What in hell? - Post a comment

I put this up on 2dm a few days ago as a joke, but.. there's something about this cartoon that really draws me. Part of it is the absurdity of the concept, of course, because.. Rummy? Saluted by democrats? A grateful nation? It's a total farce, but it's not sarcastic. It is aware that there are people who buy into the idea of Rumsfeld as hero, or at least there are people who endorse that as a narrative.. which is completely naive. Rumsfeld was secretary of defense during a time of war; ergo, he is a hero, non-partisan and adored. No sensible person with access to a newspaper would think that, so the real appeal of the cartoon is that it's pretending to be hopelessly naive. "This is what I would think if I didn't know better. You may be an ass for knowing better."

It's satirical, but not sarcastic. It's dumb, but it's dumb on a great many levels. It might be my favorite editorial cartoon ever printed, which is a superlative I never wanted to have.

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