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  1. Rob Grigjanis says

    I appreciate the message: Antifa has been unfairly demonized in the media, while there has been reluctance to call the racist mass-murderers domestic terrorists. And there have been attempts (successful in Canada) to impose heavy penalties on protesting while wearing a mask, which can target legitimate protesters. And yes, cartoonists have license to caricature and exaggerate*. But even with that latitude, there is such a thing as ridiculously heavy-handed, and this cartoon qualifies. It falls flat on its arse.

    In the real world, the bloke with the gun is either dead or facing life in prison. The milkshake thrower? Not so much.

    *Example: Steve Bell, whose cartoons appear in The Guardian. His work is almost always visually shocking, but (almost?) always appropriate to the topic.

  2. Reginald Selkirk says

    I thought it was funny.

    In the real world, the bloke with the gun is either dead or facing life in prison. The milkshake thrower? Not so much.

    Wow, so it’s not a completely flat portrayal of reality? There’s a twist? Who could find humor in such a thing?

  3. Cementer 2000 says

    In the real world, the bloke with the gun might be a reporter, who works for a known non-woke website and regularly criticizes Antifa, taking videos with his phone, and he might end up in the hospital after being beaten. Or, he might be a right wing nut job with a manifesto and loaded assault rifle ready to commit mass murder. But there isn’t any real difference, is there? I mean, they are both on the wrong side. 😉

  4. Guy Fox says

    “How many people have been killed by milkshakes?”
    How many have been badly burned by concrete powder mixed into these milkshakes? It’s a common weapon used by these terrorists, so easy to pass off as something harmless.

  5. woodsong says

    How many have been badly burned by concrete powder mixed into these milkshakes? It’s a common weapon used by these terrorists, so easy to pass off as something harmless.

    Good question. Do let us know when you hear credible evidence of any!

    The Portland police warning of concrete in the milkshakes thrown has been shown to be false: Media Matters link.

    The only injuries I’ve seen reported at that event were the beating that Andy Ngo received. He never claimed burns from the milkshake (to my knowledge).

    Have you heard of milkshaking at any other events?

  6. Rob Grigjanis says

    Guy Fox @7: It’s a common tactic of rightwing ratfuckers to make up shit about their opposition. Luckily, the current crop of lying douchebags is too stupid for their nonsense to work. Bunch of wannabe Lee Atwaters. Sad!

  7. blf says

    In the real world, the bloke with the gun is either dead or facing life in prison.

    No, they are not black or wearing clothing associated with Muslims.

    The character portrayed in the OP’s cartoon looks like like an equally stereotypical NRA terrorist. Or the police responding to a report of a black or Muslim-looking person being seen.

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    Travellers to the US should be “extra vigilant at all times and be wary of the ubiquity of firearms among the population,” Amnesty International said in a statement on Thursday.

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  8. says

    How many have been badly burned by concrete powder mixed into these milkshakes?

    Zero. HTH. HAND.

    (the chemistry in this lie doesn’t even work.)

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