This political cartoon and in turn, the author, are very direct in their interpretations of the U.S. government's involvent in world affairs. The American flag is shown swallowing the world whole, possibly the most dramatic representation of Imperialism so that its intentions are seen as manipulative and dictatorial. The Picture does not deal with a specific event so there is no back history to necessarily to go over but the resentment over American global activity is very present. Even though it is an intelligent pictoral portrayal of Imperialism, it doesn't have anny true basis so it ends up not being very persuading. There is no direct insinuation that through some sort of action or event America should be considered Imperialistic, it just say it IS. This is why it is not compelling. It is a child throwing a tantrum over not getting a candy bar as opposed to an adult who rationalizes the fact that they need to eat food...if that makes sense.
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