Jim Morin’s drawings won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1996. He shared the Pulitzer in 1983 with other members of the Miami Herald editorial board, and was a Pulitzer finalist in 1977 and 1990. His work is syndicated internationally by the New York Times/CWS Syndicate.
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dtroutma
said, 5 months ago
And a civilian sale AR-15.
Radish
said, 5 months ago
You can only say that because the nuclear holocaust didn’t happen, yet.
Fairportfan2 said, 5 months ago
Whereas the nut with the gun happens all too often.
MortyForTyrant said, 5 months ago
In the 50s the USSR was “the enemy”. You could point at a map and say “here they are” and you could build weapons that would at least make sure that they won’t laugh about you “afterwards”.
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Today the enemy is terrorism. They are nowhere and everywhere. They are foreign and domestic. They are invisible until they hit. They cause PTSD in soldiers because you always have to have your back against the wall, anybody in theater could be a deadly enemy.
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In a broader sense that change from the 50s to today has also affected the civilian population. There is a lack of community across all people. People don’t look each other in the eye anymore. There is a lack of common sense and an abundance of conspiracy theories, sensationalist reporting and a general “sinking feeling”. Just look at that stupid Mayan calender thing, or the three times (!) this religious nut has called the “Rapture” to happen in as many years.
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America has lost it’s direction. A normal life seems boring compared to that of the superstars (“Honey-Bo-Bo”…), a little wealth seems irrelevant in the context of billionaires and their excesses. Everybody is talking about their freedoms and nobody about their duties to their fellow countrymen. Is it possible to have too many freedom? Can this lead to a kind of madness?
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When I picked my nickname for this site I played on the notion that you system of government is broken and you should try Tyranny for a change. Of cause that’s just a joke, but given the way the citizens of the U.S. behave these days something has to be done, has to be changed. For example filibuster reform in the Senate might be a good step forwards that leads to more laws being passed, more problems being solved, a more positive outlook for all people. But it’s just a first step, and if you want to avoid becoming a nation of nutcases a lot more has to be done, by all levels of society. But the precondition for betterment would be – by a lot of people – to accept that they are part of a society, and that their freedoms don’t mean they can actively try to destroy it!
masterskrain said, 5 months ago
How do you explain to a 6 year old that his or her best friend has been taken away from them by a guy who was mad at his Mom, or upset since he lost at his latest video game, or some such excuse?
narrowminded said, 5 months ago
@MortyForTyrant
For example filibuster reform in the Senate might be a good step forwards that leads to more laws being passed, more problems being solved, a more positive outlook for all people.
Laws don’t solve problems.
People solve problems.
Govn. isn’t the answer, responsible, resilient, resourceful citizens are the answer and no law can make that happen.
Clark Kent said, 5 months ago
Could have been worse. A portly former coworker died of a massive heart attack while flying his small airplane with a full load of fuel on board. He crashed into a field far from any buildings. Had he crashed into a school many children would have been burned.
I also remember the fire in the Our Lady of Angles school in Chicago on 1 December 1958. 92 children and 3 nuns died. Google it for complete story.
ne7minder55 said, 5 months ago
Clark – true enough, and had he crashed into a pet shelter dozens of kittehs & googes would have fried – whats yer point?
1958? really You have to go back 54 years?
ne7minder55 said, 5 months ago
Obviously the answer is each of the kids in that school should have been carrying. Of sure, there are sissies who will suggest that just the teachers should have been armed but what if it were the teacher who snapped? What if the shooter took out the teacher first? NO! the ONLY answer is more guns – A LOT more guns. There are plenty of small framed revolvers a 6 year old can shoot (plenty of stories in the paper where they have – we had a 4 YO plug his cousin here a couple weeks ago so you know they can do it)
Make shooting part of phys ed! Run regular drills and simulations for the kids! Yes, truly, the only answer to gun violence is more guns, bigger guns, larger capacity guns. We won’t be safe until every man woman, child and aardvark in America is packing heat
The message is brought to you by the NRA – the marketing arm of America’s gun manufacturing industry – thank you for your support
Kingoswald
said, 5 months ago
@narrowminded
You seem to have a disconnect there. Unless you’re an anarchist, “government” isn’t the antithesis of “people”. Government and law-making should be the collective means by which those “responsible, resilient, resourceful” citzens" work together to establish a framework wherein their individuality can flourish.
If you don’t believe that, I fear that you’re part of the problem rather than part of the solution. If you do believe it, then you should ask yourself what you’re doing to bring that about.
Ms. Ima said, 5 months ago
There sure are a lot of sick responses by liberals. Flagged every one of them.
Billy Sargent
said, 5 months ago
Specious & fallacious drivel. Its only appealing because the Cold War ended & nobody was killed in a nuclear attack. At the time, if you’ll cast your mind back, the threat of a single shooter would have been infinitely preferable to the Armageddon we all KNEW was coming.
Weak Mr. morin. Just sad.
masterskrain said, 5 months ago
@Ms. Ima
You better look and see if someone hijacked your name for a short time. There is a response to the Nick Anderson cartoon under your name that is actually compassionate, and caring…unlike your usual FAUX Noise scripted drivel…
Simon_Jester said, 5 months ago
Sorry Morin, Jeff Danziger said it first ( and better ) yesterday
ruff
said, 5 months ago
@masterskrain
Sometimes even a blind pig finds an acorn.