Posted on 05/16/2018 9:55:48 AM PDT by Eddie01
An incredible new portrait of President Trump contains a subtle message for social justice warriors and college snowflakes about leaving their liberal mindset behind and learning to succeed in the real world on their own.
The painting, titled Teach a Man to Fish, shows a young man sitting on a bench alongside President Trump, accompanied by a tackle box. The President is holding a fishing pole, offering it to the young man.
The message is from an old proverb which helps explain the mindset that divides Republicans who are pro-work and reward and Democrats who like handing out free gifts.
The sage advice reads:
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day;
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
In other words, teaching someone to help themselves is a far better virtue than giving them a handout.
My new painting, Teach a Man a Fish. You can give a man a pole. It doesnt mean he will use it. JonMcNaughton.com pic.twitter.com/yEvMO8sBZo Jon McNaughton (@McNaughtonArt) April 25, 2018
The painting was created by world-renowned artist Jon McNaughton and contains another subtle message within.
Take a closer look at the young mans books that he has left on the ground.
Two of them are titled Socialism and Justice Warrior.
I imagined President Trump sitting next to a young college student, McNaughton writes. His pack is beside him and his Socialism and Justice Warrior books laid aside. He listens to Trumps proposal and looks at the different bait he can use to catch his fish.
Trump offers him a fishing pole, he adds. Each of us has the freedom to choose our own destiny.
The only remaining question is this Will the young man choose the path to provide for himself, or will he remain with his victim mentality looking for handouts like any good socialist would?
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he’ll sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
His work is often displayed on FR.
He is an excellent artist.
Bought a lithograph of this new piece and framed it for my son as an 8th grade graduation gift.
Thanks for posting...
Trite
Lots of truth is trite.
It would be interesting to know if Donald Trump has a ever actually gone fishing. Sort of hard to visualize that.
This made me laugh so hard I cried. . .haven’t laughed that hard in over a decade!!! Thank you ;)
Thank you Jon. Please keep these paintings coming!
Love it. Absolutely love it.
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Why?
Let me re-phrase that
Why is that hard to visualize?
I think there is one that is newer than this one if I am not mistaken. Has a chicken in it.
This shows a SERIOUS lack of understanding about SJW’s.
I guess I see the painting differently. It’s a sort of political allegory; and the boy represents all the young people who are being indoctrinated. Trump is offering a different way of thinking.
Unfortunately it leaves out the part were the SJW stabs the President the moment he sees him.
I don’t see the boy as a confirmed ‘SJW’. I see him as someone at a crossroads, with a choice.
I can’t take credit for it, just recycling an old joke. Glad you enjoyed it!
A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.
Woodrow Wilson
Because it seems like sitting still for potentially long periods of time would not suit hisv personality.
He also doesn’t seem like an animal person. ( handling bait, taking the fish off the hook etc.)
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