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applegrove

(131,150 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:29 PM Feb 3

Warning: barf alert. We have to agitate to stop toons like this.

Back at the turn of the 20th Century cartoons were used to dehumanize Africans (I'm talking to you London Illustrated News) and keep colonialism going strong. Don't let it happen in the USA in 2026.

Political cartoons courtesy of Todd Schowalter - February 2, 2026 #TheBeardedPatriots #ToddSchowalter #IlhanOmar

Billy Painter (Founder of The Bearded Patriots) (@patriotsbearded.bsky.social) 2026-02-03T00:38:23.066Z
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Response to Norrrm (Reply #3)

JI7

(93,380 posts)
7. The intent now is more to make white people think
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:59 PM
Feb 3

they are not doing well becsuse of "those people" . And to make them think any minority better off than them is due to fraud.

Response to applegrove (Original post)

Melon

(1,191 posts)
12. Dumb toon but I'm anti censorship. Just...move on.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:07 AM
Wednesday

You can’t stop people from expressing their thoughts or opinions because they go against yours. Is a political hot topic now due to the news. There will be cartoons about it.

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