Related to my thoughts about my earlier post on Identity Management in the Age of Unreality, we are in age where we believe our own information sources and distrust others.  We have no single Source-of-Truth or Authority to whom we can rely on and agree upon.  While Logic, Reason, and the Scientific Method ought to be the framework for our understanding and agreeing upon truth, they are poorly taught and poorly understood by many.  Isaac Asimov’s quote has been proven true:

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”

― Isaac Asimov

Many thanks to LaMontagne – If the Titanic Sank Today for his political cartoon and quote:

As you can see above, I released a cartoon this week that used one of the biggest clichés in cartooning. The Titanic has been drawn often, by many. I don’t think I’ve drawn the whole ship before, but I’ve certainly drawn sunken or sinking ships and alluded to the iceberg, which is the same thing.

The Titanic represents hubris, man’s ego coming back to bite him in the ass. It’s appropriate for politics, corporate greed, and blind ambition, unchecked by reality. Sooner or later, an iceberg comes along to challenge the unsinkable claim. PLENTY of cartoonists have drawn politicians standing on the bow as it sinks.

While I would normally avoid the Titanic imagery, and I’m sure other cartoonists who see it will roll their eyes at my audacity for bringing it out of mothballs, it was a popular cartoon this week. I heard from several editors who loved it, proving once again that we’re supposed to be pleasing our customers, not each other.