When the asshat-in-chief blamed dwarves for shortcomings in the FAA, I had a thought that perhaps his brain was slipping back to a plot of The Smurfs? I am thinking of the 1980s cartoon because I am Gen X.
I'll unpack this a bit.
On a visual level, look at the dominant color of each character. Smurfs are blue - democrats are blue, Smurfs are also white, which in Western culture symbolizes purity and goodness. Azrael is orange. I don't need to spell that out, do I?
Smurfs live in a communal society. They take care of one another. Azrael is dependent on support from the maniacal Gargamel. There are so many possible real-life Gargamel possibilities here, it's hard to pick just one.
I don't write this to diminish the grief and gravity of the situations so many of our citizens are experiencing now. I saw what was coming at the first presidential debate in 2015. I have to look for humor in life to help me cope. I hope this made you smile and sparked ideas on how to #resist.
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I'll unpack this a bit.