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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums1929 British Labour toon exposing equality of sacrifice meme
As the depression-era cartoonist highlighted, the idea that there can be any equivalence in belt-tightening for rich and poor is a nonsense. Even if the different income groups were paying proportionate shares, or the wealthy were actually shouldering a heavier burden
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1929 British Labour toon exposing equality of sacrifice meme (Original Post)
Ichingcarpenter
Jan 2013
OP
And protecting them should not be tossed aside for any reason. It's social darwinism.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#14
That was when Labour was bold and stood for something. I wish we had this attitude here.
craigmatic
Jan 2013
#13
xchrom
(108,903 posts)1. Du rec. Nt
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)2. K&R n/t
Granny M
(1,395 posts)3. Excellent! K&R nt
malaise
(268,885 posts)4. Perfect
Rec
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)5. K&R
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)6. that is a great cartoon n/t
libodem
(19,288 posts)7. Telling it like it is
Good illustration.
leftstreet
(36,103 posts)8. DURec
anderjake
(5 posts)9. Spam deleted by Stinky The Clown (MIR Team)
freshwest
(53,661 posts)14. And protecting them should not be tossed aside for any reason. It's social darwinism.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)10. K&R
WillyT
(72,631 posts)11. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!
Glaisne
(515 posts)12. I bet
there are a whole lot of toons from that era that would be applicable to today. We should use them.
craigmatic
(4,510 posts)13. That was when Labour was bold and stood for something. I wish we had this attitude here.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)15. K&R&bookmarking n/t
flying_wahini
(6,588 posts)16. Oh a real keeper.
thanks.
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)17. History
is the basis of all intelligence.
A million thanks, carpenter.