Weapons of Mass Persuasion
I sit down each morning knowing which cartoon I plan to post, but only vaguely mindful of the commentary that will accompany it. Usually I just start to free-associate, but sometimes the day's headlines bring items so serendipitous they cannot be ignored, creating a perfect storm of synchronicity. In Florida yesterday some sharp-eyed citizen spotted a typewriter in its case, sitting in a locked storage cage. The "suspicious-looking thing" was duly reported to the police, and the bomb-squad was called out to defuse what turned out to be a benign writing apparatus. Benign? Depends on whose hands it's in. Meanwhile on this morning's news, the president warned us yesterday to ignore the report by several intelligence agencies that Iran gave up it's nuclear program four years ago and is not currently seeking to build either a bomb or a power facility. Our president, for whom the word "diplomacy" suggests lily-livered weakness, continues to rattle the saber in his determination to lead us into another tragic military adventure. Or point the rifle, whichever metaphor you prefer.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:05 AM
7 Comments:
Yes, the typewriter is a dangerous weapon of mass destruction and instruction. Think of those few books which have changed the world for the better. (“Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” probably the prime example.) But also think of the books that have altered our personal lives, made us see and understand the world for what it really is and not for what we have been taught it to be. In my life, the novels of Proust have had that effect on me. No better work exists –- in my opinion-- to instruct us all in the dangers of illusion and delusion, romantic or political.
My world was formed as a child by many authors who took me into the wonderland of fiction and became my friends. I learned about honesty, honor and all the other old fashioned morals that are for the most part in modern day time laughed at for being out of date. Much better than watching TV
Like this cartoon, John C
Darn it... I'll bet that typewriter wasn't even loaded! LOL
I heard Hilary urging diplomacy. Not in his vocabulary. God help us all.
I like the comments John,but the cartoon is not one of your best. roger
Ironically, Roger, it's one of my favorites. But that's what make's horse racing. And cartooning.
I think it sends a powerful message. And the guitar could have equally been a typewriter!!! LOL
>I like the comments John, but the cartoon is not one of your best. Roger<
I beg to differ here, Roger. I copied and enlarged John’s cartoon just to examine the intricacy of the drawing. It looks to me as if there are four guitar strings, numerous frets, six tuning knobs, a fully functioning machine gun complete with a finger on the trigger, to say nothing of the extremely realistic shadows on the ground! These images may not tickle your funny bone, but you have to admire the extraordinary craftsmanship. Michelangelo once told me that the Pope never got the joke about the finger of God, but that didn’t stop him, did it?
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