In a recent letter to the editor of The Union, reader Timothy Jensen failed to find any humor in my satirical cartoon advertising Donald Trump Jackboots, describing it as “trashy” and “intellectually inept”.
I can only respond by pointing out that my inspiration comes from the former president’s statements and some of those by his supporters. In my travels around the county I see quite a few Trump signs. A few are too graphic to be described in a family newspaper, but there was one that really grabbed my attention.
TRUMP OR DEATH
What’s the message here? Does the person who posted it expect to perish if Mr. Trump loses, or is it the promise of violence if Mr. Biden wins?
Obviously, this person is channeling the famous speech by Patrick Henry and his closing declaration of “give me liberty or give me death”, but fails to acknowledge that he was railing against monarchy versus democracy and not winning or losing a fair election.
If it’s victory or death, then maybe my cartoon isn’t as intellectually inept as Mr. Jensen suggests.
Or maybe it’s just political hyperbole. After all, that’s how the MAGA crowd dismisses the daily illiberal utterances of the former chief executive.
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In all my years covering the city council I never saw anything like this episode. There have always been contentious issues that defy compromise, but to blow $30K on a symbolic resolution really takes the cake. (And no facilitator is going to please everyone!)
