JobsNotMobs

It's the election tomorrow, and I'd lose my Blogger's license if I didn't write something about it.

The NY Times has a very cool infographic here:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/04/technology/jobs-not-mobs.html

It is a long horizontal line that tracks usage of this really horrendous video clip, associated with the tag JobsNotMobs.  It tracks how often this meme is used, and highlights events that were associated with changes in the pattern.  It has a nice use of color, with  orange and blue circles representing how often it was posted on two platforms:  Reddit and everything else.

It reminds me of the famous Minard map of Napoleon's march to Moscow.  https://youtu.be/laXh2cgE2g0

Other than 'bravo,' I have one suggestion.  It's hard to see the whole time series at once.  It would have been cool if one could zoom in or zoom out of the graphic.

I also feel obligated to say that the message this video clip sends is horrifying.  My grandparents and great-grandparents immigrated from this country.  I'm so grateful to them for having been brave and given me the opportunities that came with being born here.  They also faced prejudice, the same prejudice that led to the US turning back boatloads of Jews fleeing Hitler.

See https://youtu.be/ygVX1z6tDGI for a more eloquent and entertaining perspective on immigration policy.


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