question_answer 27)

The cartoon 'Cactus of Democracy' was published in 2004. What does the cactus look like here? Who is gifting it, and to Whom ? What is the message?

Answer:

(i) The cactus here looks like the statue of liberty.   (ii) An American soldier representing the US is gifting the statue of liberty to the people of Iraq.   (iii) The message is that liberty or democracy which is given by outside (foreign) powers, e.g., US is full of thorns or difficulties. This is not in the interest of the people of Iraq and it will be harmful to them because the US has its own interests in removing the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.