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03/17/11 from cagle.com

This cartoon contains a speech bubble that says, "As you can see, nuclear power is completely safe..." This use of sarcasm makes fun of how people may have thought that nuclear power is safe. It appears that "nuclear power" is in the form of a monster that has overpowered the restraint that the people put around him. The cartoon is saying that nuclear power is just plainly unsafe. This could be seen as a bit of an environmentalist view. This cartoon relates to the current event in Japan with the earthquake as there is a risk that nuclear explosions may be triggered. This cartoon's uses satire to ridicule any perception that nuclear power is safe.