8.05.2009

Really?


"A bigger question than who's responsible for the poster is what does The Joker have to do with socialism? Isn't he more of an anarchist?"
-Christopher Weber, Politics Daily

I would assume that the creators of this image are trying to draw a comparison between our President and unsavory elements of our culture--criminals, sociopaths...
...clowns?
Even if one thinks that our President is ruining our country, the leap from criminal to socialist isn't one that can be spanned by reason.
Just as when President George W. Bush was being called 'homicidal' by some, this is nothing more than name-calling. It is not any sort of cutting, edgy political commentary because it doesn't provide any reasons for comparing our President to a comic book villain; for it to even make sense is a stretch.
...and while the image manipulation work is fine, without an actual explanation of the ideas involved, such as an artist's statement, this whatever-it-is rings empty.

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