I’ve been disenfranchised lately with editorial cartooning. It seems the harder I work at it, the less people get it. Satire, especially in columns and cartoons, doesn’t always have to be laugh out loud funny to be effective.
The recent lawsuit filed by Dan Scott and Bill Janklow against the Gargoyle Leader is further proof that people do not get satire, and if they do, it really pisses them off. Good satire’s intent is to expose the lies or at least the foolishness of someone or something. Dan Scott was foolish in his remarks about the state legislature, so Beck exposed that foolishness. Seems pretty straightforward, doesn’t it? Well, this is where we hit a fork in the road. Some people hate to be lied to by politicians, some people love it. I’m seeing a majority of Americans are falling into the loving it category. We elected one of the biggest liar’s in American history to two terms of president. We see thousands gather at Obama rallies to hear him tell us false aspirations of hope and change. Trust me, McSame is no better.
Why do we hate the truth so much?
We have become a society that wants immediate satisfaction, and if that satisfaction includes being lied to, fine. Give me a bumper sticker to slap on my car.
I guess I’m not asking everyone to understand my cartoons, some of them I don’t even get, but I am asking people to demand the truth from those who are in public service and to stop being such arrogant pricks.
And if you are not a fan of satire, please stop visiting this site. This site is for people that enjoy honesty and laughter.