Cartoon Counterbalance

December 4^th 2015

The Friday cartoons by Luckovitch and Ramirez in the AJC were a counterbalance that embodied the differences in mindset between progressives and conservatives. 

Luckovitch clearly showed the disdain of the GOP for the long term climate change threat that could impact our very civilization whilst focusing all their attention on the immediate threat of ISIS.  Ramirez illustrated the reverse and used it as an opportunity to demean President Obama.  Something he seems to delight in doing.

Personally I think we need to address both issues. ISIS is a near term urgent threat that requires the attention of the world's military. It will be defeated if we have a concerted effort by all countries who are sickened by the barbarous acts of the uncivilized ISIS mob.  The solution is clearly within the grasp and military capabilities of the Western allies, Russia, and the moderate Middle Eastern states if we only we could stop squabbling over the means to achieve it.

The task to defeat Climate Change is much more complex and maybe that is why the GOP shies away from it and dismisses it as if it were a boogie man in the closet.  The problem is real, and has far reaching implications for our human race; maybe even our extinction if left unchecked.

We don’t have a lot more time to fool around making light of this problem. We all need to start taking it seriously by electing representatives who have a long term perspective. Representatives who listen to experts, respect knowledge produced in the scientific process, and take action for the sake of the people, not just bloated business whose only interest is the short term bottom line.