Study Task 1 - Political

Definition:
"Of or relating to the government or public affairs of a country: a period of political and economic stability.
Relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular or group in politics: a decision taken for purely political reasons.
Interested in or active in politics: I'm not very political.
Motivated by a person's beliefs or actions concerning politics: a political crime.
Done or acting in the interests of status or power within an organisation rather than as a matter of principle."

Quote:
"Capitalism; God's way of determining who is smart, and who is poor." - Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation (Nick Offerman)

Photograph: A photo from the JFK assassination, a dark and sad moment in political history but also deeply intriguing and strangely mysterious. This photo was long thought to depict Jackie Kennedy trying to escape the car but it has been discovered since that she was actually trying to retrieve the top part of her husbands head. (As depressing as this photograph is, I feel like the whole situation is so interesting due to its politically charged nature and extremity)

Image: Cover for Nick Offerman's comedy stand up American Ham, which is a show charged primarily by Offerman's distaste for faceless government and the selfish attitudes in individuals they create, and his desire for people to just "give a crap" about one another as people rather than as drones or masters or providers or consumers. The illustration of Uncle Sam as a little pig is firstly a joke towards Offerman's mustached appearance but also a jab at his dislike of American politics and the greedy nature it feeds into the political system.