Thanks! That was very helpful. Do you know who these people are too? i should probably know but don’t usually pay much attention.
Anyway, here are some thoughts on a
possible meaning behind some of the symbolism. The title is written in Chinese (i think) and subtitled in English. You can draw your own conclusions about what that might imply.
Putin is interesting. Both he and Obama are wearing red ties which would symbolize war or enmity. Merkel is standing in between them with a puzzled look on her face. Does she need to pick a side? She is wearing a jade necklace. Does anyone know if her hand gesture has a symbolic meaning?
Putin is the only person wearing shades. If you look at his left eye it looks like there’s a red dot on it. When it’s blown up it’s not actually a dot but at size it gives that impression. They definitely put a red screen over the left lense. It reminds me of this:
The Terminator, shades and all.
Hillary is standing behind his back and it looks as though she may be laughing at him. There is a hand over his head, like Paul on the Sgt. Pepper album cover. Hand over head is actually in the dictionary and means, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. Some say it symbolizes evil or death. His right arm is missing from the elbow down.
To me, it looks like Obama is waving goodbye with his usual haughty smirk. There are two things attached to him, the vacation ghost (which seems to symbolize his favorite pastime) and the cheshire cat (known for it’s creepy smile).
Behind Obama are François Hollande and Jordan’s king Abdullah. France and Jordan are somewhat cozy. i read that Jordan is a favored vacation spot and place that French expats like to go. This part of the graphic is strange though because it almost looks like Obama has 3 heads.
The article covered the pictures in the lower-left pretty well but i'd like to add that the drumset has an American flag on it and is smashed through by a guitar with a British flag. The drumset says “50 Years” on the front which would indicate 2014 as 50 years since the British invasion of rock music. Appropriate because most, if not all of the musicians were occultists and the spell they cast over America's youth had a great deal to do with the lowering of their values. Which, of course, is why we now find ourselves in a totally corrupt, failing system.
That’s it for the left side.
Subject: 2015 The Economist 
Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:51 am
