Franklin Cheese

ALT A three-tier political cartoon showing that core progressive values remained constant while extremists abandoned their principles to chase hatred. Across three eras (2016, 2016–2020, and Since 2023), the political spectrum bends downwards from a straight line into a horseshoe loop. Throughout the entire sequence, a stick figure labeled "me (STILL woke, progressive, liberal leftist)" remains firmly rooted in their original firmly left position on the spectrum. In contrast, both their former "fellow leftists" and the conservative figure abandon the original spectrum entirely, sprinting down the curving sides toward an endpoint labeled "utter evil." In the final panel, the stationary leftist looks on in disbelief saying "wtf," while the two running figures - now labeled "Person who actually left the Left" shouting "I LOVE HAMAS!" and "MAGA" shouting "I LOVE HITLER!" - converge at the bottom. Below them, a punchline reads: "And then they kissed and lived extremistly ever after."