Anger in Politics (Extra)

This image consists of two cartoon characters on a plain white background.  The plain white, neutral background brings attention to  two elements in foreground.  These two elements are angry looking cartoon animals wearing boxing gloves, which have text on them.

The cartoon image on the left side of the frame is an elephant, which is the symbol for the GOP or Republican Party.  Visually analyzing the expression on the face of the elephant, we see he is angry.  The elephant has a furrowed brow and clinched teeth. The elephant is wearing boxing gloves which are blue. This is interesting since red is the color we generally associate with the Republican Party.  Perhaps the image was created before 2000 when we started associating red with this party.  GOP is written on the right boxing glove of the elephant.  I find this interesting, as those associated with the Republican parts are seen as more conservative or right winged.  They are on the right side of the spectrun which goes from extreme liberal on the left to extreme conservative on the right.  I associate the text on the right glove with this fact.

The cartoon image on the right side of the frame is a donkey, which is the symbol for the Democratic Party.  Visually analyzing the expression on the face of the donkey, we see he is also angry.  The donkey also has a furrowed brow and clinched teeth. The donkey is wearing boxing gloves which are red. Like the gloves on the elephant, this is not the color  we generally associate with the Deocratic Party.  DEMO, short for democratic, is written on the left boxing glove of the donkey.  As with the text being on the right glove of the elephant,  I associate the text on the left glove with this fact that those associated with the Democratic Party are more left winged or liberal in their beliefs.

When we analyze the image with all of it's components, we see it is an image of anger and conflict.  The Republicans are fighting with and angry with the Democrats and vise versa. This sheds a negative light on the state of political affiars in the United States today.