I understand and respect that you make an effort to show both sides of a political question on your editorial page, but it is possible to find political cartoons from the right that are remotely clever, original, or trenchant?
The cartoon by Gary McCoy published on Dec. 6 isn’t even close. It relies on clichés and inaccurate portrayals of liberals, and it is a classic straw-man argument. Liberals are sad because conservatives don’t care about their feelings? That’s not the issue here.
If the sign held by the supposed liberal in the cartoon carried statements that more accurately express our concerns about the Trump administration, it would hardly represent a snowflake: I demand a president and cabinet secretaries who are qualified for their jobs. I demand civil rights. Don’t target immigrants and Muslims. No white supremacists in the White House. Don’t make me choose between food and medications. Don’t blow up the planet with nuclear bombs. Don’t deny climate change. Don’t destroy public education. Don’t make the U.S. a laughingstock.
And suggesting that someone is a snowflake because he demands a living wage for hard work? That simply shows a lack of decency.
On the other hand, a president-elect who lashes out because Saturday Night Live satirizes him, a president-elect who whines about media coverage, a president-elect who demands that we jail and revoke the citizenships of people who exercise their First Amendment rights — now that’s a perfect example of a snowflake.
Megan Rubiner Zinn
Northampton