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calimary

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20. Cartoonists do that all the time. Amazing how a subject can be so simplified but still hit so hard.
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 09:04 PM
Oct 2014

The most creative visual metaphor work imaginable! They often sum up what people are thinking and not willing to talk about. Cartoonists just blow me away.

Toon: Canadian War Memorial [View all] Electric Monk Oct 2014 OP
Oh, man, that did it... scarletwoman Oct 2014 #1
you and me both TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #6
I have a growing pile of wet, crumpled kleenex next to my keyboard. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #9
Me too. One of the best ever... Sobs nt riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #17
Great cartoon Gothmog Oct 2014 #2
i don't get it, please explain thanks Heather MC Oct 2014 #3
It's a "transition." Travelman Oct 2014 #4
oh so this has nothing to do with the mass shooting that happenec Heather MC Oct 2014 #8
Err...no. It's ENTIRELY about the attack in Canada. Travelman Oct 2014 #10
The terrorist shot a Canadian soldier at their war memorial. lob1 Oct 2014 #11
That makes it even sadder. My first thought was that the comrades up on the pedestal were calimary Oct 2014 #14
I had to think about it a little while this morning Travelman Oct 2014 #18
Cartoonists do that all the time. Amazing how a subject can be so simplified but still hit so hard. calimary Oct 2014 #20
It's definitely a special art. n/t Travelman Oct 2014 #22
I think of it more as the fallen soldiers welcoming Cpl Cirillo to their ranks. nt Electric Monk Oct 2014 #16
Definitely one of the most powerful 'toons I've seen in a long time Travelman Oct 2014 #5
Here's a photo of the actual Memorial: scarletwoman Oct 2014 #7
Here's a picture of Cpl Cirillo standing guard at the War Memorial Electric Monk Oct 2014 #13
Aw damn. calimary Oct 2014 #15
I have no words... scarletwoman Oct 2014 #21
Wow, incredibly powerful toon... Spazito Oct 2014 #12
OMG. It is to weep. Nay Oct 2014 #19
EM DashOneBravo Oct 2014 #23
When I saw it, I felt I had to pass it on, and I know I'm far from the only one to feel that. nt Electric Monk Oct 2014 #24
That opinion is about as popular as an STD on this site DashOneBravo Oct 2014 #25
Killed in the Line of Duty. Half-Century Man Oct 2014 #26
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