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Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:21 pm
by dangerboy
finneganm wrote:From a solely aesthetic point of view, this is garbage. It looks like the old lady from Borja, Spain who recently "restored" the Christ painting found a horrendously offensive painting comparing the current American president to rise of the National Socialist party within Germany in the 1930s, very possibly a painting that at one time held a visible likeness to the current President, and "restored" it.
but this is probably cool with most of you
Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:44 pm
by Cragars
dangerboy wrote:finneganm wrote:From a solely aesthetic point of view, this is garbage. It looks like the old lady from Borja, Spain who recently "restored" the Christ painting found a horrendously offensive painting comparing the current American president to rise of the National Socialist party within Germany in the 1930s, very possibly a painting that at one time held a visible likeness to the current President, and "restored" it.
but this is probably cool with most of you
No, playing the Nazi/Hitler card is lazy.
Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:45 pm
by john38103
Man, I think that fudge's pretty lame too. Going straight from disagreeing with an administration's policies to them automatically being Nazis is so drymounting lazy and uninspiring to me. I find it more tiresome than provocative.
Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:00 pm
by john38103
dangerboy wrote:
but this is probably cool with most of you
Just curious, do you actually like the Obama Nazi piece or are you simply playing devils advocate on the political angle? I had a strong initial reaction against the visual but would be interested in hearing a differing opinion if you have one.
Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:11 pm
by finneganm
Cragars wrote:dangerboy wrote:finneganm wrote:From a solely aesthetic point of view, this is garbage. It looks like the old lady from Borja, Spain who recently "restored" the Christ painting found a horrendously offensive painting comparing the current American president to rise of the National Socialist party within Germany in the 1930s, very possibly a painting that at one time held a visible likeness to the current President, and "restored" it.
but this is probably cool with most of you
No, playing the Nazi/Hitler card is lazy.
And generally offensive. I can't think of many people I would honestly compare to Hitler.
Edit: While I don't personally find either offensive, I can see how someone could. I also think they're both terrible. Not because I'm a Bush/Obama supporter mind you, but rather because they are both lazy political hyperbole to the extreme and neither one shows me a shred of artistic originality.
Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:59 pm
by fredo
I think it's bad policy to hold Adolf or anybody sacrosanct when it comes to murderers- none is any better than another.
Otherwise, if my innocent family was wiped out by a drone or helicopter attack you'd have a very hard time making any distinction whatsoever between the Commander in Chief and Hitler to me.
ps this poster is fudge.
Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:03 pm
by dangerboy
john38103 wrote:dangerboy wrote:
but this is probably cool with most of you
Just curious, do you actually like the Obama Nazi piece or are you simply playing devils advocate on the political angle? I had a strong initial reaction against the visual but would be interested in hearing a differing opinion if you have one.
mostly devil's advocate. don't recall many objections around here to bush being portrayed that way, or portrayed as being assassinated in a movie, etc.
nice to see people condemning both, at the same time, for the same reasons
Re: Obama Nation 12 Desarno
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:09 pm
by isunktheship
fredo wrote:ps this poster is fudge.