I just checked it. The cartoon is so funny and how Boris Johnson appears as a Roman Emperor is grandiose.
Anyways, Latin has always been a culture study just for the elites, as philosophy for example. This is why back in the day most of the people were angry due to “lack” of studies opportunities.
But now... as you recommend me to read the comments in the news it makes me feel sad. The most valued comment said: “If YoU FeEl BrItiSh wHy NoT StUdY WelSh?” This is clearly a statement against European values and culture, or at least Mediterranean ones.

In conclusion, probably my plan of preparing ethics as a gift could be a big failure... it looks like most of the people do not want understand anything.

I want to share this cartoon.
It is about Spanish politics. The person with the yellow scarf is an independent politician from Catalonia, called Puigdemont, who literally says: "I do not have immunity I do not have immunity!" because the European Parliament removed his condition of deputy and then Spain could prosecute him.
Nevertheless, the person in the left is our PM, Pedro Sánchez, with a vaccine saying "don't worry I will vaccinate you" because the last month he and the Justice minister decided to put free all independent Catalonia politicians prisoners.

:up:
Following on from https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/576577

Peter Duggan's Artoons - How Manet got his Monet's worth.

Peter Duggan wonders if a chance encounter with the outdoorsy Monet provoked Édouard Manet into creating his famous painting The Luncheon On the Grass,

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/cartoon/2013/feb/06/peter-duggan-artoon-manet-monet#

'Sands of Time' - the blame game re Afghanistan withdrawal.
[ Note the scapegoat ]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2021/aug/25/martin-rowson-on-joe-bidens-foreign-policy-cartoon

Some BTL comments:

By 24/08/2021, the US have evacuated over 57,000 people within 9 days, while the UK hope to airlift up to 1,800 British nationals, 2,000 Afghans who worked for the UK, and a list of civil society leaders and former government officials compiled at the last minute. The US also evacuated 70,700 people since 14 August, 2021. In a Guardian Editorial, it states that the proposed dates for the US withdrawal were already known at the time of the June G7 conference. Why is British government woeful failure written about by half baked British Columnists across UK Newspapers as US diplomatic failure!? Why is it the first rule of thumb in the UK is to look for an outsider to blame for UK’s failures? I know why there is an ingrained culture sense of superiority, entitlement and victimhood within British ruling class of which journalists and politicians are Birds of same feathers.

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The scapegoat, by Holman Hunt reminds us of how everyone blames everyone else, while the sands of time erode everything.

That could not be truer and this cartoon shows, not a furcup, but a glass cup, loaded, at least in part, with the sort of stones that Biden might love to throw, but it would break the glass, his home, everything.

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Holman Hunt:
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/william-holman-hunt

While still a student Hunt read John Ruskin's 'Modern Painters' in 1847 and became influenced by the idea of a moral purpose for art. Ruskin also encouraged artists to carefully study nature and Hunt embraced this practice. Hunt's style is easily distinguished from other Pre-Raphaelite painters by the emotional intensity of his characters and his choice of mainly religious and moral subjects. — About Holman Hunt artist

Everyone was very excited to see the government’s new climate change plan!
First Dog on the Moon

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/27/everyone-was-very-excited-to-see-the-governments-new-climate-change-plan

First Dog on the Moon - Cop26 Cartoon

Net zero by 2050 is just snake oil. We need an actual hold-it-in-your-flippers zero
Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin says it’s time to crush the net zero con that puts cash over people’s future.
— Guardian: Cop26 Cartoon

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/29/net-zero-by-2050-is-just-snake-oil-we-need-an-actual-hold-it-in-your-flippers-zero

Too Much Talking

https://xkcd.com/2134/

First Dog on the Moon
Farm animals
A Sheep Story

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/03/living-with-sheep-it-is-clear-that-they-have-sheep-hopes-and-dreams-they-also-have-sheep-ideas

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More wags and tales in BTL comments. One story about the Babe piglets - for @Shawn !
Another wheeling in the sheep...real funny... and then...

This from 'AwakenstoEmptiness':

If ever you are feeling down and bummed out about the world I suggest spending one of the best 52 minutes of your life by watching the documentary “Wild and Woolly: An Elephant and His Sheep”. You will never look at sheep the same way again I promise you.

*****

A friendship between a baby elephant and Albert the sheep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qt833YiJRc

About what any job is.

From First Dog on the Moon:
Many folk struggled and it was a tough year but we made it and now here is a cartoon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/10/what-was-the-nicest-thing-to-happen-to-you-in-2021-surely-something-good-happened

As usual, BTL comments are :cool: :sparkle:

Thanks for that.
I don't really know Calvin and Hobbes that well.
Gotta love Hobbes saving Calvin from his nightmares - 'Another typical school day?'

'Squeak, squeak, squeak' :smile:
Is Hobbes always the hero ?

Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite comic. Calvin doesn't like school too much. The life of a child is hard. Do you remember?

"Hey Twinkie, want to see if there's an afterlife?" :rofl:

The life of a child is hard. Do you remember? — Primperan

Life is hard. That's why we have cartoons. And such...
Art and creativity. For fun or serious reflection shared.

'Do you remember?' Great question.
What do we remember about our childhood; our influences and context ?

The stories we are told, the photographs we hold, the dreams we are sold ?
Fairy tales, myths and monsters. Moments in time. Our small lives framed.

The stories we tell ourselves - how true are they ?
How do we fare along the way ?

This cartoon thread was started fairly frivolously.
Now I wonder about the life and role of the cartoonist as a shaper.
Time to turn to Wiki...?

Wiki was never there for me as an inquisitive child.
Perhaps just as well...
I might never have explored the woods for the trees.

Reader's Digest

Funny & Humor - Cartoons
Looking for a little humor to be drawn in (literally) to your life? Well, you no longer have to have a copy of the funny pages to laugh at some hilarious cartoons–we’ve got a bunch of laugh out loud drawings right here.

https://www.rd.com/funny/cartoons/

It's psychosomatic. We need a lobotomy. :rofl:

Jawohl mein Führer!

It's really good.

:100: I think I've got some of those books buried around here somewhere. I'll have to dig them out. With the loss of news papers (or their unwillingness to self-depreciate or get people thinking) we also lost a good thing. It would be interesting to see what Calvin would make of current events (obliquely, of course). Would his head be stuck in a cell phone, while Hobbs sat alone a shelf at Goodwill?

Merry Christmas and happy new year!

Topical:
"I am here for my 5th shot because of the 3rd wave..."
"...or the other way around."

Ah, 'Le Monde' :cool:

Now, would that be the Boostest of the Boosts but peut-être not the last...probablement.
Love that he is there but where's his goddamn mask :roll:

:mask:

Stay safe and take care :sparkle:

Meanwhile...

https://www.reluctantgourmet.com/cooking-cartoon-meanwhile/

The World Press Cartoon has returned to Caldas da Rainha, one of UNESCO's Creative Cities. Cartoonists from the four corners of the world are tracing a new chapter of humorous drawings.

This 2021 edition is strongly marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also by defending the freedom of press and expression, a major tradition at the event. — Euronews - World Press Cartoon 2021

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/07/21/italian-cartoonist-gio-is-the-big-winner-at-the-world-press-cartoon-2021

- with short explanations.
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More here but with no minimal ( cursor rollover) explanations. Do they need any ? Not all are clear to me...

https://worldpresscartoon.com/winner-2021/

How are we supposed to just keep going? What a long grim year, again
First Dog on the Moon
Need some rest and some time with people you love or even better spend a quiet moment hiding alone in a tree

'Whatever shall become of us' :chin:
The good and the bad news... :cool:

'Imagine a plant that likes you...' :flower:
'Remember this too shall pass...sigh.' :sparkle:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/17/how-are-we-supposed-to-just-keep-going-what-a-long-grim-year-again

Edit : Don't quite get the 'Dance with a baby to Music For a Found Harmonium by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra' - is that an Aussie thing, like the millipede ?

Awful People

https://xkcd.com/2548/

Street Art

'There is Always Hope' ?

https://www.banksyshop.net/banksy-girl-with-balloon-meaning/

First Dog on the Moon
Christmas
It’s time for Christmas drinks in the offices of the Minister for Other People Taking Personal Responsibility

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/22/its-time-for-christmas-drinks-in-the-offices-of-the-minister-for-other-people-taking-personal-responsibility

Calvin & Hobbes

Spirit of New Year and Real Word.

@Amity

I remember discussing with you political/social cartoons the last summer. Here I going to share another one with you because whenever I see one of these I quickly have good memories about the last summer when we shared the opinions on the cartoons!



You can see a skeleton literally voting :rofl:. The cartoon is a satire about how fake and corrupt were the Spain's polls back in the day. It is known that political senators or deputies put the vote of citizens that were already dead...