I’ve long clamored for a return to the golden age of cartoonists, when Russia was always depicted as a Bear, and Lady Liberty was constantly under assault from an assortment of crude ethnic stereotypes (like these guys). The cartoons were completely ridiculous and over-the-top, but that was what made them compelling. None of that boring crap about health insurance and political campaigns–it was always us against them, and you sure as hell wanted to be on our side.Heck, even Dr. Seuss got in on the game. I wasn’t around in the 1940s, but to this day I’ve always assumed that most Nazis were four-legged, furry behemoths who had a tendency to speak in verse.Nonetheless, there is hope for our generation. The Maroon’s own Tom “T^2” Tian has a cartoon in today’s issue in which he depicts a frothing He-who-must-not-be-named (R–TX) about to decapitate Uncle Sam. Enjoy:
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He-who-must-not-be-named wields gigantic axe
I’ve long clamored for a return to the golden age of cartoonists, when Russia was always depicted as
November 10, 2007
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