myrmepropagandistAug 16, 2023

If the idea of violent protests don't make you at least little scared I wonder how well you know history. At the same time, real change almost never happens without people putting their bodies on the line.

The right understands this far better than your average liberal/moderate. To be a moderate is to trust that existing systems will (mostly) work.

If those systems fail? What then? To even consider this is moderate treason.

(Cartoons by Mattie Lubchansky https://thenib.com/author/mattie-lubchansky/ )

Mattie Lubchansky

Mattie Lubchansky is the Associate Editor of the Nib and a cartoonist and illustrator living in Queens, NY. Their work has appeared in New York Magazine, VICE, Eater, Mad Magazine, Gothamist, The Toast, The Hairpin, Brooklyn Magazine, and their long-running webcomic Please Listen to Me. They are the co-author of Dad Magazine (Quirk, 2016) and the author of the Antifa Supersoldier Cookbook (Silver Sprocket, 2021).

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Show threadArcana  Aug 16, 2023
@futurebird >1799

Louis XVI had been dead for 6 years by that point, and had effectively given up all power too a few years before that as he refused to deploy the army to fire on the French people.

The French Revolution was led by some of the richest people in France, many of whom would directly benefit from the kings demise. Whoever drew these images is a historically inept fool who shouldn’t be taken seriously.

If you’re going to contribute centuries old lies, misrepresentations, and propaganda, at least have the decency to get the year correct.
Show threadRichardAug 16, 2023

@Arcana @futurebird

FFS, these are clearly ironic examples of fictional alternative histories that wouldn't have happened if the preceding violent revolutions failed to take place. And this is clear from the context of the post they are attached to. And the OP did not even create these cartoons. What is wrong with people?

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@richard_merren @futurebird don’t defend bad history
Aug 16, 2023 at 11:05pmWeb