Lack of Islamic cartoonists might be the problem

POLITICAL CARTOONS

Origins[edit]

A Rake's Progress, Plate 8, 1735, and retouched by Hogarth in 1763 by adding the Britannia emblem^[2][3]

The pictorial satire of William Hogarth has been credited as the precursor to the political cartoon.^[4] His pictures combined social criticism with sequential artistic scenes. A frequent target of his satire was the corruption of early 18th century British politics. An early satirical work was an Emblematical Print on the South Sea Scheme (c.1721), about the disastrous stock market crash of 1720 known as the South Sea Bubble, in which many English people lost a great deal of money.^[5]
His art often had a strong moralizing element to it, such as in his masterpiece of 1735, A Rake's Progress. It consisted of eight pictures that depicted the reckless life of Tom Rakewell, the son of a rich merchant, who spends all of his money on luxurious living, services from sex workers, and gambling—the character's life ultimately ends in Bethlem Royal Hospital.^[6]
However, his work was only tangentially politicized and was primarily regarded on its artistic merits. George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend produced some of the first overtly political cartoons and caricatures in the 1750s.<sup>[4][7]

(wikipedia)

Ben Franklin's Join or Die cartoon is credited with being a very early form of this type of political statement.  In 1754 this piece appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette. Obvious intention although not very funny....but strange how it has a snake involved and those radical dickheads throughout the world always refer to us as The Snake. (And by the way....where's the Ben Franklin Movie?...sounds like a perfect role for Sir Tony Hopkins)</sup>

Personally I think the snake has gotten a fairly raw deal and it's obvious that The Bible has played a major role in how we "view" the serpent.

From what I've read about the amount of rats in NY and Paris, it might be a good idea to unleash a few million snakes into the sewer system of both cities and let them chow to their heart's delight.  Then we turn around and unleash a 100,000 mongooses and let them do their thing.  Then after they've finished we bring in about 500 Jackals and let them go nuts.  Then last but not least, we bring in those guys on the Hunting Cable Channel and tell them to finish the project.  We then cancel the cable show and everything gets back to normal.

NORMAL

adj. adjective

1. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical.
   normal room temperature; one's normal weight; normal diplomatic relations.
2. Functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.
3. Relating to or designating the normality of a solution.

I GUESS IT'S PRETTY EASY TO SAY THAT NORMAL
MIGHT BE A VERY ABSTRACT WORD

ABSTRACT
adj. adjective

1. Considered apart from concrete existence.
   an abstract concept.
2. Not applied or practical; theoretical.
3. Difficult to understand; abstruse.

 

SO....here's my point of this article.....

 

ISLAM does not allow humor when discussing their religion.  Therefore I'm thinking that because they think that the Koran is the written word of GOD they don't think GOD has a sense of humor.

 

THAT'S A MAJOR FLAW IN THEIR THINKING....and it's a flaw that needs to be addressed and corrected.

 

It doesn't do any good for non-Islamic cartoonists to create the satires...IT MUST BE DONE BY THEMSELVES.

 

As Joesph Campbell said...."Participate with joy in the sorrows of the world."

 

ISLAM needs to see that making fun of oneself is fundamental to being happy and a lot less uptight.

 

I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE....wouldn't you?

 

I think Pearls before Swine should be required reading in all Muslim countries.....on a daily basis.

 

But that's just me you see.

 

I'm a problem solver.

 

Michael Timothy McAlevey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 or ?????????

Welcome to 2015

This morning I went to the market to buy a tomato and a potato.  Not quite the same kind of chore as Jack did when he took the cow to market and ended up with those beans that made everybody hallucinate, but we all have our own journeys.....don’t we?  

I simply have one question. 

 

WHY ARE TOMATOES SO EXPENSIVE?

I can grow tomatoes on my porch.  I can’t grow a potato because I don’t have a field or a tractor.

Tomatoes are $2.99 a pound.

Potatoes are .99 cents a pound.

IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE.

So many things that are happening financially on this planet  

are BAFFLING.

 

The price of tomatoes might not be the most important financial issue confronting us but since I love tomatoes I’m making it number one on my list.

 

What’s number one on your list?

The price of oil might be the most confusing to people because……

what changed since last year? 

Did China and India stop buying oil? 

Did Japan discover their own oil?

 

We’ve been told for five years that the cost of gasoline was due to the increased demand of the emerging middle classes in both China and India.

 

The biggest crock is the explanation that it’s bad for the economy if oil stays below $60 a barrel.

 

THE CONSUMER BENEFITS FROM LOW OIL PRICES…..period!

CHEVRON AND EXXON DON’T BENEFIT FROM LOWER OIL PRICES AND THAT MEANS THE TRICKLE DOWN BULLSHIT WON’T BE WORKING PROPERLY.

 

THE TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMIC PLATFORM, PUT INTO PLAY BY RONALD REAGAN, IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST CROCK OF BULLSHIT EVER DEVELOPED….AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT IT…..HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.

 

IT INCREASES PROFIT MARGINS FOR THE LARGE CORPORATIONS AND THUS INCREASES THE WEALTH OF THE INFAMOUS 1%.

 

My New Year’s Resolution

 

Attempt to help wake up the American public TO CERTAIN FACTS….and sell more artwork.

 

FACTS:

The people that don’t vote…..need to vote....and buy my artwork.

The people who don’t pay attention…..need to pay attention…to everything.

People who think racism isn’t alive and well in America need to wake up.

People need to understand that racism is a learned behavior.

The people who think THE 1% give a rat’s ass about the rest of us need to understand what’s happening.

The people who claim a higher minimum wage will just increase prices need to see that prices are increasing and will increase ANYWAY.

Chickens not trapped in tiny tiny cages will produce better eggs.

Climate Change is an issue to be discussed not shunned.

Religious differences are not differences settled by any type of physical harm to another human being.

 

TOMATOES need to be under a dollar per pound.

 

FURNITURE Manufacturing AND Service (call centers) jobs need to be brought back into the American industrial complex.

THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INDUSTRIAL AMERICAN COMPLEX.

American Car Manufactures need to build 50% of their products capable of getting 75 miles per gallon.

Doctors have to stop being partners with

Pharmaceutical companies.....and they need to buy my art work.

George Clooney should run for President.

By the way.......

You should buy a piece of my art work…or trade me those tomatoes that are growing in your yard.

 

WHATEVER!!

JUST GET MORE INTERESTED IN

EVERYTHING

IN

2015

Happy New Year

 

But then again, always keep in  mind one important question…………what year is this really?

 

13,595,876,237 or 13,595,876,238?

I know one thing…..it’s definitely the year of the Tomato.

 

Michael Timothy McAlevey