Political Cartoon #1
As funny as this looks, it is quite sad when you think about the message. Its sad how accurate the message is. Nowadays, with the outbreak of war in the middle east, it it does seem easier to fight then peacefully get a job.
Political Cartoon #2
I like this cartoon. On one side, it portrays the artist's perception of the cliche congressman and American. The congressman being a little overweight, balding, in a suit and tie, and rich and the American being hunched over, apparently poor, and somewhat unintelligent looking. On the other side, it portrays the artist's perception of U.S. congressman being so infatuated with money and economics that they neglect to actually speak face to face with the public.
Political Cartoon #3
I just like this because it is hilarious. hehe
Political Cartoon #4
A substantial part of political cartoons use the "not with bush" approach. It is a shame because he is our president and a president should be respected. Of course, respect is hard to earn and easy to lose.
Political Cartoon #5
I added this cartoon, not because it related to democracy or America, but because it is very interesting and sparks some controversy. I was not very knowledgeable on the issue between Muslim and Jews. I wanted to know why there was such perceived hostility between the two religions so I started researching various articles when I came across this site, http://www.gotquestions.org/Jews-Arabs.html, which gives a justifiable reason behind said hostility. After reading this article, I gathered two reasons behind this animosity. One, dating back to biblical times, and the other being a more modern reason. To give a brief summary of the two reasons, the first one is because of the hostility between Ishmael, who the Arabs are descendants of, and Isaac, who the Jews are descendants from. Isaac was the "promised one" who was to "inherit the promises of Abraham" and Ishmael was very jealous, thinking he deserved it. Isaac, due to mockery by Ishmael, was to send Ishmael away. According to the website article, the second, or modern reason, occurred "after World War II, when the United Nations gave a portion of the land of Israel to the Jewish people, the land was at that time primarily inhabited by Arabs (the Palestinians). Most Arabs protested against the nation of Israel occupying that land. Arab nations united and attacked Israel in an attempt to wipe them out of the land, but they were defeated by Israel."
I used the term "perceived hostility" at the beginning of this reflection because that is what this is. A perception behind the animosity between the Jews and Muslims. It seems justifiable but it is not concrete. And also, not every Jew hates Muslims and vise versa.
