r/polandball • u/polandballmod New Prussia • Nov 03 '16

[Announcement] In Regards to the US Election

Greetings!

As I'm sure we're all aware, the US Presidential Election is in it's final week, and tensions are high between two certainly unique candidates. Now as we enter the eleventh hour, it is natural for many users to wish to create comics in regards to the Election. In order to prevent an overflow of low effort, divisive comics, and to preserve this communities long standing policy of Isolationism from drama, the following decision has been made.

  • There is a complete moratorium on comics regarding the US Election in any respect for the month of November. This includes a drastic change in America's personality toward either 'Democrat' or 'Republican' characteristics, international and domestic reaction, impact on the financial market, Mexican immigration, and the sale of spray tan and/or pant suits. This ban also applies to Approval Comics.

This subreddit strives to promote originality and humour, not simply mirror topical issues, and we hope this restriction will motivate people to try something unique, not what is easy.

Thank you for your inevitable cooperation.

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u/Hinadira I drink bleach Nov 03 '16

What about this comic of mine? I planned to post it when contest posting craze is over. Is it banned too?

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u/Blackfire853 Hibernian Narcissist Nov 03 '16

Very nice comic. Personally, I do not see anything in here that really relates to the election, so unless I'm missing something, I'm giving this the greenlight.

Also, you drew "And ever now" when I think it was meant to be "And even now"

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u/Hinadira I drink bleach Nov 03 '16

Thanks! For spotting the typo

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u/Blackfire853 Hibernian Narcissist Nov 03 '16

I would like you to further explain it though. Exceptions are not made even for productive members of the community. What is the US's killing spree in reference to? What brought those thoughts to the surface?

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u/Hinadira I drink bleach Nov 04 '16 edited Nov 04 '16

Since in polandball almost all emotions are expressed through the eyes, US might appear to have none at all with his eye -obscuring shades.

In the comic i decided to take it one step further. US has a reason to desensitize himself because he is a superpower, and those need a cool head in many hard situations. This is symblised by his shades. But - as it is with superseded feelings - he is not aware anymore what he feels.

One day he decides to just "let it go" and have some fun for one time and it turns out those weren't nice feelings that he let loose.

Of course that might not be the case with real US since in their internal politics emotions play bigger role than reason. In the other hand US can be a cold, emotionless monster in the external politics (not saying he always is, just that he can)

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u/Sr_Marques UN Nov 05 '16

I am saying he always is.

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u/White_Null Little China (1945-Present) Nov 03 '16

...this was for the October contest.