TOW #2

This political cartoon came from the opionion section of the popular satire website, The Onion. It was published on July 6th, 2015 and titled Stars and Snipes. The main idea of this cartoon is that many Americans have fake nationalim, especially around the time of the 4th of July. Many Americans hang up American flags on the 4th of July to show that they have pride in their country, yet they take it down the day after. The contrasting family, across the street is upset by this. They believe in truly resepcting America, and their flag stays up year round. Three famous Americans, Betsy Ross, George Washington, and Lee Greenwood are seen in the top corner looking down on the situation with tears. It shows that these people worked hard to found our country, and in the 21st centruy the majority of people no longer hold a respect for that. The author dressed the 'fair-weather patriots' and the 'grubby neighbor kids' in dark colors to show they have a negative connotation. The family across the street is wearing light colors, to show that their values are the opposite. Along with this, the license plate of the family taking down the flag reads, "H8 USA," to show by taking down the flag, they aren't demonstrating true respect and loyalty to their country, just because they hung up a flag the day before. This appeals to a audience of any age old enough to understand what his happening, that believes people need to have more respect and nationalism for America. By including the license plate, the famous public figures, the colors of the families shirts, and the contrasting family across the street, the author is able to achieve her purpose. The author is showing her audience that many people pretend to have nationalism for their country by putting up a flag for one day, however true patriots leave their flag up all year around.