Trump-Sieg inspires Edenkobener: America really does the dogs go in front of the dogs?

Trump-Sieg inspires Edenkobener: America really does the dogs go in front of the dogs?

Landau, Deutschland - The triumph of Donald Trump In the US election, the thoughts of Hans-Joachim Schatz, a member of the Thomas Nast Association, has fascinating caricature of the famous Landauer Thomas Nast (1840 to 1902). In the midst of political turbulence, Schatz wonders: does the country go to the dogs?

This provocative question is raised by Nast himself in his caricature from 1880, which was published in the renowned magazine "Harper’s Weekly". The title "The Whole Country Is Going to the Dogs" reflects the despair of the democratic senator Allen Granberry Thurman from Ohio, who sees the United States under the Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes on the edge of the abyss. In this dramatic representation, Uncle Sam, the symbol of the true, noble America, is also evident in deep concern about the state of the nation.

a look into the past

Schatz illuminates the relevance of this historical cartoon today. The parallels between the political challenges of that time and the current events are unmistakable. The concerns about the future of America are not new, and the art of Nast remains a powerful tool to reflect on people's fears and hopes. At a time when the political landscape is polarized again, the question of the fate of the nation is more urgent than ever.