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- lucidguru, on 05/13/2008, -47/+175Weed in the upper right corner FTW!
- lfroker, on 05/13/2008, -15/+4haha good find
- ats314, on 05/13/2008, -15/+54I'm confused. Most stuff in the picture is way negative; war, oil, McDonals, etc. Is he trying to say weed is as big of problem as these things or is he subtly offering a solution?
- ats314, on 05/13/2008, -0/+35not looking for diggs or anything, but I am wondering why a simple question gets dugg down so much. I was earnestly wondering whether most people thought the marijuana symbol was negative or positive.
- chatzimcfee, on 05/13/2008, -8/+2Neither. Why do you always have to dig so deep for symbolism? The man just likes him some Mary Jane.
- Echosphere, on 05/13/2008, -2/+1I would have to agree. Though also, Southern Hemisphere countries who illegally export large quantities of illegal drugs seem to think that that is all Americans spend their money on. He should have put a brand name perscription drug on there as we spend vast amounts more on those type of drugs in America today. His perspective though and I support him in it. Still looks a tad sophomore to me though.
- apothekari, on 05/13/2008, -9/+1If ya gotta ask bro you don't get it.
- Xander512, on 05/14/2008, -1/+16I could overthink it and give you a long explanation but, honestly, I think hes simply saying a lot of money goes towards drugs.
(nothing more) - cjflashman, on 05/14/2008, -9/+2Yeah ok.... Smoke weed and magically the power plants aren't polluting the earth. Smoke more then three ounces for an added bonus: The oil wells randomly start up and are gushing with oil...
- BoneStamp, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2People who use "then" incorrectly don't smoke enough weed.
- cjflashman, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1...I never used "Then" incorrectly.
All uses of "the" and "then" are as intended and proper.
Here's one thing I will say about drugs in general:
Guys who do it are usually stubborn as ***** about it and proud they smoke, Despite the lack of oxygen your causing yourself (Shut up. Smoke != air).
But girls however.... Lets just say I know somebody named "Keli" and she smokes cigs and drinks like no ***** tommorow. And she is nearly on honor roll.
That same class, seven other guys lay down and sleep through all of it, drooling on their desk and they have smoked pot ONCE and told me, It is addicting to them. Keli has quit smoking for six months over three times now.
- ats314, on 05/13/2008, -0/+35not looking for diggs or anything, but I am wondering why a simple question gets dugg down so much. I was earnestly wondering whether most people thought the marijuana symbol was negative or positive.
- vorbalhorde, on 05/13/2008, -8/+55It's suggesting the war on drugs is a fair chunk of change in the pockets of the corrupt DEA. I mean, woooaaah, duuuude.
- hovester, on 05/13/2008, -5/+5Maybe it has something to do with the use of Hemp and the Founding Fathers?
- cowsgonemadd3, on 05/13/2008, -3/+5Better get some roundup for that weed!
- pitlord, on 05/13/2008, -10/+4Why is a Brazilian publication using an English language ad campaign? Their whole website is in Spanish.
>.>- thatsmyaibo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+24Don't Brazilians speak Portuguese?...
- dynamojoe, on 05/13/2008, -0/+12A dig for you, good sir or madam.
- willy1234x1, on 05/13/2008, -1/+8Esse cara ganha um digg de mim - A Brazilian.
- ivosilva, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6E de mim também! - Um Português.
- dpazar2, on 05/13/2008, -2/+4Well yes they do speak portuguese however, this add may not be targeted at Brazilians...just a thought.
- dynamojoe, on 05/13/2008, -0/+12A dig for you, good sir or madam.
- thatsmyaibo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+24Don't Brazilians speak Portuguese?...
- aenima987, on 05/13/2008, -1/+13Master of Puppets graveyard in bottom left corner
- popfrogs, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7That's a photo from the Omaha Beach cemetery in France, which strangely enough is US-owned land. It's one of the largest WWII cemeteries in Europe.
- TheSuperunknown, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Priorities, all right!
- adamweishaupt, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1In this print campaign, JWT Sao Paulo shows that the newspaper recycles the same sort of jingoistic tunnel vision that its editorial board no doubt accuses the United States of possessing on a daily basis, casting its subject in a negative light in order to pander to and reinforce the anti-American political sensitivities of its reader base.
Deeper analysis my ass. - jaej, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1hells to the yeah
- mciampa1214, on 05/13/2008, -33/+66I don't see the Rothschild's and Ben Bernanke gang-raping a group of Paultards
- dayalsoap, on 05/13/2008, -31/+13If you guys hate America, and our empire (which the European are envious of.. they've tried to conquer the world more than anyone), then just LEAVE.
- hove, on 05/13/2008, -4/+21It's not that simple to leave the American empire, ask Iraq and Afghanistan.
- joebob793, on 05/13/2008, -6/+8Hey don't forget the Southern states...
Oh, and this image is a piece of crap. Go ahead, hate everything on which America is based and what built it into an empire. Screw the man, I hate capitalism and all that jazz. But somehow, you all conveniently forget that capitalism, not rock N' Roll, or weed, built this city, this country, this world. - 10lbhammer, on 05/13/2008, -1/+10wait a minute now, joebob!! if I've learned anything from jefferson starship, it's that this city indeed was build on rock n roll!
- LeggoMyEgo, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Ummm, we built this city on rock and roll.
- joebob793, on 05/13/2008, -6/+8Hey don't forget the Southern states...
- kennpeters, on 05/13/2008, -9/+6Definitions of empire on the Web:
* the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
* a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"
* a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
* conglomerate: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
* an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Despite the apparent desires of the Bush Regime, explain to me how this definition applies to the U.S.A.- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -3/+11Because the rest of the world pretty much does what the ***** we tell it to in the end, with a few exceptions (and most of those only because we tolerate it).
Ask Saddam how jerking off the weapon inspectors turned out for him. - worldchanger, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1there's a bad apple in the bunch who spoils it fo everyone else.
pretty sure that's what they were getting at. right?
- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -3/+11Because the rest of the world pretty much does what the ***** we tell it to in the end, with a few exceptions (and most of those only because we tolerate it).
- Amiga500, on 05/13/2008, -2/+1It is your destiny.....
- gandhii, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1What does your comment have to do with the comment you are replying to?
- hove, on 05/13/2008, -4/+21It's not that simple to leave the American empire, ask Iraq and Afghanistan.
- joebob793, on 05/13/2008, -5/+12Benanke's a Greenspan puppet. Why should we expect anything different than repeating the mistakes of the 90's when we put the guy who learned from the Man who made those mistakes in the 90's in power?
- armoreddillo, on 05/13/2008, -4/+17I'm pretty sure they figuratively raped the entire country.
not just the people who care about our government spending and state's sovereignty. - BohicaTwentyTwo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+18Its on the back.
- Technopundit, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2How's your mind?
Blown?
- dayalsoap, on 05/13/2008, -31/+13If you guys hate America, and our empire (which the European are envious of.. they've tried to conquer the world more than anyone), then just LEAVE.
- sickswaystop, on 05/13/2008, -20/+6I love it! I especially like the non-digital look to it.
- Xspire, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2I was disappointed personally. I was expecting to find someone wiping their ass with it.
- prabjot, on 05/13/2008, -22/+24A mexican crossing the border using rope FTW !!!
- dtfinch, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3I don't think they saw her.
Scroll to the far right.
- dtfinch, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3I don't think they saw her.
- dalnet22, on 05/13/2008, -10/+5All of that for 98 cents? Wow.
- ventralnet, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1yea seems lik ea good deal
- ryan926, on 05/13/2008, -16/+16home, sweet home.
- swrostmore, on 05/13/2008, -20/+8I think this is an enlightening meditation on the value of the dollar
http://exile.ru/blog/detail.php?BLOG_ID=18794&AUTH ...- bigmrjohn, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3There's something funny with those hundreds he's holding. Look at the picture of Franklin, his eyes are covered. Otherwise I'm just insane.
- IPublius, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6No, you're right. Franklin's eyes are covered. Also, this guy is either lying or things in Russia have really changed. It takes approximately 24 rubles to make a dollar, so unless they all are just rolling in rubles, this is political crap.
- mongo25, on 05/13/2008, -0/+8The average russian salary is 13,500 rubles/month. 13,500 rubles is roughly $568. The average yearly salary of Russians is roughly $6800. I highly doubt the new thing to do in Russia is wave around wads of Benjamins.
- Oatlord, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0That creator of that exile site sure does hate America. Anyone bother reading some of it? Oh, and hey Elizabeth!
- Merendino, on 05/13/2008, -17/+298Not even including the political message, that is one HELL of a good piece of design.
- antiorblkflag9, on 05/13/2008, -3/+7Hello new wallpaper
- dynamojoe, on 05/13/2008, -3/+12I dug you even though I disagree. Barbed wire, military action, pollution, tape over George's eyes, yeah. That's all fine and good, but the political message is ruined if you know your explosions. The inclusion of the Challenger accident is a jarring "Duh?" in the middle of it all. It has nothing to do with the value of the dollar, is barely a political statement (Pravda ran a single line about it when it happened, IIRC), barely polluted, and wasn't caused by hate or greed (well, maybe, but you really have to dig into it).
I look forward to their take on the Real...- Fighter4rent, on 05/13/2008, -3/+5there are suspicion's that the Challenger accident was caused by neglect and budget cuts on the part of NASA. i think that's what the lad is getting at
- TheSuperunknown, on 05/13/2008, -6/+6This design is about as good as a crazy photoshop signature banner on some gaming forum: Dozens of disparate elements smashed together to form some totally incoherent piece that "looks cool" and has a vaguely evocative tone.
- topace3000, on 05/13/2008, -3/+4disagreed, reminds me of pretty much every piece of junk made on deviantart
- sambapati87, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4this, arguably, is art, not design
- shoewich, on 05/14/2008, -2/+0If it communicates an idea, how can it not be considered graphic design?
- physixx, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0It's an advertisement, which by definition is design. Gazeta Mercantil wants to sell newspapers, not make art.
- richmomz, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2...and quite depressing.
- Condemned, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Yeah, it looks awesome...
- swiftekho, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Think how hard that would be to replicate. Forging money would be a thing of the past.
- LiberalsSuckAss, on 05/13/2008, -141/+327I don't get it. What's the point this is trying to make? Capitalism is bad? America is evil? Money == corruption?
Dugg down for being suspiciously anti-american!- Gutterpunk, on 05/13/2008, -60/+35Thats how the rest of the world sees America. Wake up... It's not anti-American, it's the freaking world's opinion. What is anti-American is ignoring this opinion.
- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -7/+36Easy there, sparky. As it relates to this particular piece, that is how THAT artist sees America. Do many people share this view? Yes. Is that how "the rest of the WORLD sees America"? That's a bit of a stretch.
- insanebrain, on 05/13/2008, -18/+5are you sure ?
- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -1/+15Positive.
- plhearn, on 05/13/2008, -16/+3Says the American...
- ultraseamus, on 05/13/2008, -3/+1damn confusing comment system, dig me down.
- insanebrain, on 05/13/2008, -18/+5are you sure ?
- yojiffyskippy, on 05/13/2008, -11/+12If it's supposed to be the rest of the world's view of America it would have a whining little sniveling envious bitch cowering in the corner.
- DigiRaven, on 05/13/2008, -1/+4http://www.coloribus.com/paedia/prints/2008/5/3/20 ...
That's how the rest of the world Europe. Wake up... worlds opinion whatever
I'm so tired of people jump to a stretch conclusion about the US or any other country because there is one individual paints a particular side of a country. Evil hides everywhere. - elipabst, on 05/13/2008, -1/+7I guess that's why both France and Italy have elected pro-US leaders into office.
- pencilneck, on 05/13/2008, -9/+3Ya know, Germany and Japan were anti America not too long ago.... the world is not anti America... smelly hippies that can't accept their own faults seem to be anti America no matter where they are. But when I'm playing games on my PS3 and talk to people around the world, they've all be friendly people even though I have a USA flag right beside my name. Mind you, people on a PS3 is a small sample of the world.. but smelly hippies tend to own a Wii.
- michael43, on 05/13/2008, -3/+5You don't represent how the whole world sees America, and I suspect you've never traveled 100 miles from your birthplace. You get your information from the media, which "shock" is not above promoting an agenda that has little to do with the truth. I was in Indonesia once and a citizen there told me of a case where native Indonesians were paid by the newspapers to carry anti-American signs for the cameras and they couldn't even read English. Most of the people I met there envied me for being from America and could not have been nicer. I've been to Amsterdam, Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong to name a few, and I've always been treated with respect. I'm not saying there are not militant anti-Americans, I'm just saying it's not as bad as the media portrays it most of the time.
- sovietninja, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2*nevermind*
- doublebummer, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Dirka! Dirka!
- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -7/+36Easy there, sparky. As it relates to this particular piece, that is how THAT artist sees America. Do many people share this view? Yes. Is that how "the rest of the WORLD sees America"? That's a bit of a stretch.
- dhVyse, on 05/13/2008, -18/+25Yeah, I don't quite get it either. What makes Americans more evil then the rest of the world(excluding our ridiculously corrupt politics).
- Lisztman, on 05/13/2008, -4/+41Lol.
You think AMERICAN politics is corrupted?
America ain't got ***** on pretty much the rest of the world, excepting a few European nations.- Kakemonstere, on 05/13/2008, -4/+4I would rather say ALL of Europe.
- Radan, on 05/13/2008, -2/+2Hahaha. Again, if you didn't catch that; Hahaha! Even with that said, you STILL don't understand why the rest of the world has a grudge against the U.S.
- Echosphere, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Because for the most part our system works? (It really is a qestion, not trying to be sarcastic or nationalistic...)
- TicoTico, on 05/13/2008, -1/+2Yes you are right, plundering the rest of the world works very well for you.
- Meachmobile, on 05/15/2008, -0/+0We learned from the masters, Europe
- sovietamerica, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2
- Digger1218, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2Its you. You're the bitch here.
- Kakemonstere, on 05/13/2008, -4/+4I would rather say ALL of Europe.
- Radan, on 05/13/2008, -12/+5Well, for starters, you have better track list than we do on the "invading other countries for commercial benefit" front. Especially, since you are supposed to be one of the good guys.
- gammamike, on 05/13/2008, -0/+8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa
- Strawgate, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire
- insanebrain, on 05/13/2008, -10/+2The AS of U is the only one that can create a world domination. That's why it needs to be 'toned down (to the ground)'
- halobender, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5Your brain is insane. (username)
- leexy, on 05/13/2008, -6/+1Here's a clue: Military interventionism.
- Echosphere, on 05/13/2008, -0/+0I hate isms.
- jessehadden, on 05/13/2008, -8/+7I would say it is the combination of a) having the most lethal, advanced, well-organized killing machine in the history of human kind; b) the will to use it capriciously, for commercial, political, and racial motivations; and c) the inability to ever admit wrong-doing.
- Echosphere, on 05/13/2008, -0/+0Not that I like how much we spend on it, but what else would we use it for?
- jessehadden, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2Gigantic floating hospitals, schools, construction factories... there is so much more (and better) we could be doing with all of these resources, than simply creating a massive killing machine based upon the spurious belief that every single problem can be resolved by establishing dominance by killing/maiming those who refuse to submit.
- diabloenfuego, on 05/13/2008, -7/+0Extraordinary Rendition, Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, Insurgency in Iraq, the CIA abandoning our 'secret' cold-war allies, favoring the 1% of the richest people in our country over everyone else, our ridiculous tenacity to cling to 'old' ways despite the fact that the world is changing around us (as it always has...don't get me wrong, tradition is one thing, but steadfast ignorance is quite another), our extreme reaction to all things-terrorism post 9/11, the fact that $ in this country tends to count more than votes, the cheapening of the media and spreading of propoganda...the list is endless. We have the most advanced military in the world. Why would you ever build such a contraption unless you were planning to use it, frequently? There's a lot of things we need to work on in order to restore our own desires and dreams...sadly a lot of it starts with how we spend our money, such as on scientific research like oh, I dunno Stem cells and bionics (of course, our leading bionic research is strictly funded by the military...go figure).
- Envark, on 05/13/2008, -2/+2For some reason, your opening sentence (I didn't read further) remind me of this song:
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye
Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Maciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dancron
Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkwether, Homicide, Children of Thalidomide
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Hemingway, Eichman, Stranger in a Strange Land
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician sex
J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning on us
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
- Envark, on 05/13/2008, -2/+2For some reason, your opening sentence (I didn't read further) remind me of this song:
- Lisztman, on 05/13/2008, -4/+41Lol.
- ikarimaru, on 05/13/2008, -28/+104And I digg you down for not reading. Heaven forbid someone use history as a basis for artistic imagery. But then again, when has history ever mattered to people would might consider having a name like "LiberalSuckAss"?
It's meant to show what affects the cost of the dollar, which I would say is spot-on with the imagery. In addition, they did one based on the Euro and Yen, just in case you missed it. Why not blame them for being anti-Japanese or anti-European?- BikerDude69, on 05/13/2008, -5/+28Why should I pay attention to history? All of that stuff happened before i was born!
/sarcasm - Flamancot, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2interesting that there's a cannabis leaf in the euro and dollar pics, but not the japanese yen...
it's top right in the dollar pic, and the top left corner star on the euro - ats314, on 05/13/2008, -7/+5It's this kind of educated rhetoric we should expect from someone with a name like LiberalsSuckAss and such fine comments as:
"Buried. Inaccurate. The Earth is only about 6,000 years old according to the Bible."
(not sarcasm)
We should be burying this guy of principal alone.
- BikerDude69, on 05/13/2008, -5/+28Why should I pay attention to history? All of that stuff happened before i was born!
- mCanada, on 05/13/2008, -16/+6No. It's called "reality"
- trogdor282, on 05/13/2008, -2/+16Jumping to conclusions, are we?
http://www.coloribus.com/paedia/prints/2008/5/3/20 ...- snotrokit, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3i see a common pot leaf theme here
- oderdigg, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1It's either because you get high often or they weren't very crafty in hiding the leaf.
Or both.
- oderdigg, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1It's either because you get high often or they weren't very crafty in hiding the leaf.
- snotrokit, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3i see a common pot leaf theme here
- beingdevious, on 05/13/2008, -14/+104if you scroll down, you'd see that the artist created a representation of the Yen and the Euro.
America wasnt targeted, get off your high-horse.- BadseedJR, on 05/13/2008, -2/+3Is that some kind of pot joke?
- Fighter4rent, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1thats a fair point mate
- TeagueSterling, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3The Dollar one seemed quite a bit darker than the Yen & Euro ones. It seemed the artist had "more to say" with the dollar.
- diggrnumber1, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1America wasn't targeted - the artist's just a communist who hates all capitalism.
- Takuro, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1At least the Yen gets hentai on it... ooo, so evil.
- rocketman42, on 05/13/2008, -3/+27I don't get it either. But there is also a yen and euro version which are similar, so I don't think this is anti-American at all. Maybe they are just trying to put pictures to the phrase, "Money is the root of all evil".
- drmangrum, on 05/13/2008, -2/+7Never understood that phrase. It should read, "Greed is the root of all evil."
- LeonidasStokely, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7Its a misquotation, The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil.
- gwaggy12, on 05/13/2008, -1/+10"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." 1 Timothy 6:10
- trogdor282, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Don't dig him down, that's the source of the phrase.
- yojiffyskippy, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4The article suggests that it is what the artist believes affects the value of the USD (Yen and Euro)
- diggrnumber1, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1if that's what the picture is about, then it is a complete failure. i see no depictions of the Fed or any foreign central banks, let alone the banks that led us into the subprime fiasco.
- Picaroon, on 05/13/2008, -2/+4I don't necessarily think so. I think it's more just a way of showing the things that are going on that are related to our currency and our way of life.
At least, that's how I saw it. If it's supposed to be a critique, they failed. - olivcarla, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5The point that they are trying to make is that they (the newspaper) show all the events happening all over the world and affecting the economy. I think the article here needs a bit of context. The newspaper focus on the global economy, this is why.
- LeonidasStokely, on 05/13/2008, -16/+9Its showing what fuels the dollar like the Euro and Yen versions.
LiberalsSuckAssSucksDick - TicoTico, on 05/13/2008, -10/+20"Dugg down for being suspiciously anti-american!"
I can't stop laughing for this one, any critic or dissent is labeled as anti-american, you are so pathetic- rhawk301, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3Like what is "Anti American"? Does that mean if you question the government you are Anti-American? Does Anti-American mean you are "Anti-Jazz" or "Anti-Baseball" or "Anti-American Idol". Perhaps the people labeling the "Anti-Americans" simply have a failure of imagination. It is a human right to question your government, and according to the US founding documents it is actually a US citizens duty.
Quite frankly, I think this particular propaganda artwork targets fascism more than anything else. Who is going to rebut that America is deeply entrenched in Fascism? Take for instance the latest example of how Taser International got a court to force a doctor to retract the wording that a Taser caused a persons death. 50,000 volts going through someones body no longer is an issue, I guess we have evolved. Bring on the volts, I am ready.- dopplerdog, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Technically speaking, the actual voltage doesn't matter - what matters is the current the device is capable of pushing through the body (and whether this is alternating or direct - alternating is much worse).
"50kV" does not GO through someones' body - electric current does. Static electricity (from shoes on a carpet) can go up to many kV, but the amount of current this can generate through a body is not significant.
That's not to say that I'm in favour of Tasers - I'm against them. I'm just clarifying a point.
- dopplerdog, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Technically speaking, the actual voltage doesn't matter - what matters is the current the device is capable of pushing through the body (and whether this is alternating or direct - alternating is much worse).
- qiemem, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2At first I though he was joking and was like "what's everybody getting all uppity about? It was funny...".
Then I noticed the "LiberalsSuckAss". Man, that's some serious Ann Coulter ***** right there... Are you for real? I mean, can you really be that close minded? So insecure of your beliefs that anything somewhat resembling a difference in opinion is a threat that must be shut down immediately? I mean, you buried something because it might have presented an opinion different than your own. Goddamn, dude, I almost feel sorry for you. Still, something in the back of my mind keeps saying "this guy has got to be a joke"...
- rhawk301, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3Like what is "Anti American"? Does that mean if you question the government you are Anti-American? Does Anti-American mean you are "Anti-Jazz" or "Anti-Baseball" or "Anti-American Idol". Perhaps the people labeling the "Anti-Americans" simply have a failure of imagination. It is a human right to question your government, and according to the US founding documents it is actually a US citizens duty.
- dagnome1984, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3I think it's missing some opium poppy fields.
- whatthefu, on 05/13/2008, -3/+11Damn I dugg you up because I thought you were kidding. It would've been way funnier that way. In my opinion it is anti-American to call any sort of criticism of America "anti-American." Too much nationalism puts countries in the *****.
- BeerRules, on 05/13/2008, -1/+4Isn't it then by your definition anti-American to think that someone is anti American because they think someone is anti American? Where does the circle end?
- phufufoo, on 05/13/2008, -3/+2I don't even know why you're being dugged up for "not getting it" whats not to get? its just some currency with pictures of what drives those currency. Whats anti American about the dollar being used for energy and war? I understand you can't read, but you can't look at pictures critically either? shame it was purdy too
- desertDenizen, on 05/13/2008, -4/+3Open mouth, insert wingnut foot.
- BeerRules, on 05/13/2008, -1/+2Adding once more to longest sub thread ever.....
- orvl, on 05/13/2008, -4/+6You sir, are an ignoramus; as well as the only one around here who sucks ass.
- bcerz811, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2i dunno...i was under the impression liberalssuckass was being sarcastic....but...now that ive taken another look at his name...i may have misinterpreted...which is a little disturbing.
- Gutterpunk, on 05/13/2008, -60/+35Thats how the rest of the world sees America. Wake up... It's not anti-American, it's the freaking world's opinion. What is anti-American is ignoring this opinion.
- fj123456, on 05/13/2008, -57/+1
- theduck71, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Damn Spammers!!
- yellowfish04, on 05/13/2008, -16/+14they have the wrong George printed on the front
- vanza001, on 05/13/2008, -3/+1ya would be great if they dollarized george W.. I think I have a photoshop project to work on.
- thearchitects, on 05/13/2008, -38/+19***** all you non americans!
- insanebrain, on 05/13/2008, -9/+3Nobody listens to you. .(you're an American)
- akamurph, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Wow! You're so right! No one in the world listens to the US huh? You must be from Canada, I sense the US-Inferiority complex...
- 471776, on 05/13/2008, -2/+7***** you. Ignorance and xenophobia are some of the biggest problems in this country.
- An American.- Heavypettingzoo, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1yeeehawww! You sure dun told his assss!
- Fighter4rent, on 05/13/2008, -2/+0A will take you down to china tow pall stick the boot in yer arse good style. then may by you ll talk less *****
- insanebrain, on 05/13/2008, -9/+3Nobody listens to you. .(you're an American)
- CYG101, on 05/13/2008, -8/+2I absolutely love the art direction in this kind of illustrations, it reminds me of Mark Ryden's album cover for Dangerous, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Michaeljacksond ...
- slahser, on 05/13/2008, -10/+10Why is there no blood?
- mCanada, on 05/13/2008, -1/+7There is, do you not see the oil?
- Chassit, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3Aren't graves enough?
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5there will be blood?
- Ephemeralnode, on 05/13/2008, -3/+2I was about to go on a long rant about the psychological implications of your desire to see blood in an already grotesque rendition of America today.
but you're not worth it, go kill yourself monkey.
- Lisztman, on 05/13/2008, -18/+151Can someone explain to me why the Space Shuttle Challenger is on this picture?
Is an accidental explosion in a space mission supposed to be a symbol of blood-thirsty American imperialism somehow?- DonSlice, on 05/13/2008, -3/+52It's not just bloodthirsty imperialism (note the weed in top-right). It's where the money goes.
- Lisztman, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6Ah, that makes sense.
I fail at artistic interpretation. :p- dynamojoe, on 05/13/2008, -2/+1no, it's a lousy inclusion that ruins the design. NASA gets a trifling percentage of the budget and I've yet to hear other countries complain about how much the US spends on space...
- Barakolypse, on 05/13/2008, -3/+20With nasa's minuscule budget they're bitching about this? ***** you.
- dynamojoe, on 05/13/2008, -1/+8dugg for truth
- brad3378, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1I dunno - Sure looks like a lot of money to me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Budget - DharmaTurtle, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Compared to the money going to Iraq Brad? Pfft.
- harrison5394, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3Yes, because spending money on space exploration makes us a corrupt country...
- Lisztman, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6Ah, that makes sense.
- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -11/+68Then why didnt they have a picture of all the aid America gives out?
Why didnt they show all the donations Americans made when the Tsunami hit?
Why didnt they show all the money the EU and Asians save by living under the defensive umbrella of the USA?- DonSlice, on 05/13/2008, -2/+8Do the other two drawings have a lot of the good that the currencies did?
Negative propaganda sells. Not positive.- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Yeah I guess you're right, in the 70's people used to put smiley face stickers on their cars today they put "the earth is melting" stickers on their cars.
- prometheanspark, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2And they don't even use half a brain in doing so. The other day I ended up behind a prius with two bumper stickers, one said 'abort bush', and the other said 'coexist' where the letters were various religious symbols. Vulgar hate and an appeal for peace on the same bumper..
- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Yeah I guess you're right, in the 70's people used to put smiley face stickers on their cars today they put "the earth is melting" stickers on their cars.
- gammamike, on 05/13/2008, -1/+2Wish I could digg you twice.
- mastahack, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1why don't you learn to reply!
- Xcel, on 05/14/2008, -6/+1"Why didnt they show all the donations Americans made when the Tsunami hit?"
Actually, our donations meant ***** compared to the amount of money our companies made/are making by taking occupancy over the small family owned businesses that were in the area. We rape and pillage. Natural disasters are much more beneficial to the bloodsucking Corporatocracy than anything else. You think our donations meant anything? Go to the areas and ask the people if any of that "donated money" is being put to good use for their people. You won't get a positive answer.
- DonSlice, on 05/13/2008, -2/+8Do the other two drawings have a lot of the good that the currencies did?
- Vector713, on 05/13/2008, -6/+3Exactly.
- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -2/+1Quit fantasizing about a solid rocket booster up your ass.
- Barakolypse, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0lol
- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -2/+1Quit fantasizing about a solid rocket booster up your ass.
- floridiot2, on 05/13/2008, -2/+45From Reddit:
it was wasted money and lives. NASA engineers warned of the weakness in the O-Rings, an engineer at the manufacturer even warned of the problem. Fixing it would have cost over 1 million dollars and delayed the launch for months so the bean counters and NASA management chose to look the other way. As a result we lost a billion dollar piece of equipment, a group of astronauts that the US spent millions training over the years and much more.
The disaster also paralyzed the US space program for nearly a decade It is certainly a symbol of waste and greed of the highest order.- MacSuxWindozSux, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6I think that invading Iraq to prevent Saddam from being able to undercut OPEC by selling cheap oil was "waste and greed of the highest order".
A trillion dollars spent, broken military, Osama got away, 500,000 Iraqis killed, global image of America ruined. - carleethian, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1we learned about that ***** in my engineering communications class. redundancy isn't always enough.
- MacSuxWindozSux, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6I think that invading Iraq to prevent Saddam from being able to undercut OPEC by selling cheap oil was "waste and greed of the highest order".
- awianch, on 05/13/2008, -6/+2I think it's a signal of our empire, big blast off, a pop, then just a fizzle to the end. Notice it's the same height as the plane, and the tower explosion.
- DonSlice, on 05/13/2008, -3/+52It's not just bloodthirsty imperialism (note the weed in top-right). It's where the money goes.
- 4LeggedtriPod, on 05/13/2008, -11/+95Even if true, and even if the design is amazing. Propaganda is never anything more than someone's ***** agenda.
- adventchild08, on 05/13/2008, -2/+6Agreed. Despite how cool this looks, it has trouble not coming off as pretentious. Especially considering the popups that ask for money.
- nubbz51, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1If this is just propaganda than why does it include a similar picture of the Euro and Yen? It's not like the artist is discriminating against one group of people. If a picture is worth a thousand words, than that is a three thousand word essay explaining what a ***** up world we live in
- Buddhaismybuddy, on 05/13/2008, -1/+5***** by that logic Gandhi was a propagandist. Propaganda ends where truth begins.
- 4LeggedtriPod, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I agree that a lot of propaganda is true, but the thing is, no one wants to hear it. Even if very true, it still comes of as immensely pretentious.
- sgtpppr, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Truth is very subjective. The gov't or political group spewing propaganda always sees it as 'truth' and thus not propaganda.
- Mechanicat, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Not always, its often the case that the propagandists knows they're spewing *****.
- XenoSNK, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Buried because propaganda is not always negative. Common Sense by Thomas Paine? Even the Declaration of Independence was propaganda. So it is not always just some ***** agenda.
- mempko, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1what particular agenda does he have? to stop funding war? oooooh, he is sooooo bad...
- suzywang3000, on 05/13/2008, -9/+4understanding the real value of the US dollar:
http://www.csun.edu/~hceco008/realbills.htm - cl2yp71c, on 05/13/2008, -17/+2I'm not british but...BRILLIANT!
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -63/+14lol @ the Twin Towers. Time to stop whining about that don't you think?
- AgentX640, on 05/13/2008, -4/+27***** yourself.
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -17/+4It's like American's Little Holocaust. It happened over 6 years ago, nobody cares anymore.
- UNCCEJ1010, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2People still care about the Holocaust.
- renagadex2, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Holy *****. You're a complete moron. People still care about the Holocaust and people still care about 9/11. You're a part of what's wrong with the world.
- taradisiac, on 05/14/2008, -1/+0Why live in the past?
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -17/+4It's like American's Little Holocaust. It happened over 6 years ago, nobody cares anymore.
- BrutusOSU45, on 05/13/2008, -2/+25Do you know anyone killed on 9/11? Because I do...33 people. Go ***** yourself.
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -15/+4Like I said above: 6 years.
Get.over.it.- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -3/+9oh look... this one isn't old enough to have a loved one die. You never "get over it", no matter how they died. When the time comes for you to lose a loved one, you'll realize the error of your statement.
In the mean time... ***** YOU.- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -12/+0"this one isn't old enough"
Oh gee how original. - vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7"this one isn't old enough"
Oh gee how original.
And apparently true.
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -12/+0"this one isn't old enough"
- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -4/+9Like I said.
*****. You. Dickless. *****.
Now go away trolling child, adults are talking here. Your account is less than a month old, I am betting the old one got banned for you being a little ***** *****.- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -9/+4Is questioning my age the best you can come up with to discredit me?
- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -4/+4No one is questioning your age... we can tell you're a snot nosed little punk who just made it past puberty. There's no question about it.
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -7/+2Stop it man I'm gonna cry!
- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -3/+9oh look... this one isn't old enough to have a loved one die. You never "get over it", no matter how they died. When the time comes for you to lose a loved one, you'll realize the error of your statement.
- Amiga500, on 05/13/2008, -7/+7More Americans are killed in car accidents every year than the number killed in that attack.
- renagadex2, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1WHAT THE ***** DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -15/+4Like I said above: 6 years.
- MrESaulved, on 05/13/2008, -2/+5Murder investigations have no statute of limitations. Justice will not rest until those responsible are punished.
The wheels of justice grind excruciatingly slow, but exceedingly fine.- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -10/+4Yeah how's that seach for Bin Laden going?
- MrESaulved, on 05/13/2008, -2/+5Others can waste their time with him. I said those responsible.
- TecHeavy, on 05/13/2008, -4/+2Good Point. But its not going at all. Our president said himself that he wasn't really concerned about him...I thought he was the one "responsible". I can't believe that there isn't a public outrage that our gov. has forgotten about the one "responsible" for killing our innocent. So don't digg down taradisiac for stating the obvious, digg down our "President" who was supposed to bring us justice. He's a ***** prick and I hate him for what he's done to us and our country. He should be.... sorry just angry I had to spend 30 dollars for a half tank of gas.
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -10/+4Yeah how's that seach for Bin Laden going?
- nubbz51, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5How is it whining? Why not bitch about the nuclear bomb being the center of the Yen? I mean *****, it was 63 years ago and only around 200,000 people were killed. How about Challenger over 20 years ago and only a few astronauts, who gives a ***** right?
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -7/+2Exactly. Did I know those people? No, therefore I don't care.
Sure, what happened is bad but it's not my tragedy. And if it was, I won't duel on it forever.- steevacy, on 05/13/2008, -2/+3duel? Instead of 'duel'ing, maybe you should go to school and not be such a dumb *****. And its dwell you ass.
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -5/+1Are you challenging me to a dwell?
- steevacy, on 05/13/2008, -2/+3duel? Instead of 'duel'ing, maybe you should go to school and not be such a dumb *****. And its dwell you ass.
- taradisiac, on 05/13/2008, -7/+2Exactly. Did I know those people? No, therefore I don't care.
- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6Nope.
***** you, and everyone that looks like you. - Fighter4rent, on 05/13/2008, -7/+7America has no right to complain about the terrible things it has suffered when it has inflicted so much pain and misery on the rest of the world. I'm not saying that America is solely responsible for the terrible conditions in the third world but it hasn't helped either. it takes allot to push someone to the point where they fly a plane into a building
- Carl306, on 05/13/2008, -2/+9Two wrongs don't make a right. As a US citizen, I am not saying that everything this country and our government does is exactly the best and brightest ideas, but what you are saying is sheer madness and full of spite. There is never an excuse to kill innocent men, women, and children, whether it be in retaliation for past deeds or simply out of spite. Again, I am not saying I agree with everything this country does, but acts of terrorism like the ones being carried out today are simply inexcusable.
- Carl306, on 05/13/2008, -1/+4Here's hoping you never reproduce
- Namaha, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5Successful troll is successful.
- Carl306, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1You know taradisiac, upon viewing your profile and some of your comments, it seems as if a vast majority of them are pretty negative, degrading, and utterly stupid. Quit being a ***** tool and get off Digg if you're going to be like that.
And I still can't believe a person would even think of saying some of the things you've said in your comments.
- AgentX640, on 05/13/2008, -4/+27***** yourself.
- Demistate, on 05/13/2008, -7/+5Ouch.
- relientkjon, on 05/13/2008, -10/+4Very nice. I liiiike.
- DonSlice, on 05/13/2008, -11/+7I never really thought I'd see the day that America was portrayed like this. I've been so naive.
That being said: Check out the one for Yen and Euro. Also gorgeous designs.- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -3/+4Umm... you're STILL that naive.
- DonSlice, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I just meant so dark and dismal. Life in northern Michigan will do that to you.
- mempko, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1yeah its worse than that
- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -3/+4Umm... you're STILL that naive.
- mtxrawkus, on 05/13/2008, -7/+61Where is the morbidly obese family?
- ColonelJessup, on 05/13/2008, -2/+10Living at your house.
- MrESaulved, on 05/13/2008, -1/+8Eating at the MacDonalds/BK, lower center.
- dpazar2, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1In the picture of the yen on the bottom left getting reeled in.
- pistboy, on 05/13/2008, -29/+104Pretty immature... I suppose the billions in humanitarian aid that have circled the globe will count for nothing. I get the point, but it is very one sided of an issue. The artist is going for shock value more than anything. Lame...
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -4/+3Yeah, I remember reveling in asanine consiracy theories.... ahhh, it's fun to think things are so much worse than they are... makes life interesting: just watch the news.
- godd4242, on 05/14/2008, -3/+4The piece highlights the power that money holds, as well as where it goes. It's focusing on the negative, because why create a piece of agitprop about something good? What's the point? You don't accomplish anything by changing something that is already beneficial. This piece is here to highlight every ship that is built, every soldier that is trained, is nothing more than theft from those in real need within the borders of the USA. Ontop of that, it isn't supposed to be a damn diagram of US fiscal expenditure. It's an advertising campaign meant to show where money is spent and how social and cultural events influence it. So wrong on two counts buddy, sorry.
- Vodd9, on 05/14/2008, -3/+5Because perhaps this one side overweights the other by a big margin?
- Xcel, on 05/14/2008, -4/+3Yes, why think negative? Why see the truth? Let's just all be on our dandy ways, believe that this war is positive like the Bush Administration says. Let's all just watch Fox News and believe that everything is fine. There is no Recession, 1.5 million jobs haven't been lost, the housing market hasn't crashed. Need I say more?
What do you mean by humanitarian aid? Yeah, we might be helping slightly, but we cause more damage by trying to "help" other countries. Read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" and you'll see what I mean. Not that I'm saying the author's words are golden, but they will open your eyes to what America REALLY does when we go and "help". - dopplerdog, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2Compare the "billions" in economic aid vs. the trillions spent in war.... and you'll get a clearer perspective of what has a greater impact on this currency.
- mempko, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2hmm, billions in aid vs trillion for war....
- Tommyhawk, on 05/14/2008, -2/+1Billions or trillions. Either way I just want my money back.
- turtlejamm, on 05/14/2008, -1/+0U bitchin me! I was told we're helping those poor Iraqis clean their land of WMDs, for everybody's sake, O'Really
- kahakauai, on 05/13/2008, -13/+5Epic
- suspid, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3DUDE! 'Epic' is not in anymore!
- kahakauai, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I don't give a ***** what you think is in, I'm not about being a sheep and following the "cool crowd" - I use epic whenever the hell I want. EPIC!!!!!
- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -1/+2Fail.
I finished it for you.
- suspid, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3DUDE! 'Epic' is not in anymore!
- trollick, on 05/13/2008, -11/+6I didn't get it
- stukdog, on 05/13/2008, -3/+18mirror just in case: http://www.macminicolo.net/digg/Dollar_1.jpg
On a side note, the one benefit of the weakening dollar is that international sales pick up. If you have a service that can be sold worldwide, it's nice to have the international folks take advantage and keep you afloat.- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2It just drives demand for US products in general. If things get bad enough, we will just have to go back to making our own ***** again. We will be able to afford less things maybe, but life will go on. Its just the high school/early college kids who get all worked up over nothing.
- TechCF, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Yes, it is great. I order things made in Europe sold in the US so it can be shipped back. It is sold cheaper there than here because of wages etc. Great :)
Not only does it drive US product sales, but everyone who sells in dollar and do not adjust their prices fast enough. - auzy07, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1thank you, its simple economics. undervalue our currency and make our goods look cheaper to the international market and in turn foreign goods are more expensive within the country. also it makes it so that we can pay off our debt now for cheaper (if we decide to do that, i doubt). economics is just a big circle and we go back to everything we've been through, just with new technology and new understanding on what happened. (all credit goes to Richard Grabowski, best damn econ teacher i've ever had {thanks for passing me :)} )
- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2It just drives demand for US products in general. If things get bad enough, we will just have to go back to making our own ***** again. We will be able to afford less things maybe, but life will go on. Its just the high school/early college kids who get all worked up over nothing.
- Demean, on 05/13/2008, -7/+1Why is that dollar bill so big? Where is its bigger brother, Euro with Gummy bears and all that good stuff piled on top?
- fsjenkins2000, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Look below and there is the Yen and the Euro for your viewing pleasure
- Demean, on 05/13/2008, -0/+0Oh my, I blame it on that weed leaf at the top right corner.
- fsjenkins2000, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Look below and there is the Yen and the Euro for your viewing pleasure
- Ouze, on 05/13/2008, -12/+55while skilled technically, this vapid image does a pretty ***** job at conveying whatever message it is they are trying to convey. It's a cheap cash in of being provocative without actually delivering any discernible message. No surprise, then, to see all the mouthbreathing digg comments saying how breathtaking and stunning and brilliant it is.
- irgeorge, on 05/13/2008, -3/+8Well said.
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Whoa whoa whoa.... you breathe out of your mouth too. You put your pants on one geekly, feeble leg at a time too. But yeah, cheap sensationalism.
- irgeorge, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Breathe In through my nose most of the time though.
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Whoa whoa whoa.... you breathe out of your mouth too. You put your pants on one geekly, feeble leg at a time too. But yeah, cheap sensationalism.
- godd4242, on 05/14/2008, -2/+5It's trendy to rag on others apparently. Eitherway, it's an advertising campaign, which apparently the hordes of mouthbreathers can't understand? Besides, I find it fairly meaningful. The world revolves around money, and this piece highlights that to some degree.
- auzy07, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2much much easier to be mean than nice...you piece of *****.
- mempko, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2haha, iget it, you are being ironic...haha. you make me laugh like a tickling monkey.
- auzy07, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2much much easier to be mean than nice...you piece of *****.
- andymci, on 05/14/2008, -2/+1"Read our newspaper to understand the power of money and what influences the world's economy." Seemed pretty clear to me. Big, controversial image to spark discussion and draw attention? Check. Tagline that refers to product being promoted? Check. I wouldn't call it propaganda or art with a meaning. It's advertising, plain and simple.
- STLMikey, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3I dugg it because thats a ***** cool picture. A breathtakingly stunning picture.
- irgeorge, on 05/13/2008, -3/+8Well said.
- m4rk0551, on 05/13/2008, -3/+27They have one for the:
Euro: http://www.coloribus.com/paedia/prints/2008/5/3/20 ...
Yen: http://www.coloribus.com/paedia/prints/2008/5/3/20 ...- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -3/+2Wheres the Rape of Nanking?
- DeFex, on 05/14/2008, -0/+9where is godzilla?
- remlap, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5What No Tentacle Porn?
- Ahzaz, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Dugg for Hentai
- drgnflyblu5, on 05/13/2008, -11/+5They should have put in a bunch of middle schoolers have sex under his collar.
- Ouze, on 05/13/2008, -2/+9Why don't you have a seat over there.
- INDOAZZ, on 05/13/2008, -4/+4So much in this small photo.
- d686, on 05/13/2008, -6/+26easy jackholes. it's not just "anti-american"... look at the euro and yen.
- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -9/+5That just makes it anti-everything, an even more ***** point.
Yes we know idiot hippies think we could give up money and all go live in compounds and hug trees for a living or something, but thank ***** humans dont work that way. If we did, saber tooth tigers would still be eating us as free snacks.- dopplerdog, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1what exactly is your point?
- dynamojoe, on 05/13/2008, -2/+2And they lack the guts/talent to go after their own currency, the Real...
- mike17032, on 05/13/2008, -9/+5That just makes it anti-everything, an even more ***** point.
- fsjenkins2000, on 05/13/2008, -0/+26I guess no one realized that the Yen and the Euro is right below it since there are no comments on those two.
- dpazar2, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1No I saw it...the Euro has a map in the middle that has "Arabs" and the Star of David on it...Why? Can anyone shine light on who the artist is and the reasoning behind these pieces?
- Echosphere, on 05/13/2008, -1/+0Possibly it has to do with the French riots and the increasing race issues with middle easterners in the EU. Btw, have you heard of the Nazis? They're back again as "Nationalists" in Germany, and they're spreading as jobs go to the former Eastern Block countries. *****, doesn't anybody read the news anymore?
- Avngr75, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Yeah, saw those. All the anime girls on the top left of the Yen gave me a chuckle.
- m4rk0551, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Look 4 comments above your comment...
- dpazar2, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1No I saw it...the Euro has a map in the middle that has "Arabs" and the Star of David on it...Why? Can anyone shine light on who the artist is and the reasoning behind these pieces?
- darkfus, on 05/13/2008, -18/+7Unpatriotic.
- phraud, on 05/13/2008, -5/+4The website is more truth than your comment.
The USA dollar isn't valued against gold, so it has to be valued against *something*, right? A lot of those 'somethings' are drawn onto the bill. - dopplerdog, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3doubleplusungood thoughtcrime
- Nollykin, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1redneck.
- phraud, on 05/13/2008, -5/+4The website is more truth than your comment.
- casuallyevil, on 05/13/2008, -1/+13"Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips and guns — or dollars. Take your choice — there is no other — and your time is running out."
http://compuball.com/Inquisition/AynRand/danconias ...- godd4242, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3Dollars buy whips and guns. Money isn't inherently good or evil, just like people. It's all what you make of it.
- dizm, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Talk about *woosh*.
- godd4242, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3Dollars buy whips and guns. Money isn't inherently good or evil, just like people. It's all what you make of it.
- Yusami, on 05/13/2008, -2/+15I've seen so much anti-Insert Country/Corporation/People art since leaving high school and pursuing my art degrees...It's really boring, over-done, and lack-luster.
It's the same issues over and over again and it's done, 99% of the time, to be viewed and accepted...This saddens me as artists are supposed to be original and individuals.
That said it's ironic most of the artists I meet want a socialist nation (yes, I have been told "I want a socialist nation! What's wrong with socialism?" My answer? "No variety.")- candafilm, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4I agree, and it's in all forms of art now. You see it in music, television, books, video games and movies. There's raising awareness through art and then there is just beating a dead horse.
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4The sad thing is that people spend so many years in art school that they just come out as snobbish elitists that can only discuss art with other art grads who are on the same level of... vocab words. Seriously: if your parents allow you to attend art school make sure they can also line up a job for you when you're done, otherwise do something useful with your life.
- Yusami, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I might sound like a dick here but a life of creating art and people wanting to see it or hear it is useful to me...Even if it means I have to live in some crappy hole in the wall downtown =) But I also want to be able to support my parents when they get to old to support themselves so I am also going for more than art, so I'm good with my two degrees.
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4The sad thing is that people spend so many years in art school that they just come out as snobbish elitists that can only discuss art with other art grads who are on the same level of... vocab words. Seriously: if your parents allow you to attend art school make sure they can also line up a job for you when you're done, otherwise do something useful with your life.
- candafilm, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4I agree, and it's in all forms of art now. You see it in music, television, books, video games and movies. There's raising awareness through art and then there is just beating a dead horse.
- vexingmodstwo, on 05/13/2008, -2/+4Well, I guess a whole bunch of people now know what "Gazeta Mercantil" is... Pretty ironic, really.
- Lisztman, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3Yup. A newspaper not to pick up should I visit Brazil. :3
- dynamojoe, on 05/13/2008, -1/+0Yup. three million people reached, maybe three new subscribers total.
- theranbrig, on 05/13/2008, -2/+3wow...you move to South Korea and boy does the dollar change
- JointVenture, on 05/13/2008, -7/+8OMFG, the USA needs to restore its international reputation!
- nickymouse, on 05/13/2008, -12/+5Where is GW burning babies alive and eating them. What type of propaganda is this.
- rpfinley, on 05/13/2008, -26/+36Any article that uses the twin tower destruction for attention should be buried
- Step1Mark, on 05/13/2008, -1/+15Obviously 911 was a terrible thing but I don't think it even stands up to what we have done to other countries. So when they sent us a wake up call for our actions we increase our military presence? To me every innocent life was a tragedy doesn't matter where they were born.
- mempko, on 05/14/2008, -0/+39/11 had about 3,000 dead......Iraq has over a million. Se we do worse. Really, if we value all human life equally, then we are obviously morally worse.
- walugi, on 05/14/2008, -2/+10The twin towers was a drop in the ocean in terms of world tragedies. Only Americans think it's the worst thing to have happened in the last 10 years.
- abird, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1It's one of the worst things to happen in America in the last 10 years. Things hit a little harder when they're happening at home.
- dlite922, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1So if articles containing 911 should be buried, should we pay less attention to the war in Iraq....maybe not send any money there?
Let's bury the war in Iraq. Once you do that, i'll bury 911. Till then go F**** yourself, 911 happened, it affected the nation to this day, there's a freakin WAR going on RIGHT FREAKIN NOW!!! moron, I don't see how that's any less relevance.
This is not spam. I agree with you, people should hide keyword "911" to make their page popular, which talks about kittens, but If i didn't see 911 on this picture I'd be upset and bury it. seriously. - pappyblueribs, on 05/24/2008, -0/+0Yeah, I have to agree with that. The images are meant to be really deep, but are pretty knee-jerk in their approach. I almost laughed at the inclusion of the space shuttle explosion...how desperate can the artist get to include a tragedy that occurred so long ago?
And the responses above reek of American guilt. "We're bad, I'm bad, we deserved 9/11!" Might as well whip yourself or wear a hairshirt.
- Step1Mark, on 05/13/2008, -1/+15Obviously 911 was a terrible thing but I don't think it even stands up to what we have done to other countries. So when they sent us a wake up call for our actions we increase our military presence? To me every innocent life was a tragedy doesn't matter where they were born.
- frisk415, on 05/13/2008, -5/+13What the ***** is this thing trying to say? I know what they want to get at but that's not well done
- topace3000, on 05/13/2008, -1/+2Capitalism + America = dollar = EVIL
- olivcarla, on 05/13/2008, -2/+4Yeah, You really need a bit of context to understand that. For those who don't know Gazeta Mercantil, just appreciate the design, don't try to figure out any message from that (not even anti-American messages).
- mempko, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Are you kidding me. Every paycheck I give about $250 dollars (half of tax payment to fed) to the department of defense. This picture makes perfect sense to me. Life is the damn context.
- odiego, on 05/13/2008, -2/+33Trust me, almost nobody in Brazil thinks about the USA like that.
- topace3000, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5Eh, a good number of people in the US think of the US like that, but I know what you mean. This thing is really more anti-capitalism than anti-US though, considering the EURO and Yen submissions on the same page.
- Pinkertinkle, on 05/13/2008, -10/+21Yeah the artist is a douche bag.
- krsone2424, on 05/13/2008, -14/+8I'm really speechless, this is an amazing piece of work
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -9/+3it is? it looks like rage against the machine's myspace page. It looks like a system of a down screen saver. It's utter tripe and if the artist was American we'd string him up by his foriegn ass. You wanna make art says bad bout merica, ur in the wrong ***** for that. We got laws here, cant go saying writin and doin as you please- we gots laws!
- taiakpun, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Actually you smart spelling yankee you - in your pathetic excuse for a country you have laws that allow you to write and do as you please, as long as they do not infringe on any other person's rights and freedoms. There is a thing called freedom of the press and since this ad comes from the press, the artist would not have been hung up. Why all the negativity anyways? The ad is not dissing the US, it is in fact pointing out very serious and tragic happenings in the last century. Wow I know the US is hated by many now, but the paranoia and defensive stances taken by the US citizens are really astounding! Get off your high horse and just appreciate something that obviously took some time to create.
- taiakpun, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Actually you smart spelling yankee you - in your pathetic excuse for a country you have laws that allow you to write and do as you please, as long as they do not infringe on any other person's rights and freedoms. There is a thing called freedom of the press and since this ad comes from the press, the artist would not have been hung up. Why all the negativity anyways? The ad is not dissing the US, it is in fact pointing out very serious and tragic happenings in the last century. Wow I know the US is hated by many now, but the paranoia and defensive stances taken by the US citizens are really astounding! Get off your high horse and just appreciate something that obviously took some time to create.
- michael43, on 05/13/2008, -7/+2You're speechless because you're too stupid to think of anything to say.
- ltchimpo, on 05/13/2008, -9/+3it is? it looks like rage against the machine's myspace page. It looks like a system of a down screen saver. It's utter tripe and if the artist was American we'd string him up by his foriegn ass. You wanna make art says bad bout merica, ur in the wrong ***** for that. We got laws here, cant go saying writin and doin as you please- we gots laws!
- gabrielg01, on 05/13/2008, -18/+13***** anti-American design. No wonder it's hosted on Russian servers. Buried.
- godd4242, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3What's wrong with being anti american? It has its virtues.
- Cyberdactyl, on 05/13/2008, -9/+13Looks like a semi-talented photo-shopped mess to me.
- DonnieH, on 05/13/2008, -3/+2agreed
- Echosphere, on 05/13/2008, -1/+0Design wise it is of high quality and excellent composition in combining the elements. It simply isn't original.
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