PUCK: ROBBER BARONS THEN AND SILICON VALLEY ROBBER BARONS NOW

TECHNOFASCISTS LIKE JACK DORSEY AT TWITTER ARE GARBAGE.

puck cartoon robber barons tying up uncle samPuck magazine (1871-1918), the well-known political humor magazine, was at its height under original founder and creative director cartoonist Joseph Keppler. Here is a February 23rd, 1881 Keppler political cartoon depicting Jay Gould, the telegraph monopolist, and Cornelius Vanderbilt the railroad baron.

The point of the cartoon is the way those two Robber Barons – allied with like-minded newspaper tycoons (whose newspapers’ names are on the bonds around Uncle Sam) – abused their wealth and political influence to bind the United States (represented here by Uncle Sam) to their will.

Joseph Keppler was outraged at the power so unethically wielded by such figures to cloak themselves in righteous, philanthropic public images while in reality they – in Keppler’s words – clutched “the United States and all its institutions by the throat.”

Creepy LineThis is similar to the way the Silicon Valley and Social Media Robber Barons of today cloak themselves in “socially conscious” public images while in reality clutching the United States and all its institutions by the throat.

The Robber Barons criticized by Puck magazine exerted their ugly influence on behalf of right-wing politicians. The Robber Barons of the 21st Century tend to exert their ugly influence on behalf of left-wing politicians. The end results are equally totalitarian.

*** For THE CREEPY LINE, a documentary about abuses by Google, Twitter, Facebook and others CLICK HERE       

 

30 Comments

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30 responses to “PUCK: ROBBER BARONS THEN AND SILICON VALLEY ROBBER BARONS NOW

  1. Nos has puesto a mirar despacio y hacerle seguiminto a estos asuntos para asumir nuestras posiciones politicas.

  2. Bob

    Twitter and google are even worse.

  3. Ken

    This blog just became very relevant with Big Tech’s election interference this year.

  4. Brenda

    It’s like you told the truth with this blog post.

  5. Jamarcus

    The Tech fascists are far worse.

  6. Page

    The guy at Puck really understood the scum like Dorsey and Zuckerberg.

  7. Harvey

    The Big Tech scumbags need reined in.

  8. Joy

    Great post! You have courage for speaking out about Democrats.

  9. Mac Mcleod

    This is a great comparison with Big Tech of today.

  10. JangoGod

    This the best hot take I seen on the Big Tech punks.

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