Even if you don't know his name, chances are you've seen @MattBors's incredible cartoons for @TheNib, especially this classic panel from his enduring 2016 "Mr Gotcha" strip:
thenib.com/mister-gotcha/
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Its currency and fame are easy to explain: Mr Gotcha is a superb example of the odious neoliberal idea that there are no systemic problems (or, importantly, solutions), only individual choices.
Don't like climate change? Recycle.
Don't like monopolies? Shop indie.
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Don't like inequality? Donate to charity.
Don't like racism? Don't be racist.
Don't like sexual assault? Don't rape anyone.
This framework is a recipe for despair, self-loathing and inaction, and Bors's Mr Gotcha is the perfect avatar for it.
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Four years later, Bors has brought back Mr Gotcha for a very special covid edition:
thenib.com/mr-gotcha-covi…
Mr Gotcha starts off by with a reiteration of the current right-wing disinformation meme.
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Before Bors widens the frame to include apologism for police murder.
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In writing this up, I realized (belatedly) that Bors has a book of these strips out, "We Should Improve Society Somewhat." Naturally, I ordered it.
cloverpress.us/products/we-sh…
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