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Cartoons For The Collapse

Vintage cartoons. Modern decay.Short dispatches of power, capitalism, and the systems shaping our lives.

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  1. 62

    The Persecution Complex Is the Whole Machine

    The Persecution Complex Is the Whole MachineA short commentary on power, victimhood, and political identity.Video: Ups ’n Downs (1931) — Public Domain

  2. 61

    Religious Freedom Apparently Means Their Rules for Everyone

    Religious Freedom Apparently Means Their Rules for EveryoneA short commentary on personal belief, public law, and pluralism.Video: Horse Cops (1931) — Public Domain

  3. 60

    Prosperity Gospel Is Capitalism in Church Clothes

    Prosperity Gospel Is Capitalism in Church ClothesA short commentary on wealth, morality, and political identity.Video: Jack and the Beanstalk (1931) — Public Domain

  4. 59

    “Pro-Life” Stops at Birth

    “Pro-Life” Stops at BirthA short commentary on policy, childcare, and what support after birth actually means.Video: Minding the Baby (1931) — Public Domain

  5. 58

    MAGA Runs on Confirmation Bias

    MAGA Runs on Confirmation BiasA short commentary on how media bubbles reinforce what people already believe.Video: Radio Racket (1931) — Public Domain

  6. 57

    MAGA and the False Consensus Trap

    MAGA and the False Consensus TrapA short commentary on how political bubbles can feel bigger than they are.Video: Fairyland Follies (1931) — Public Domain

  7. 56

    The Left Needs Coalition, Not Personal Branding

    The Left Needs Coalition, Not Personal BrandingA short commentary on why shared goals matter more than perfect agreement.Video: The Bandmaster (1931) — Public Domain

  8. 55

    Liberal, Progressive, Leftist, and Socialist Are Not the Same Thing

    Liberal, Progressive, Leftist, and Socialist Are Not the Same ThingA quick breakdown of political labels that often get flattened into one word.Video: The Office Boy (1930) — Public Domain

  9. 54

    Secularism Protects Religion From Itself

    Secularism Protects Religion From ItselfA short commentary on why church-state separation protects everyone.Video: Farm Foolery (1930) — Public Domain

  10. 53

    American Christianism Turns Faith Into Identity Politics

    American Christianism Turns Faith Into Identity PoliticsA short commentary on how belief can become political identity.Video: The Family Album (1930) — Public Domain

  11. 52

    The Scapegoat Machine Is Always Running

    The Scapegoat Machine Is Always RunningA short commentary on how political movements redirect public anger away from power and toward targets.Video: Puss in Boots (1934) — Public Domain

  12. 51

    Propaganda Doesn’t Have To Convince Everyone

    Propaganda Doesn’t Have to Convince EveryoneA short commentary on how repetition, fear, and identity can shape public perception.Video: Art for Art’s Sake (1934) — Public Domain

  13. 50

    Democracies Don’t Collapse Overnight

    Democracies Don’t Collapse OvernightA short commentary on how institutions can weaken before people agree on what is happening.Video: Is My Palm Read (1933) — Public Domain

  14. 49

    Isolationism Can Be Accountability Avoidance

    Isolationism Can Be Accountability AvoidanceA short commentary on what responsible anti-imperialism should actually mean.Video: The Plumber (1933) — Public Domain

  15. 48

    You Don’t Strengthen Alliances by Threatening Friends

    You Don’t Strengthen Alliances by Threatening FriendsA short commentary on how domination gets mistaken for diplomacy.Video: Tumbledown Town (1933) — Public Domain

  16. 47

    The War Machine Has Shareholders

    The War Machine Has ShareholdersVideo: Opening Night (1933) - Public Domain

  17. 46

    Human Rights Should Not Be Selective

    Human Rights Should Not Be SelectiveA short commentary on what it means when moral language and weapons policy collide.Video: Panicky Pup (1933) — Public Domain#Politics #CurrentEvents #SocialCommentary #PublicPolicy #PublicDiscourse

  18. 45

    We Fund War and Call It Leadership

    We Fund War and Call It LeadershipA short commentary on the difference between security, foreign policy, and profit.Video: The Brave Tin Soldier (1934) — Public Domain

  19. 44

    Accountability Has A Price Tag

    Accountability Has a Price TagA short commentary on how access, wealth, and institutions can shape justice.Video: The Museum (1930) — Public Domain

  20. 43

    The Protection System Is the Scandal

    The Protection System Is the ScandalA short commentary on how wealth and power can change the consequences people face.Video: The Magic Mummy (1933) — Public Domain

  21. 42

    Artificial Scarcity Is Policy

    Artificial Scarcity Is PolicyA short commentary on how access to basic needs is shaped by ownership and profit.Video: Jack Frost (1934) — Public Domain#Politics #EconomicJustice #PublicPolicy #SocialCommentary #PublicDiscourse

  22. 41

    Law and Order Has a Class Problem

    Law and Order Has a Class ProblemA short commentary on how accountability is applied differently depending on power.Video: Peeping Penguins (1937) — Public Domain#Politics #CurrentEvents #SocialCommentary #PublicPolicy #PublicDiscourse

  23. 40

    The Red Scare Never Ended

    The Red Scare Never EndedA short commentary on how fear-based labels are used to shut down policy debate.Video: Ali Baba (1936) — Public Domain

  24. 39

    Privatization Is a Scam in a Suit

    Privatization Is a Scam in a SuitA short commentary on how public problems become private revenue streams.Video: Tom Thumb (1936) — Public Domain

  25. 38

    When Minority Rule Becomes the Strategy

    When Minority Rule Becomes the StrategyA short commentary on how political systems can be shaped to protect unpopular power.Video: Spinning Mice (1935) — Public Domain

  26. 37

    They Don’t Just Want Power. They Want the Rulebook.

    They Don’t Just Want Power. They Want the Rulebook.A short commentary on why constitutional power and state-level control matter.Video: House of Magic (1937) — Public Domain

  27. 36

    Imperialism Is Power With Better Branding

    Imperialism Is Power With Better BrandingA short commentary on how military and economic power get sold as global leadership.Video: Sinbad the Sailor (1935) — Public Domain

  28. 35

    The Mythology of the Lost Cause

    The Mythology of the Lost CauseA short commentary on how defeated causes can be repackaged as heritage.Video: The Headless Horseman (1934) — Public Domain

  29. 34

    “Democrats Started the Klan” Is a Bad-Faith History Lesson

    “Democrats Started the Klan” Is a Bad-Faith History LessonVideo: The Kids in the Shoe (1935) - Public Domain

  30. 33

    The Stock Market Is Not the Economy

    The Stock Market Is Not the EconomyA short commentary on why market performance does not equal everyday economic reality.Video: All’s Fair at the Fair (1938) — Public Domain

  31. 32

    The System Isn’t Broken—It’s Working for the Wrong People

    The System Isn’t Broken—It’s Working for the Wrong PeopleVideo: Bimbo’s Initiation (1931) - Public Domain

  32. 31

    Why “Personal Responsibility” Is Used Selectively

    Why “Personal Responsibility” Is Used SelectivelyVideo: The Bremen Town Musicians (1935) - Public Domain

  33. 30

    Why Conservative Media Feels Addictive

    Why Conservative Media Feels AddictiveVideo: Minnie The Moocher (1932) - Public Domain

  34. 29

    The Right Rebranded Elites Without Changing Who They Are

    The Right Rebranded Elites Without Changing Who They AreVideo: Scrappy’s Party (1938) - Public Domain

  35. 28

    Prosperity Gospel Is Capitalism in Church Clothes

    Prosperity Gospel Is Capitalism in Church ClothesA short commentary on wealth, morality, and political identity.Video: Jack and the Beanstalk (1931) — Public Domain

  36. 27

    Why Conservatives Frame Everything as a Moral Crisis

    Why Conservatives Frame Everything as a Moral CrisisVideo: The Mite Makes Right (1948) - Public Domain

  37. 26

    Country Music Became a Political Tool

    Country Music Became a Political ToolVideo: Musical Memories (1935) - Public Domain

  38. 25

    Why Religious Indoctrination Primes People for Authoritarianism

    Why Religious Indoctrination Primes People for AuthoritarianismVideo: The Talking Magpies (1946) - Public Domain

  39. 24

    The Myth of “Illegal Immigrants Draining the System”

    The Myth of “Illegal Immigrants Draining the System”Video: The Little Stranger (1936) - Public Domain

  40. 23

    “Rednecks” Used to Hate Authority

    “Rednecks” Used to Hate AuthorityVideo: Porky in Wackyland (1938) - Public Domain

  41. 22

    The American Flag Became a Political Weapon

    The American Flag Became a Political WeaponVideo: The Spirit of ’43 (1943) - Public Domain

  42. 21

    Nostalgia Is One of the Most Powerful Political Weapons

    Nostalgia Is One of the Most Powerful Political WeaponsVideo: Poor Cinderella (1934) - Public Domain

  43. 20

    Inequality Makes Democracy Rot

    Inequality Makes Democracy RotVideo: Dancing on the Moon (1935) - Public Domain

  44. 19

    The Culture War Is a Distraction Machine

    The Culture War Is a Distraction MachineVideo: The Valiant Tailor (1934) - Public Domain

  45. 18

    Conservatives Do Not Want Small Government

    Conservatives Do Not Want Small GovernmentVideo: Play Safe (1936) - Public Domain

  46. 17

    Nordic Countries Prove The Lie

    Nordic Countries Prove The LieVideo: Somewhere in Dreamland (1936) - Public Domain

  47. 16

    The Market Is Not A Moral System

    The Market Is Not A Moral SystemVideo: Greedy Humpty Dumpty (1936) - Public Domain

  48. 15

    Conservatism Needs Anti-Intellectualism

    Conservatism Needs Anti-IntellectualismVideo: The Fresh Vegetable Mystery (1939) - Public Domain

  49. 14

    Authoritarianism Is Not Left or Right. It's Up.

    Authoritarianism Is Not Left or Right. It's Up.Video: Don Quixote (1934) - Public Domain

  50. 13

    Socialism Is Not When the Government Does Things Badly

    Socialism Is Not When the Government Does Things BadlyVideo: The Little Red Hen (1934) - Public Domain

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