Cartoons today vs cartoons before
The cartoons made when Lincoln was in office were very mild compared to cartoons today. In the political cartoons made about Lincoln, he is mostly criticized for his view on slavery and the want for slavery to be abolished. Most of the anti-Lincoln cartoons were made by southerners who hated the fact that their president was against slavery. I don't believe that these cartoonists were being fair to Lincoln because Lincoln was a great man and is now looked at to be one of the greatest presidents ever. Back in the late 1800's it was normal for the southerners to think slavery was right but it wasn't and it was not fair for them to accuse Lincoln to be a bad guy because he wanted black people to be free. Though the cartoons more recent about Obama or Kennedy are much more brutal and unfair. The anti-Kennedy cartoons were mostly created by foreigners because during his presidency there were many foreign affairs but i don't believe they were being fair towards him because they were only assuming. The cartoons about Obama are mostly created by republicans because Obama is a democrat. Both anti cartoons for Obama and Kennedy are really mean and brutal. Over the years it seems political cartoons are getting nastier and nastier.