Mcgrabin's Satirical Cartoon

Today we believe that we live in a society that is greater than the past in acceptance and we have achieve inequality among all people in our country as they are treated right however we are further from the truth than we realize as inequality ravage the land. This is due to the shaky foundation that was built in the past and still affects our minds today. A satirical piece named “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” shows how far we really gone with its satirical elements like juxtaposition, hyperbole, diminution, allusion, and verbal irony. With the use of these satirical element we can find the errors of our ways exaggerated in a comedic story about how we as a community truly view the Aboriginal people. “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” flip the narrative

-White settlement affected the Indigenous people in a number of ways”{They} made them (the Aboriginals) outcasts on their own land*” by calling it terra nullius under the English Law, despite knowing the existence of the Aboriginals. Terra nullius is a latin term that means “land that belongs to no one.”They believed it belonged to no one because the Aboriginals didn’t use the land in the same way as the British. The Aboriginals believed that Mother Nature would provide them with what they needed, so they didn’t need to hunt and mark the land. The British completely ignored the deep spiritual connections the Aboriginals had with the land. They cut down trees, put up fences and built towns. They believed they had to own the land. But the Aboriginals were outraged when saw the settlers building farms where they had originally been hunting and gathering at, this was because there wasn’t enough food for them. They killed many white settlers in revenge and a clash of cultures began. Pemulwuy was an Aboriginal warrior that lead raids against the British. He also speared John McIntyre, Governor Phillip's gamekeeper, in December 1790. When the Indigenous people resisted the British, it lead to many conflicts which eventually left a irreversible damage to the lives of Indigenous people.

Stan Grant refers to the British people treating the Indigenous like they were sub-humans. Grant used the phrase ‘The Australian Dream’ throughout his speech. This signifies the irony which exists within this ‘Dream’. In this speech ‘The Australian Dream’ was linked to the ‘rooted racism’ which existed within our society. This sense of negativity and differentiation between the two races is further accentuated through the use of alliteration in ‘rooted racism’. Grant communicated in his speech that ‘The Australian Dream’ was about white people owning a house and not giving the rights to Indigenous to do the equivalent. Grant talks about the British saying the Indigenous weren’t in Australia before they arrived, hence why the Indigenous rights were extinguished. Additionally, the differentiation between the British and the Indigenous people was further explored through Grant saying; “British people looked at us, they saw something sub-human, and if we were human at all, we occupied the lowest rung on civilisation’s ladder. We were fly-blown, Stone Age savages and that was the language that was used”. Grant uses words and phrases such as sub-human, humans at all, lowest rung, fly-blown and Stone Age savages to show the audience the treatment which the Indigenous people were receiving from the British population. This is further emphasized through the use of commoratio by repeating the same thing put in different phrases. Grant uses

This political perspective is undertaken by Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (JBP) and John Howard (JH). The text is set in North Queensland which JBP represented as a political power. JBP represented himself as the spokesman for the average Queenslander, its farmers, pastoralists and older generation of Australians. The text presents the shared perspective these groups as the past should be left in the past. In relation to the Aboriginals, this means that in the eyes of such people that the Aboriginals have no special claim to land and furthermore, the Aboriginals have done nothing to deserve as such. JBP is quoted by a newspaper in the text when he shares his perspective on the matter. “The Aborigines were the ‘most lucky lucky people in the world’ because ‘we [the white Australians] fought and died for this country, not them’.” (pg. 171) This quote is an example of the shared political perspective of a specific group of people presented in the text. JH is of a similar view when Henry Reynolds (R) says, “In an article in the Sunday Telegraph with the headline ‘Teacher “Thuggery” Distorts History’, [PM John Howard] accused the [Teachers] Federation of attempting to distort history to make a contemporary political point’.” (pg. 160) This is another example of

This article gives the reader an inequitable view of Indigenous Australians, defending Tony Abbot’s point of view and the audience is encouraged to agree with mainstream media in regards to whether or not Tony Abbott is racist. Article B from the Koori Mail condemns Tony Abbott’s viewpoint as not only racist but he is insulting the very culture that he is representing. Article B states that Tony Abbott does not understand Indigenous culture and how important land is to them “Connection to country is everything to Aboriginal people – defines Aboriginal people and sustains us in a cultural and spiritual sense and can play a vital role in building economic independence, self-determination and healing” (Greg Cromelin, Article B). With Article B the audience is encouraged to get angry at Tony Abbott’s comments and make him out to be racist.

Wright demonstrates the limit opportunity that the Indigenous people had for their inherited land. The land that they owned was taken over by the white Europeans and called ‘Australia’ a name ‘never heard of’ in the Aboriginal community. Wright demonstrated that the land was taken over, and they had no choice in the decision they had to live with the choice. Furthermore Wright empathised their unpresented land right when presenting the ‘Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act of 1917’, the public servant had ‘the authority to acquire land’ of the Indigenous without giving them a choice ‘you can’t just take the land off us’, however the reality is that they could. Wright also demonstrated that Indigenous servicemen couldn’t ‘apply for land’ in the same way white servicemen could. The viewers of the play are presented with the harsh reality of what the white individuals could take from the Aboriginals without them be able to defend themselves eliciting a sense of sadness and reject of the treatment towards them. On the other

The political cartoon shown here is strongly satirizing against the control of children’s education in Texas by the Board of Education. Through the Board’s selection of what is included in children’s learning material, Texas kids in schools become biased towards certain political views. The textbooks here all contain extreme conservative attitudes, such as disbelief in climate change with the title, “BRRRRR! Our chilly planet”, and emphasis on anglo-american christianity “saving the day” for a free-market capitalist economy. Ironically, the book “Numbers Lie (Just like liberals!)” is paired with a false math equation on the bottom left of the cartoon, as 2+2 does not equal 5. However, this is significant in the sense that textbooks which are

Aboriginals concept of land is different compared to the Europeans view of land being an economic resource or investment, but to indigenous land is so much more, it is a part of their identity and soul. But when settlers came they classified the land as terra nullius which is Latin term for “land belonging to no one”. soon enough aboriginals had no control over their land or even their own properties until the 1900s where aboriginals fought for the land but didn’t receive anything but small victories in the 1970s until a

However, was this outrageous act nothing more than an honest mistake? Upon finding such promising land, did the European colonies believe they were impartial to possessing and commanding it as they please? Only for the fact that the current Indigenous owners were using it for means they could not understand? Did they believe that the only significance the land had to the Indigenous people was a spiritual and emotional connection, and the land could be therefore put to better use? Historical facts support all of these statements, and therefore are proving one of the largest acts of injustice Australia has ever

The tone of this cartoon by Jerry Holbert is humorous and ironic. In the cartoon, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are flying above the city to home from a debate on large dollar bills. Both are thinking they understand the average person better. However, the author is trying to say that neither of them truly understand the average person more. He does this by placing Trump and Hillary on money, representing their massive wealth.

This is evocative of the injustice served to the Indigenous Australians. He is defining boundaries for socially acceptable behavior necessary to provide a sense of belonging for those in the community.

The political cartoon titled “the Emigrants Welcome to Canada”, illustrates how many foreign laborers were deceived by the promises that persuaded them to move to Canada. The Canadian is wearing a thick fur hooded coat with matching bottoms. In addition, he is also wearing snow shoes to prevent himself from sinking into the snow. The water thermos at his side and his mittens is a good indication that he is extremely prepared for the harsh weather. In contrast, the foreigner is wearing a fashionable hat that will not protect his head nor his ears from the wind, a thin coat, and silk stockings. The foreigner’s feet is submerged in the snow and his hands are not covered with gloves. The artist of the political cartoon emphasized how unprepared

Within the visuals associated with Smith’s article lots of different people of all different races, dressed in Australian colours are collaged together to form the shape of Australia. This adds to the appeal to patriotism as it shows that all Australian’s no matter their race, gender, age, social status etc. have a right to celebrate on Australia Day in their own ways. This coincides with Smith’s contention being that Australia has such a diverse and multi-cultural background that everyone has the right to enjoy Australia Day. Such technique positions the reader to feel proud of the “unity” and togetherness their country has in celebrating Australia Day.

This rejects the gothic tropes idea that Aboriginal people own or are owned by the land at the expense of white

During the 1870s, Aboriginals were being mistreated by the ‘Whites’ and not once did the authority try to help. The Whites wanted the Native lands, their buffaloes and horses consequently, Natives were tricked and given poisonous whisky that caused them to perform desperate crimes (Bercuson 44). No law was enforced to help Natives against Whites, as a result the whites took their properties. Native people came up with the idea of having legal titles over their properties, but the government ignored their wishes (“Bercuson 44). In the book Opening the Canadian West the author David Bercuson stated that John A Macdonald thought, “they were trouble makers and refused to listen to them” .