Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Paging Alfred E. Neuman


Cartoonists don't get the respect they deserve.  They illustrate reality in more stark terms.  They beg questions to ask.  They generate thinking and discussion.  Consider this one:

Recession cartoon 04.14.2016

Is the cartoonist saying -- the country is unaware that we are about to fall into a recession.

Is the cartoonist saying -- recessions are not uniformly bad, only the "o" part is bad, the "r,e,c,e,s,s,i and n" parts are not so bad.

Is the cartoonist saying -- is the pit bottomless?

Is the cartoonist saying -- one part of a recession is a financial crisis.

Is the cartoonist saying -- we need to whistle less and worry more!

Or, is the cartoonist saying -- I am both a pessimist and alarmist.

Or, is the cartoonist saying -- you fill in the blank!