We all know the story of the lonely
girl on New Year’s Eve just getting over a fresh break up and needing one night
of fun. The excitement of a new year, a fresh start, the drinking, the naïve
hopes, more drinking, the fun and spontaneity, and eventually… the beer
goggles! This all culminates to one big night to regret when you wake up and
realize that the 10 you thought he was when you left the party is actually a
solid 2 laying next to you in the morning.
Sadly, this warning story did not
prevent the GOP from doing just that. They woke up in the New Year, realizing
what they did and knew that they could not undo it. What was done is done; but
the difference being a girl can run away, endure the walk of shame and never
encounter that dreadful 2 again, but in our case, that 2 has taken over America
with his overzealous and frankly idiotic political views.
Donald Trump is the 2 that
continues to stalk your life after what he considers, “a night he could never
forget” meanwhile you were so black out drunk you don’t remember a thing. No
matter how hard you try to get rid of him, he has now become your new shadow;
one this country cannot escape.
This political cartoon is
unfortunately the most accurate metaphorical depiction of how Donald Trump
became a contender in this year’s Presidential Election. The GOP needed a
drastic night of rebellion after the recent break-up of the on-again-off-again
relationship with the Democratic Party. This resulted in Donald Trump, the
one-night-stand that you wish never happened. The GOP thought they needed a
new, “hip” business man for the job of Presidency, but what they didn’t know
was that Trump, a man who doesn’t think before he speaks, will end up either
running this country into the ground, or starting World War III.
I completely agree with this
political cartoon. Not only does it tell the awful truth, but it does so in a
hilarious way that people will understand. This cartoon uses only one line,
“That New Year’s Morning Hangover”, which most Americans can relate to. This makes
this cartoon easily understood by the majority of not only millennials, but the
rest of the population as well. A large amount of pathos, a quality that evokes
pity or sadness, is being used in this cartoon. We all get the simple message
about that one mistake and the piercing headache that follows suit.
Donald Trump intensifies our
hangover every time he opens his mouth and says something racist, sexist, or
fascist. Every time he calls someone a loser, or threatens to build that
god-awful wall, he makes us remember that one mistake that brought all of this
upon us; that one night will forever haunt us, and we can thank the GOP for
that one.
