And since when, dear objecting folks, is political satire beyond the pale of comic strips?Most comic strips were born (originally as caricature vignettes) and continue, as a scathing commentary on social and political events, quite frequently with very clear and partisan positions.Those who ask for politics to be kept out of comic strips simply want to consume this form of art as harmless entertainment. Politics is part of our life as much as the social quirks and ineptitudes that so often comic strips deal with (and which is rarely harmless anyway). Stop complaining that an author shows what he thinks.Irrespective of whether I agree or not with the political jibe or its presence or absence of refinement, I would today, if I could, subscribe to this strip twice.
And since when, dear objecting folks, is political satire beyond the pale of comic strips?Most comic strips were born (originally as caricature vignettes) and continue, as a scathing commentary on social and political events, quite frequently with very clear and partisan positions.Those who ask for politics to be kept out of comic strips simply want to consume this form of art as harmless entertainment. Politics is part of our life as much as the social quirks and ineptitudes that so often comic strips deal with (and which is rarely harmless anyway). Stop complaining that an author shows what he thinks.Irrespective of whether I agree or not with the political jibe or its presence or absence of refinement, I would today, if I could, subscribe to this strip twice.