Cartoon analysis.

AuthorBeeler, Nate
PositionBrief article

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ANALYZE THE POLITICAL CARTOON

(1) What is a "despotic regime"?

(2) Why is the pyramid inverted? [First, imagine it turned back the other way: Why has the U.S. supported authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes such as that of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak?]

(3) What could happen if the black tip of the pyramid gives way?

(4) Why does this make Uncle Sam nervous?

(5) Why is...

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