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“the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson
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“the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson
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Originally posted by Chogy View PostWhy are the Japanese pilots and engineers drawn with "round-eyes"?
And what is the context of these cartoons?“the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson
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He's managed to extract gentle humor out of carnage.
It's not quite like trying to draw cartoons on the holocost... but it's in that general direction.
I can't put my thumb on it. It's not like Bill Mauldin's work, which shows irony and grit. Instead, it's like Thomas the Tank Engine goes to war.
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I see your point but I'm willing to bet that Kunihiko Hisa is not a combat veteran of WWII like Mauldin. I haven't been able to find any bio info on him--other than that he's illustrated some children's books on dinosaurs--but I'd guess he's rather young and quite distant in years from the actual events. Japanese humor, particularly as it relates to WWII, can seem pretty oddball to us Westerners. I don't think it's his intention to be disrespectful or insensitive, though some may find it so. A bit naive, perhaps, as your "Thomas the Tank Engine goes to War" reference aptly suggests.
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I dunno some of them have pretty good analogies to real WWII events.
The Brit with the magnifying glass is spot on, the US and UK were convinced before Dec 7, 1941 that a plane like the Zero could not be built in Japan. The ones on medieval armor and shogunate armor also reflect both cultures Knight in the sky/Samuri in the sky faith in their pilots. I really like the ones with the Brit who had his roundel shot out, and the Wildcat shot to hell but still flying and the Japanese pilot resorting to a sword. Western fighters did take a hell of a lot of damage and keep flying.... often to the frustration of Japanese pilots were were trying to take on 4-8 heavy machine guns with as few as 2 medium weight machine guns.
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Last edited by Dreadnought; 21 Dec 11,, 21:09.Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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