The Title of this cartoon is "Libya's Gaddafi", the title shows exactly what is supposed to be portrayed in the cartoon. Muammar Gaddafi is being represented in this political cartoon, I think the artist is trying to portray Gaddaffi as a violent machine and not a human being. The steam coming from the ears, the pistols for fingers, this seems more like a fictional android than a human dictator, which is what it seems like the artist is aiming for. The message if the cartoon is that Gaddafi is more of a monster than a leader, and with his fingers being handguns he is likely to be quick to fire. The Cartoonist does not take the position of a specific ideology in this cartoon. Currently we are hearing in the news about Gaddafi being content with firing on his own people, which is also something that we have discussed in class. The Irony that Gaddafi is being portrayed as a monster, and is also behaving like one, sheds light on the situation in Libya and expresses the pain suffered by the people there.
This Cartoon was published in Singapore by Deng Coy Miel, and I found it on: http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/2670f9ff-1935-4728-a2ca-fa76d0431edb.html
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