Obvious Russian agitprop, you can immediately tell by how they put Ukraine as dog poop and by all the replies to it from Russians laughing specifically at that part, but the other stuff is obvious as well.
I was interpreting this as a commentary on how these countries are being treated by the US and Israel, not a commentary on how they should be treated. The Trump admin has been treating Ukraine like shit and treating European allies like dogs.
It’s entirely possible that you’re correct and this is supposed to somehow be an anti-Ukraine message, but other than “Ukraine = Shit” I’m not sure how it would tie in with everything else. I’m also not sure why Ukraine is here at all.
If I imagine a Russian trying to cram a Ukraine commentary in here… This seems like a natural spot to repeat the story Russia has been trying to sell that the Ukrainian government is secretly run by Nazis, but the artist chose not to do that.
And there’s no Russian flag. That makes it harder to figure out if this is Russian propaganda or not. Which may be why they aren’t included, or it could just be that the artists didn’t think they were relevant because they’re really trying to show how the US is controlling these other nations to prop up Israel.
Trying to look up J. Michael Springman, the only thing I can find is this guy. I’m not sure if this is the artist or not, and if it is I’m still not sure whether he would be pro-Ukraine or anti-Ukraine.
The whole inclusion of Ukraine is definitely weird. The cartoon would probably be better off without it. I’m just not sure I have enough info from the comic itself to fully conclude the artist’s intention here.
“I was interpreting this as a commentary on how these countries are being treated by the US”
Considering China is one of the dogs, I think you’re right.
The image quality is not helping, but I think that’s Turkey, not China.
I’m pretty sure the US is holding hands with Saudi Arabia. Israel could be holding hands with either Bahrain or Qatar, but given the context it’s almost certainly Bahrain. The dogs from left-rjght are France (probably), Turkey (probably), UK, Germany, ???, Italy. With Ukraine in the corner.
My vexillology is failing me on the one dog. The lighter blue plus the small dots that appear to be constellations kind of give me island vibes. It’s almost like if Tuvalu had just a shield with the English colors instead of a full Union Jack (not that Tuvalu’s inclusion makes any sense anyways) in its corner. Doesn’t match NATO or the UN or the EU. Maybe it’s an old flag, or one for some organization I’m not thinking of?
Australia
Pretty sure that’s Turkey
Oh wow you’re right. I looked too quickly.
Where is Russia’s leash on Uncle Sam?
Given the depiction of Ukraine and the ass they put on Israel, I suspect the leash is on the artist.
the ass they put on Israel
Nooooooooo and that artist is more than happy to give you a long list of theory on how Russian imperialism isn’t actually imperialism.
I mean, there’s a certain amount of eye-rolling you have to do when an American - hands still bloody from Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and Syria - points a finger and shouts “Imperialist!”
But the most damning indictment of post-Soviet Russia is the degree to which Putin collaborated with Bush Jr and Obama (and Mohammed bin Salman and Benjamin Netanyahu and Narendra Modi) decades earlier, during the War On Terror. This nightmarish turf war in Ukraine is just the end result of fascist powers in their inevitable falling out after failing to divide up the spoils. Trying to be “pro-Russian” in 2025 feels a bit like being “pro-France” in 1783.
*on maga
Ukraine as poop
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This has so many layers I’m not sure what to think of it.
Damn I’m looking to dig into that brown star of David
What is written at the top left and really poorly edited out? I can just about make out ‘2012’ and ‘famillle’
I think it’s French. I’m also seeing villains and Syria. Maybe portrait of the family of villains in Syria, but in French?
I read “2012 : la sainte famille ira visiter la Syrie” (the holy family will visit Syria)
Anyone knows who’s the, uh, white mage on the right?
This is so cringe…
A tankie accidentally wandered outside of their echochamber again.
