I literally cannot see that cartoon as other than a rebuke to the covidians. The idea that someone would create that, and people would read it, identifying with the attitude of the guy playing the game … it just doesn’t seem possible. If that was really meant to rally the readers to the cause of the vax … I shudder.
Here, we had the same politicians and celebrities that have bleated about human rights, prisoners' rights, rights rights rights, solidarity, and so on - always meaning that us, the ordinary swedish folk/volk should move aside for invaders and pay and pay and pay - demand that unvaccinated swedes be denied hospital care, access to doctors, medications and general health-care.
All the while demanding that migrant criminals convicted of child rape be given citizenship, free dental care and full welfare.
I'd go so far as to say that for a climate cultist, Wir schaffen Das-kopf, and similar it's not just possible but required.
That was how I was treated in person, by the media and my neighbours in 2021. Australia was close to a physical slaughter of the unvaccinated and even built a giant camp down the road from me. I escaped the camp but many Australians were not so lucky.
You've highlighted the publisher, but what about the illustrators - Achim Greser (1961) und Heribert Lenz (1958) - celebrated German cartoonists and more prominently regularly featured in the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung (FAZ).
I suppose one might generously appraise their cartoon as a scathing critique of the animosity toward the unvaccinated which had become so prevalent in the media and society at the time. On the other hand, how does it differentiate itself from such sentiments and how could they defend it from accusations of contributing to the climate of hate and dehumanisation of the unvaccinated?
A quick internet search reveals other cartoons of theirs which obviously satirise some of the other pandemic measures (social distancing/etc.), so I suspect they are "equal opportunity" satirists. No doubt they would argue "Satire darf alles" (satire means no holds barred ) and claim an artistic (and freedom of speech) right to test the limits of acceptable social discourse even to the point of offending.
So I am a little torn on this one. I obviously feel sick at the extent of dehumanisation "acceptably" depicted (in one of my local newspapers!) and simultaneously I am aware the artists may have been trying to hold up a mirror to society at the time.
Greser & Lenz count among the most prominent cartoonists in Germany, and it is certain that their cartoons are widely licensed and (re)printed across the country.
I briefly thought about adding more commentary, such as, e.g., 'remember when it was deemed both '"good" and "morally right" to shoot "Nazis"' in such games (e.g., Doom, Medal of Honor, etc.).
Do keep in mind that while I acknowledge your comment as regards the satirical functions, I herewith invite you to listen to this one podcast (courtesy of the FAZ), and I shall highlight but two aspects:
* At time stamp 1:04.32 begins a segment about 'historical dimensions', and the editors highlight that a 'vaccine mandate' is actually something Germany pioneered, incl. trotting out none other than Goethe to support the mandatory Covid vaxx scheme. (As a bonus feature, they also discuss a wide range of 'historical' analogies.) The main take-away is that a 'vaccine mandate' is 'in principle constitutionally o.k.'
* At time stamp 1:15:22 or the like, Greser & Lenz make their appearance for the following 10-11 minutes. At 1:17:35 are they talking about their cartoons, in particular because they, according to the interviewer, 'sketch the anti-vaxxers actually [eigentlich] in quite funny ways', asking if 'the anti-vaxxers are particularly prone for good cartoons'? G&L note that the anti-vaxxers hold but un-intellectual positions that should never be treated seriously, but for reasons unknown to G&L, 'these arguments' are catching on. One of them also notes that, 'because these anti-vaxxers are gaining momentum in [their] circles', too, he 'had to ventilate his contact list'. At some point, they like it to a consequence of 'these deplorables' (my words) having been 'away from their dive-bars and inns too long' (which was, of course, due to lockdowns). Even if they claim satire permits most, if not all, they betray their sentiments in that podcast.
From CJ Hopkins' (2015!) dystopian novel "Zone 23":
KILL CHAIN, despite its aggressive-sounding name, was nothing like the horribly violent Anti-Social first-person shooter games people used to play in the bad old days. The violence involved was in no way gratuitous; it was strictly clinical, and compassion-based. The Targets were all Class 4 Anti-Socials, who were needlessly suffering late-stage disease, and whose quality of life was non-existent when measured on the HRQOL scale. Most of them were dangerous faith-based Terrorists, who posed potentially devastating threats, possibly with improvised nuclear devices, or horrible chemical or biological agents that would kill you the second they touched your skin. KILL CHAIN players (or “Operators”) targeted these poor lost souls remotely, neutralizing any threat they posed, and putting them out of their pointless misery.
Augsburger Allgemeine (a quite large regional daily in south-western Germany), which also has a weekend special ('Wochenendjournal') in which the above 'cartoon' appeared on 20 Nov. 2021.
'des Jahres' simply means 'of the year', as in, e.g., the car/game/even of the year.
I literally cannot see that cartoon as other than a rebuke to the covidians. The idea that someone would create that, and people would read it, identifying with the attitude of the guy playing the game … it just doesn’t seem possible. If that was really meant to rally the readers to the cause of the vax … I shudder.
It's not just possible but probable.
Here, we had the same politicians and celebrities that have bleated about human rights, prisoners' rights, rights rights rights, solidarity, and so on - always meaning that us, the ordinary swedish folk/volk should move aside for invaders and pay and pay and pay - demand that unvaccinated swedes be denied hospital care, access to doctors, medications and general health-care.
All the while demanding that migrant criminals convicted of child rape be given citizenship, free dental care and full welfare.
I'd go so far as to say that for a climate cultist, Wir schaffen Das-kopf, and similar it's not just possible but required.
That was how I was treated in person, by the media and my neighbours in 2021. Australia was close to a physical slaughter of the unvaccinated and even built a giant camp down the road from me. I escaped the camp but many Australians were not so lucky.
https://vicparkpetition.substack.com/p/australian-genocide-in-progress
Sigh.
You've highlighted the publisher, but what about the illustrators - Achim Greser (1961) und Heribert Lenz (1958) - celebrated German cartoonists and more prominently regularly featured in the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung (FAZ).
I suppose one might generously appraise their cartoon as a scathing critique of the animosity toward the unvaccinated which had become so prevalent in the media and society at the time. On the other hand, how does it differentiate itself from such sentiments and how could they defend it from accusations of contributing to the climate of hate and dehumanisation of the unvaccinated?
A quick internet search reveals other cartoons of theirs which obviously satirise some of the other pandemic measures (social distancing/etc.), so I suspect they are "equal opportunity" satirists. No doubt they would argue "Satire darf alles" (satire means no holds barred ) and claim an artistic (and freedom of speech) right to test the limits of acceptable social discourse even to the point of offending.
So I am a little torn on this one. I obviously feel sick at the extent of dehumanisation "acceptably" depicted (in one of my local newspapers!) and simultaneously I am aware the artists may have been trying to hold up a mirror to society at the time.
You are, of course, correct.
Greser & Lenz count among the most prominent cartoonists in Germany, and it is certain that their cartoons are widely licensed and (re)printed across the country.
I briefly thought about adding more commentary, such as, e.g., 'remember when it was deemed both '"good" and "morally right" to shoot "Nazis"' in such games (e.g., Doom, Medal of Honor, etc.).
Do keep in mind that while I acknowledge your comment as regards the satirical functions, I herewith invite you to listen to this one podcast (courtesy of the FAZ), and I shall highlight but two aspects:
* At time stamp 1:04.32 begins a segment about 'historical dimensions', and the editors highlight that a 'vaccine mandate' is actually something Germany pioneered, incl. trotting out none other than Goethe to support the mandatory Covid vaxx scheme. (As a bonus feature, they also discuss a wide range of 'historical' analogies.) The main take-away is that a 'vaccine mandate' is 'in principle constitutionally o.k.'
* At time stamp 1:15:22 or the like, Greser & Lenz make their appearance for the following 10-11 minutes. At 1:17:35 are they talking about their cartoons, in particular because they, according to the interviewer, 'sketch the anti-vaxxers actually [eigentlich] in quite funny ways', asking if 'the anti-vaxxers are particularly prone for good cartoons'? G&L note that the anti-vaxxers hold but un-intellectual positions that should never be treated seriously, but for reasons unknown to G&L, 'these arguments' are catching on. One of them also notes that, 'because these anti-vaxxers are gaining momentum in [their] circles', too, he 'had to ventilate his contact list'. At some point, they like it to a consequence of 'these deplorables' (my words) having been 'away from their dive-bars and inns too long' (which was, of course, due to lockdowns). Even if they claim satire permits most, if not all, they betray their sentiments in that podcast.
Link to F.A.Z. podcast:
https://www.faz.net/podcasts/f-a-z-einspruch-podcast/braucht-deutschland-eine-allgemeine-impfpflicht-17782246.html
Title: "Braucht Deutschland eine allgemeine Impfpflicht?"
(Does Germany need Compulsory Vaccination?)
Hi again, apologies--I should have included that link (shame on me).
From CJ Hopkins' (2015!) dystopian novel "Zone 23":
KILL CHAIN, despite its aggressive-sounding name, was nothing like the horribly violent Anti-Social first-person shooter games people used to play in the bad old days. The violence involved was in no way gratuitous; it was strictly clinical, and compassion-based. The Targets were all Class 4 Anti-Socials, who were needlessly suffering late-stage disease, and whose quality of life was non-existent when measured on the HRQOL scale. Most of them were dangerous faith-based Terrorists, who posed potentially devastating threats, possibly with improvised nuclear devices, or horrible chemical or biological agents that would kill you the second they touched your skin. KILL CHAIN players (or “Operators”) targeted these poor lost souls remotely, neutralizing any threat they posed, and putting them out of their pointless misery.
Where did you find this? What does 'des jahres' mean?
Augsburger Allgemeine (a quite large regional daily in south-western Germany), which also has a weekend special ('Wochenendjournal') in which the above 'cartoon' appeared on 20 Nov. 2021.
'des Jahres' simply means 'of the year', as in, e.g., the car/game/even of the year.