Friday, July 25, 2014

'Toontime: Mythopocalypse

Two American myths US Person finds particularly pernicious are featured in these two cartoons by Jim Morin of the Miami Herald:

BC Idonwanna sez: No peace pipe for you, either!

Anglo-americans behave as if the American continent was devoid of life when they arrived in the New World. Fact is they committed heinous genocides and environmental crimes to eliminate, reduce, and subdue the thriving native population while despoiling Nature for profit. The United States may be a child of Europa, but it was a rape not a seduction.

Wackydoodle sez: Really, Hillary's legal career was all volunteer work!

The "rags to riches" story is one endlessly exploited by eites and still appreciated by some locked in wage peonage. Hope were every it comes from is hard to dispell and if the pose helps you win the White House where rent is free and financial success assured, she also owns a bridge in the "Land of Opportunity" she wants to sell you.