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by kjdal2001 3722 days ago
I agree. Thats a political cartoon, not an infographic.
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Sorry for the mixup of terminology. While I will agree it's not an infographic it's a representation of the ideas being explained in the context of that portion of the film. It's not a "cartoon" by any means and it does represent, at a very high level, the distinct notion of the original content of the thread. Money yields power and power yields legislation that yields money.

My point is that I found it interesting Chomsky has succinctly been defining these problems for quite some time.

It not a big deal. Calling something a political cartoon isn't an insult. Political cartoons are meant to illustrate a position, not support one. An infographic is a visual presentation of data that supports an argument. Political cartoons aren't bad, but they don't substitute for supporting evidence.