people.

# ? May 18, 2017 12:51

loquacius: Oct 21, 2008

Lurdiak posted:

Millenials.

Fair enough. Rest of my post still applies. It's a little weird that we've had unironically-posted cartoon edits showing people who don't like a cartoon getting beheaded, that's all :shrug:

# ? May 18, 2017 12:54

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

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# ? May 18, 2017 12:58

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

It's equally strange that Zelda has had more people ask for it to stop being posted than cartoons that contain legitimate hate speech.

# ? May 18, 2017 12:58

Angepain: Jul 13, 2012; what keeps happening to my clothes

Tei posted:

Things that are important:
Geometry

Things that are not important:
Music.

where does music about geometry stand in your categorisations? Asking for a friend.

# ? May 18, 2017 13:00

Cloks: Feb 1, 2013; by Azathoth

Lurdiak posted:

It's equally strange that Zelda has had more people ask for it to stop being posted than cartoons that contain legitimate hate speech.

Yeah, it's weird that people don't want a cartoon that mostly isn't political posted in the political cartoon thread.

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Cat Mattress: Jul 14, 2012; by Cyrano4747

I have a link for Tei: http://www.harmonisphere.com/SacredGeometryOfMusic.htm

_{_{(A more serious link: https://phys.org/news/2008-04-music-geometry.html)}}

# ? May 18, 2017 13:10

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