This piece was created by Adam Simpson, the same artist who created the piece I discussed in my earlier blogpost: "How To: Make Million-Dollar Movies". I particularly like his work, because he is commenting on the aspects of our society that we pride ourselves on. In this image, the "ALL IS FAIR" idea relates to the fundamentals of the democratic society that we set up for ourselves and the liberty for all that was supposed to come with it.
But instead, as this image points out, sometimes that democracy and liberty get twisted, and our government has arrived in a sticking point in which in order to get laws passed, exhaustive compromises must be made in order to get everyone needed on-board, sometimes defeating the purpose of the laws in the first place.
This piece reminds me of the hypothetical little girl who grows up wanting to the the President of the United States, and when she finally becomes a state senator years later realizes that in order to get ahead politically in America, you either sell out or bust. It's no longer a matter of whether or not this is true, but it is a matter of how much longer we (the voters, citizens, and Americans) are going to put up with it.
At least, that's what I see when I look at this piece. What do you see?
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