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Why political cartoons keep reusing the same symbols

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Thinking up a clever visual metaphor every single morning is exhausting work. Consequently, political artists lean aggressively on overused symbols like sinking ships, grim reapers, and heavy anchors. It is a daily exercise in rearranging the same five metaphors to describe complex global events.

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