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OswaldTheOsprey



Joined: 03 Oct 2006
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:35 pm    Post subject: Old Editorial Cartoons  

Here is a 1919 Chicago Tribune editorial cartoon
that is very pertinent today!

OswaldTheOsprey

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Zampano



Joined: 03 Nov 2006
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Location: Mississauga

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:21 pm    Post subject:  

It tacitly shows two sides:
A) The immigrant that looks very much like a terrorist.
B)THe restricting, discriminating mansion that is America.
That kind of sitting on the fence confuses me. :-(
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The Comrade



Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 12039
Location: Zagreb

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:22 pm    Post subject:  

Zampano wrote: It tacitly shows two sides:
A) The immigrant that looks very much like a terrorist.
B)THe restricting, discriminating mansion that is America.
That kind of sitting on the fence confuses me. :-(


no, it's saying slack immigration control is a bomb waiting to go off.
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OswaldTheOsprey



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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:16 am    Post subject:  

This one is from 1915. The caption: "The Real Victor of Verdun!".
It could work today as "The Real Victor of Iraq!".

OswaldTheOsprey :twisted:

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