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Global Voices interviewed an artist in Greece specializing in the horror genre, Nikos Tragganidas Posazennikov, who regrettably is quite the leftist and even anti-Israel:

Athens-based horror artist Nikos Tragganidas Posazennikov, more commonly known as Nick, channels his political outrage into comics that confront government corruption, authoritarian abuse, and the neglect of ordinary citizens. Raised in a politically engaged family, Nick was discouraged from pursuing an art career. However, he followed his own path as a comic book artist, animator, and musician.

Somehow, I doubt he's got any concerns about the corruption that's led to Islam's dominance in Europe, mainly because of what he sides with:

GV: What message do you try to convey with your work?

Nick: I started as a horror artist and didn’t expect my work to become so political. I always wanted to have a message, but early on, I didn’t know what direction to take because I was still learning how to draw.

Then Tempi happened, and I was furious. That was the first time I created a piece about a specific event. It was cathartic, I felt I was contributing to the broader conversation about these issues.

After October 7, 2023 [the start of Israel's ongoing war against Gaza], I created pieces about Palestine, and it snowballed from there. I still consider myself a horror artist, but now I focus on a different kind of horror; the horror of real life and the political landscape.

Wow, sounds like we have another Joe Sacco variation here who doesn't give a damn about the Islamic-influenced barbarism the inhabitants of Gaza went by. Apparently, in his twisted view, they can commit savage crimes and not have to see any punishment meted out. One can only wonder what he thinks of al Qaeda and what they did on September 11, 2001, and what jihadists did to victims of the Bataclan massacre in France during 2015 too. The irony is that the man supposedly cares about issues like femicide:

GV: Your comic blends horror with social critique. What inspired you to tackle issues like femicides and state violence through this genre?

Nick: In horror stories, ghosts usually exist because of a tragedy — a murder or an accident — and the solution is always to banish the ghost. But that felt empty to me. The systemic problems that led to the tragedy persist.

Take the common trope of a husband killing his wife, and she becomes a ghost. The story ends when the ghost disappears, but what about the femicide that caused it? I wanted to flip that and create a character who recognizes that to stop hauntings. You need to stop the injustices behind them: femicides, wrongful arrests, state violence.

Regrettably, despite what he claims to be worried about, based on what he's conveyed so far, it's unlikely he cares about femicide when the Religion of Peace is the culprit. There's no mention of Islam in GV's interview, and if the topic was suppressed and obscured, all that does is make clear they're not serious. And towards the end:

GV: If you could send a message to others in the struggle, what would it be?

Nick: Keep fighting.

Keep creating art. Art is a crucial part of resisting oppression — though sometimes even movements underestimate it. People often ignore articles or even photos and videos from real atrocities, because they’re too uncomfortable.

But art reaches them differently. I once spoke with an artist from Gaza who changed my perspective. You can see countless photos from Gaza, but one drawing by a Palestinian artist can communicate emotions more personal and direct.

That’s why I believe we must keep making art — make it as political as possible, promote artists, and never stop fighting.

So I guess he buys every little bit of taqqiya (deception) he's sold about Gaza's vile inhabitants who took part in the massacre 2 years ago, and quite possibly doesn't give a damn the Hamas murdered alleged collaborators with Israel. As a result, I'm not convinced he's really concerned about issues like femicide, and even that part of the discussion remains ambiguous. Also, while it's bad enough he considers the horror genre such a big deal, that he wants to politicize art is practically what's brought it all down over the past quarter century. This is precisely what's wrong with art as we know it today, and coupled with all the dishonesty the interviewee upholds, that's why it's become such a disaster.

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