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Four-panel gray cartoon. Panel 1: a man shouts from a legislative podium surrounded by lawmakers and packed benches: "GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SMALLER!" Panel 2: fewer people, same man: "SMALLER!" Panel 3: a lone podium and a small table: "SMALLER!" Panel 4: he sits on a throne guarded by armed men: "PERFECT." Signed Dimi. Caption: PRIVATE EYE, issue 1640, @ahoy_universe

Smaller Government Shrinks Down to One Throne

A four-panel Private Eye cartoon where a politician demands smaller government until only he remains as king. A civics-class satire on authoritarianism.

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Four-panel gray cartoon. Panel 1: a man shouts from a legislative podium surrounded by lawmakers and packed benches: "GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SMALLER!" Panel 2: fewer people, same man: "SMALLER!" Panel 3: a lone podium and a small table: "SMALLER!" Panel 4: he sits on a throne guarded by armed men: "PERFECT." Signed Dimi. Caption: PRIVATE EYE, issue 1640, @ahoy_universe

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