Tom Toles for October 30, 2020

As usual, Mini-Toles has the best lines.

Nothing is so bad that Trump can’t make it worse.

Freedom’s just another word for, nothing left to lose…

I used the F word, that’s what got me banned, S ok, waste of time anyway. Who cares.

{Off-topic:} This article is about “Donald Trump and the American descent toward failed-state status”: – https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/donald-trump-response/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5794

Even MORE to Lose – {4 beats/line}

A great deal MORE our nation will lose

if folks yet AGAIN get tricked by the ruse

of a warped and malignant narcissist whose

effect on our country is to give us the blues.

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What’s left to lose? My shoes? Already got the blues.

A nutshell of a comic. Thank you Mr. Toles.

Thank you once again, Mr. Toles, you’ll be missed.

But you are also a blatant racist, so you got my vote. Evangelical values.

As a voter, I find the question “What have you got to lose?” a rather disturbing campaign slogan, especially from Donald Trump. Based on his record, his past, and his conduct, it’s a question I’d really rather not contemplate.

This may be Mr. Toles’ last strip? Maybe a Sunday piece? Anyway, Tom’s retiring, so sing out, boys and girls, with a note of appreciation, for many years of hard work.

Just because we didn’t say it out loud, doesn’t mean, we didn’t enjoy your work. Tom, put the alarm clock in a drawer and have some nice lazy fun.

He’s cost us our allies, too. Will anyone ever trust the U.S. voters again?

Through history there are thoughtful analyses of of human society in essays as well as stories of fiction. Piquant references to then-current politics are common.

Among early tribes, cosmology, hunting, and warfare analogies appeared in storytelling. Religious myths expressed common concerns of people. Religious themes gradually merged with secular. Entertaining elements appeared in the narratives to provide interest for all ages.

Later Romans had the fantasies of Lucian, among others. Various National Sagas extoll nobility and honor, and attribute fantastic abilities to their heroes. Later, we had “Utopia,” “Gulliver’s Travels,” and “Micromegas” of Voltaire, among other authors. “Brave New World” and “1984” are further, modern examples. Now, Science Fiction and Fantasy stories seem to continue the tradition, mostly secular in tone.

“What Have You Got to Lose?” Through time, humans have lost basic freedoms to gain security and comfort. Donald Trump is only the latest to use that election slogan to entice lazy, non-contemplative voters. Those who resist the vision of Trumpism have given up much, but so far not their actual “souls.”

In a Far Future, “Necromongers” are an aggressive interstellar empire that forces conversion to its ideals. Normal human life concerns are antithetical to their concept of societal purity. People of conquered worlds must be “converted.” What have they to lose? Against those who resist, the Lord Marshall can literally rip their souls from their bodies. (“Chronicles of Riddick”)

Today, those in power rip out peoples’ dignity, their reputations, and joy of living — but so far not their actual “souls.” Trumpism is not the last dark movement to gain power. As did others, it preferrs implicit threat of violence, but will also act explicitly.

Can we stop the spreading stain that Trumpism represents? This might be the national saga of our present generation. (The battle vs.Climate Change looms)

You have to be nuts to not vote out every fascist, racist, sexist, covid spreading, post office destroying, election rigging, vote suppressing, Putin loving republican.

That.. was last elections “zinger”.. needs to be upgraded with an “else” As in.. What else do you have to lose?

What surprises/disappoints me is trumps cheering crowds.. You are choosing a president folk.. not some carnival barker.

Congratulations on your retirement, you will be missed!

Thank you Mr Toles for all the thoughts you provoked.

Mr. Toles, we all took a vote, and you cannot retire. What do you expect us to do without you? And after Tuesday……..????

Thanks Tom, glad you can go out on top, we’re gonna miss the strip!

Thanks for everything Mr. Toles! You will be missed!

Farewell and thanks for the many years Tom!

Finale strip’;

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/30/tom-toles-final-cartoon/

What I have to lose Authoritism, A coming church-state, fascism, constant lies, seeing people die, kids disappearing, democracy dying. white privilege b*llsh*t (i am white), a future where people are removed for society because of skin color, religious beliefs, and sexual idenity. loss of anti-science beliefs. And yout and your damned family in the white house.

Tom Toles just retired…with a cartoon https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/30/tom-toles-final-cartoon/

Don’t mind losing tRump. Do mind losing you! Many thanks for your wit and talents on display, and the laughs you brought me every day! I hope you are healthy and happy more often than not, and I wish you all the best! Jody

Tom Toles, enjoy your retirement. You will be sorely missed.

Can we get Ann Telnaes in? She is also a WAPO Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist in the same political flavor as Mr Toles. Please??

I see on Twitter, Mr Toles is retiring. Pity he can’t stay for one more week. :(

I will definitely miss this strip and wish you a very enjoyable retirement. Thanks for all the laughs.

Happy retirement, Tom! You performed a valuable service and we’ll all miss you!

Say it often, say it loud, say it everywhere: Republicans need to cheat to win!

 Republicans need to cheat to win!!

 Republicans need to cheat to win!!!

 REPUBLICANS NEED TO CHEAT TO WIN!!!!

Thank you, Tom Toles.

Tomorrows strip is the last.

I’m going to miss you, Mr. Toles. Relax. You’ve earned it.

Just came back to find Mr. Toles has retired.

I have to say, there goes one of the most incisive pens on all the editorial comics pages anywhere. The drawings go beyond economy to being the reductio ad absurdum of their subjects.

I started as a sneering skeptic, and leave as a fan.

I will miss his deliciously rude depictions of little wee-hands.

Enjoy retirement but memory eternal! =~}

Well, Mr. Toles, God Bless you, and have a happy retirement. You have absolutely earned it. I, among many, many others, will miss you! I’ve admired your work for years!

HAPPY AND BLESSED RETIREMENT CAPTAIN! YOU’RE THE BEST! I’LL MISS YOU!

I am broken-hearted about you retiring, Mr. Toles. You are one of the top editorial cartoonists ever.

You are one of the all time greats.

Brilliant.

I will miss his lower-right asides . So much clarity added to the absurdities of political obfuscation. Mumble on!!