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Another Israel/Palestine cartoon by a foreign journalist, while the Ukraine crisis could be our most defining global situation since 9/11. This is not empathetic discourse. This is headline chasing. I appreciate that you run this newsletter and I won't tell cartoonists what to do. But can we honestly call political cartoons anything other than clickbait?

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James, they never let go. Denigrating Israel, the US and Trump takes priority over anything else. I told you that last time and i guess you are seeing it first hand. They are more of a Marxist Socialist site than anything else. No balance. I am going to end my subscription today. They dont want balance, they have an agenda and they follow it. Based on the amount of comments which is one or 2 daily, they are a losers site. Good luck to you and good luck to the heros of Ukraine, the state of Isreal, the USA and those brave Irainian Protestoers. Ahimsa papa j

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No, I simply commented on the state of satire. You opted to inject additional views and motivations into that. You may want to check yourself because your discourse is not objective. You are seeing what you want to see, not what is in front of you.

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I just see a trend of cartoons that carry an extreme Left wing agenda. That agenda includes siding with Putin and not arming Ukraine. They should be villifying Putin and his butchery but that is not their platform. Of course, I am speculating but based on seeing the cartoons for about a month, that is my position. Perhaps I am being subjective but I hope not. I just want a balance in the message they deliver. All the best. Ahima papa j

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Balance is fine and your concerns are reasonable. And I respect your passion. But you are being a bit subjective and you are quick to interpret other views to validate your views. You just assume that because I don't like so many Israel/Palestine cartoons that I agree with your perspective on that conflict (when I showed no support for either side in my comment). That's not constructive, and I feel you didn't really consider my views before adding your own. It's not a good way to make allies. But you have the right to your views. Just please don't confuse overlap with alignment.

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I hear your point and it is well received. I think you are right and thank you for sharing your opinion. I will keep what you said very much in mind in the future.

Ahimjsa papa j

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Thanks, I appreciate that. And I totally agree that we need to keep our eyes on Putin. He's been very good at getting the rest of us to fight each other. Good luck!

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