Star Wars

This political cartoon is clearly a negative view on the government and the people/ institutions/ titles that are beneath it. The blunt view on this cartoon is the characters from star wars are bad therefore the police, military, state; lobbyist, media and ourselves are corrupt.

1) The lobbyist otherwise known as the "Advisor", buys laws and legislature with big corporate money. They influence politicians/the state with their swindling, sneaky ways (as shown in the cartoon he is in jabba’s ear). They are charismatic crafty people that know what to say and how to say it. In other terms people with money hire the lobbyists to influence congressman (lawmakers) to do what will benefit that certain company. For instance, a concerned group of people is trying to get cigarettes outlawed (illegal) and they get a lot of support for it THIS is when lobbyists will come in a lot of money from company and change and try and get congressman to keep cigarettes legal. They look for and use loopholes so that in the end the company can still make money. The lobbyists influence the overall decision...usually works ( money makes things happen)…Subtly effecting the system.

• Lobbyist groups can affect elections. Large lobbyist groups can have significant financial means that can sway close elections. Even if the direct contribution to a candidate is limited, lobbyist groups can use their resources to campaign on behalf of a candidate.
  
                              

2) The police with "Guard” playing the blunt caricature, brutish minion of the state. There shown in this cartoon as unruly and authoritative. Otherwise known as bully, there just pawn for the state (government). They have authority to the people and is a tool of the government. The police though have less power less effect then military complex.

3) Military complex with “Boba Fett" being another blunt caricature. They are a heavy monetary investment in military. They have much faith and support from the government in military/industry. They are similar to a bounty hunter. The military furthers state economic/political agenda for the state. Such as Iraq and how we need oil. Military has more structure; they are more covert (subtle) than the police who have a smaller affect...the military is not thought as corrupt (public image different). But both the police and military are bully’s but different contexts/scales.

4) Mainstream media- is the "little rat guy" s who chained and enslaved. This shows how the state controls, dictates, and censors everything with the media. This is used for whatever the government needs; subdued topics, focus on certain issues, cover up mistakes, and much more. Completely in their (the states) control as shown in the cartoon.

5) The state otherwise known as "Jabba the Hut" is a large, power-hungry, monster! It is guided by the lower powers but rules over all of them Very greedy and has quality such as a business guy. Also called the government.

6) You is played by "Leah" who is enslaved by the system, crushed, and dehumanized. She is thee populous or everybody. The difference between the media and the populous is that the media is an institution or a concept. You is the people, the population.

Now there are similarities between all of them and differences. Differences being there different responsibilities and duties (jobs). The similarities being, everything is under the state, while each guide the state he still rules over all of them. They all contribute to his ruling.  The state controls all , all the other characters are his pawns being the players of state. They represent the system society of where we live. So individually they make sense as well being good representations of parts of government (sensible caricatures of the government) but together they make up the social system. They are and do the governments/ state agenda (goals, stuff set on doing).