November 2011 – Vulgar Army

Not Even-Handed Justice

“NOT EVEN-HANDED JUSTICE: Crushing the scorpion of anarchy but sparing the octopus of monopoly”, Artist William A. Rogers, published in Harper’s Weekly, January 21, 1888. (Snark: Seems kind of apt, given the Occupy movement and response to it. Some things don’t change.) Image source: Railroad Cartoons Home, http://sophia.smith.edu/~maldrich/topics/political_influence/1888harpersjan21.htm (accessed 12-11-2011)

Union-busting

“Union-busting, 1950s (or early 1960s)” [VA: I have no words] [VA: I’ve lost who submitted this, I thought the information would be ‘stuck’ to the post, but apparently I was wrong. If it was you, and you want your name/website associated, please contact me via “Ask” button.]

Know your communist enemy

“I was amazed when I discovered your website because it reminded me of a picture that I found campy–but still evocative–even when I was in high school. It is something that /should/ be shared with the world, and where better than a website devoted to octopodes in politics.” [VA: …snip…] [Submitted by: Kevin Deegan-Krause (http://www.pozorblog.com)] […]

“Shanghai Trader”

“Found this an old issue of Dragon Magazine (#136, August 1988). Don’t know anything about the actual game, alas.” Submitted by: Richard Pilbeam [VA: see The Mongolian Octopus – Phil May and “Yellow Peril”]