Frog
Borscht
Dear Pencil-Neckers;
I haven't posted a new comic in over two weeks and the
reason is because they would have simply stated and restated
the obvious:
Putin is a monstrous, murdering shit-weasel, the Conservative
factions of this country are his obedient lackeys, and
Ukraine is being destroyed because Putin wants all glory
for his fast-withering carcass.
This means there is no air left in the room for the environment,
gun control, race relations, wealth equality, health
care, fair housing or any of the many things that would
honestly improve the lives of all Americans, and which
need to be at the front of any discussion. But we can't
have that now because Putin has nukes. And apparently
too much coffee.
I tend to create cartoons that stump for a better world,
though gun-lovers and Jesus-lovers and meat-eaters would
disagree, but it's hard to continue to be optimistic
when a murderous madman (and why aren't there any peace-loving
madmen?) could end all life on this planet as we know
it because his contract with Satan is reaching the terminal
phase.
(I need to quickly add, though, that where actual nuclear
war is concerned I take hope in Frank Zappa's unique
assessment, which is that "There will never be a
nuclear war; there's too much real estate involved.")
Still, for the perceivable future, every waking thought
for sensible Americans, myself included, is "What
will Putin do next?". Which is maddening considering
we just exited four anxious years of the exact same fucking
thing regarding that orange treasonous pustule that wormed
his way into the White House on the back of racism and
misogyny.
I'll never be the kind of cartoonist who dons his blinkers,
puts his head down and cranks out banal whimsies involving
familial disputes or bizarrely adorable cat behavior,
though the temptation is certainly there. But for the
benfit of my sanity I'll continue to
soldier
on for
the benefit of those who need to know they're not crazy,
that maybe the emperor truly IS naked. Because in
most cases, he is.
I wish every possible favorable outcome for the Ukranian
people in this, their time of trial, but I fear that
can only happen if something very unpleasant befalls
Putin,
whether organically or politically. And soon.
There's
always hope.
Thanks for being here and thanks for keeping the conversation
going.
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It's a measure of the patriotism of American oil companies
that they began heavily price-gouging at the first opportunity.
Bluntly put, by raising prices so quickly they're stoking
anger at our government, which consequently benefits
Putin and Russia.
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Trump has notably remarked lately that had he still been
in the White House Russia would have never invaded Ukraine. To
that I respond:
If Trump had been President from 2017-2021
thousands of children wouldn't have been cruelly separated
from their families at the border.
Oh.... wait.
If Trump had been President from 2017-2021
the fires of intolerance in America wouldn't have been
inflamed by white nationalism for political purposes.
Oh.... wait.
If Trump had been President from 2017-2021
over a million Americans wouldn't have died because his
administration chose to ignore vaccine science for political
reasons.
Oh.... wait.
If Trump had been President from 2017-2021
NATO wouldn't have been systematically undermined in
a manner that would have encouraged Russia to invade
a sovereign nation.
Oh.... wait.
If Trump had been President from 2017-2021
this country would have never suffered an existential
Constitutional crisis as a result of a political candidate
engaging in extortion and violence to win the presidency,
ending in two separate impeachment trials.
Oh.... wait.
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Technical Note: I made a small running change on the
cartoon since it was first posted, adding the "Today's
Lesson" part. I've done this sort of thing before
and I'll do it again and no one can stop me!
Bwah-hahahahahaha!
=Lefty=
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