Propagandopolis
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The descent of the Modernists (American cartoon, 1924)
Text: The descent of the Modernists. Year: 1924. Publisher: Seven Questions in Dispute. Artist: E. J. Pace Additional information: Depicts the decline of Christianity as a man walking down a stairway, from the light of the faith into the darkness of atheism. From top to bottom: Christianity, Bible not infallible, Man not made in God’s…
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Sukarno liberates the Indies (Dutch cartoon, 1945)
Text: Sukarno liberates the Indies. Year: 26 October 1945. Publisher: Metro. Artist: Marten Toonder. Additional information: The cartoon shows Indonesian nationalist leader Sukarno clumsily attempting to free the bound Indonesia. Japanese soldiers meanwhile march in the background. The cartoon was published on the cover of ‘Metro’, a Dutch magazine founded during the Second World War,…
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Are our teachings, then, in vain? (American cartoon, 1900)
Text: Are our teachings, then, in vain? Year: 1900. Publisher: Puck magazine. Artist: NA. Additional information: Confucius and Jesus looking down in disapproval at Chinese Boxer rebels and Christians battling during the Boxer rebellion. The Boxer at the bottom left holds a flag reading “Do not do unto others what you would not that others…