We’re All Afraid of Political Violence and Retribution. But Don’t Be Drawn Into Remaining Silent.

We're all afraid of Trump's retribution — but don't be drawn into remaining silent

Not long ago, I was haunting the alleys downtown and noting all the infrastructure you don’t see from the storefronts. The utility poles and power lines and electric meters reminded me of the work of R. Crumb, the underground cartoonist most famous for the anthropomorphic, sexually charged “Fritz the Cat” comics. It wasn’t an oversexed feline I was thinking about but Crumb’s urban drawings, especially “The History of America,” that render in pai…

We’re all afraid of political violence and retribution. But don’t be drawn into remaining silent.

An alley sits at rest in September 2025 in Emporia. (Max McCoy/Kansas Reflector)Not long ago, I was haunting the alleys downtown and noting all the infrastructure you don’t see from the storefronts. The utility poles and power lines and electric meters reminded me of the work of R. Crumb, the underground cartoonist most famous for the anthropomorphic, sexually charged “Fritz the Cat” comics. It wasn’t an oversexed feline I was thinking about but…