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Our socities have been under attack lately. Our 'rulers' are mannequins without any vision or decisive power, dangerous clowns. The photo was made in the center of Castellane in 2011 and obviously wasn't intended as a political statement, I just liked the paradox of someone who is without experience or vision and the military decorations. Your comments are very welcome.

Vincent, you have expressed this wise comparison very clearly and I associate myself, ciao Giangiorgio

I totally agree with you ,specially when we heard about drinking disinfectant.

Hi Giangiorgio,

 

thank you for your comment, good to see there are people here who share my opinion. Kind regards, Vincent

Wonderful shot, Vincent! I guess it's just prank. Perhaps there is subtext, but it is not clear what kind of form and medals this is. Bravo! Sincerely, Tatiana

Hi Saad,

 

thank you for expressing you agree with me, well appreciated! Kind regards, Vincent

Hi Tatiana,

 

thank you for your friendly comments! Yes, the second hand store that had this military outfiit on sale had more of these strange looking mannequins and surely meant it as a prank. There is no subtext other than my comparison. Kind regards, Vincent

Vincent, the only aspect of the USA's king, - uh, dictator, uh- not so benevolent overseer, that would be appropriate to add to this image is a bright shade of orange to the face. This "person" never deserved any of the military honors; rather he either commanded a Marines' representative to retrieve a set of them from the Joint Chiefs' storehouse or bought them from Amazon for a huge discount. "good to see there are people here who share my opinion" - Please count me in, Vincent. This image is technically sound and makes a clear political statement (even without your narrative}. - - My best always, michael

Hi Michael,

 

thank you for your clear stance on this. With my title I didn't only refer to Trump, but also to Macron, Merkel, Rutte and other European prime ministers that obviously put the interests of the big corporations above the ones of their people. Kind regards, Vincent

Hi, Vincent, an interesting and compelling story indeed behind the image. Kind regards, Sandor

Hi Sandor,

 

thank you for your appreciation of the thought behind posting this image in these weird times. I shot the photo because something in the combination of elements was off; that same feeling has been bothering me since the start of this lockdown situation. Kind regards, Vincent