Then and Now: Empire Builders
Too bad it's not in a galaxy far, far away
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“Then and Now: Empire Builders” by sketchier. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
The essay
The “Might Makes Right,” we’re the hemispheric bullies, let’s grab territory crowd (AKA, “The Administration”) is acting like the Star Wars prequels. But with real bullets, drones, and troops. This Then and Now points out that no Emperor gets there alone. When it’s time for accountability (think Return of the Jedi), the list will be long.
Indeed, the biggest challenge with this strip was limiting the Trump crowd to just the seven enabling minions shown here. There were far more who were eligible, so I limited it to just a subset of Cabinet members and direct staff. Elon will just have to wait for the sequel.
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