Wishful thinking
And the use of exaggeration in cartoons...
Recently, the Kansas City Star ran a cartoon from a conservative political cartoonist (they do exist) which showed a jail cell with two prisoners. The first prisoner said he was a serial killer; the second prisoner said he was a hair stylist.
My first reaction was: “C’mon, dude…nobody is locking up hair stylists.”
My second reaction was: “Lee, you’re full of it.”
That second reaction was based on the fact that the conservative cartoonist used exaggeration to make a point and I do the same thing all the time.
BTW: If you don’t think you’re full of it several times a week – and in my case it’s a daily occurrence – you’re probably not being honest with yourself. We all hold contradictory views or say things the facts can’t support and honest people think about it and try to be more cautious in the future.
Which is precisely why dishonest people have such an advantage in any debate. They make shit up and it doesn’t seem to bother them or keep them from doing it again in the future.
Which unsurprisingly enough, brings us to Donald Trump.
This week SpaceX – which sounds like a made up thing that should have been featured on Mystery Science Theater, but is actually real – is going to shoot a couple guys into space which led to the above cartoon idea in which I ask if they could make it three guys and include you-know-who.
Clearly an exaggeration because I really don’t want Donald Trump shot into space unless there was some kind of guarantee that one of the other astronauts would use the time to explain how viruses work and why Trump ought to wear a face mask when meeting the public.
I guess Trump thinks he’d look ridiculous, but that hasn’t stopped him from appearing in public with what appears to be the world’s most elaborate comb over. If he’s not embarrassed to walk outside with that shit on his head, wearing a face mask in public should be a slam dunk.
So anyway…
Just wanted to point out that cartoonists on both sides of the political spectrum use exaggeration to make their points and that’s what I did here. I don’t really want Trump shot into outer space…I’d settle for seeing him thrown out of the White House.
Stay safe, everybody.