Manuel Guillén's cartoons 2017

[Jonh]

Unanimous recognition

Designated oppositin

[Jonh]

Dynastic succession, rule of law

"The only way this "growth" could affect is is that "Nica Act"!

[Jonh]

Route of the current election game

Without personal interest, stay out of the deal

With personal interest, enter in the designees' payroll

Sacrifice? Let's be serious!

[Jonh]

In the "safest" little country...

Impunity, disrespect for life ("We're making a wild stew!!") institutional abandon, poverty and marginalization; violent crime

[Jonh]

OAS says, "This third document is another agreement with the Commander, then there'll be a fourth document, then a fifth, and so on until we find a chance that someone will adopt you."

[Jonh]

Well, so we "understand" each other

Memorandum
Fraud!
Accompaniment of the OAS

[Jonh]

The Electoral hatchling that the OAS observed.

[Jonh]

The fruits of Chavez

Chavez' populist totalitarianism

Maduro's dictatorship

Even your buddies recognize it

We condemn Maduro's human rights violating regime

[Jonh]

FAD, Front full of Discontents

See, Chepe, after this failure of the report and agreement of the OAS with Ortega, only we are left "mounted."

You're right: we're going to mount ourselves on that mountain of proclamations and pronouncements we've made, and that no one seems to care about.

[Jonh]

To Dr. Vilma Nunes de Escorcia
In recognition of
Her Mission
in the noble defense of Nicaraguan human rights.

Granted by the US Embassy in Nicaragua

All the ministers, vice ministers, and all other subjects of our queen Chamuca, we protest for that offensive and hostile recognition by the USA of that evil person.

And at the request of our sovereign, we all sign.

(Submission)

[Jonh]

What is worse than an Inquisitor like Tomas de Torquemada, and an autocratic and ambitious Chamuca?

La Torquemucha!

Human rights

[Jonh]

How we walk

The opposition politicians are some "sell-outs" looking the gringos to help them get rid of Ortega. They don't understand that the most important thing now is to sell "the country's image" well.


The country is not being sold, only the deceitful image of Ortega is sold: an idyllic country, safe, democratic and without corruption. Very pretty!

[Jonh]

Could you tell me the defense lawyer, which leads you to think that this court can issue a biased and partisan ruling?

How cheeky!

[Jonh]

Irresponsibility and cheapening of life

They're victims too, of the cheapening of the law we live under

[Jonh]

There he is!

Don't let him get away!

Now we got you, &^%%$!

Oof, every day this sticking gets more complicated!

Human rights promotor

[Jonh]

Almagro in Maduroland

Fried Plantain! Your days are numbered! (OAS with Democratic Letter)

Almagro in Chamucaland

May I advise your highness, the Commander, that your three year extension is ready...

Agreement with Ortega

[Jonh]

The "Chamulatito" Gonzalez lost his undefeated streak and crown to a Thai, in a very close fight. The judges saw him lose to the terrible frustration of many of his fans.

With Daniel, until the end, though he'll be a tamal. The blood of "my Christ" had no power.

"Sorry, Chocolate," says the judge.

At last these people experience what it feels like to be robbed so blatantly.

Voter without right to choose.

No way, we won again.

[Jonh]

In the end I don't know if it'll be an ideological affair that will separate us...

Mmmmeow...rather I think it's a separation of perception.

[Jonh]

Pre-Monitoring

Seismic swarm!

[Jonh]

Institutionalism? No, the truth is that we Nicas have our own priorities...

1. Check Facebook
2. Put up the daily memes
3. Review if they've sent me my money
4. Look at the red note in "the news"
5. Be alert to earthquake reports by The Vice Chamu
6. Plan where to go with the "peeps" this weekend

[Jonh]

Corruption Zero

corruption

We're fixed: this comptroller needs more resources to be able to "cover well" their work.

2016 brief

[Jonh]

Interference! That at this point a foreign government is going to come and tell us how to manage "our democracy."

Shame! That by now a foreign government must come and tell you how democracy should not be handled!

[Jonh]

Why is the water running out?

[Jonh]

We ask for your great mercy for an investor who has problems in customs and mayor's office.

[KeyWestPirate]

Beautiful!

But ,, whose country is this anyway?
I've come (when I first arrived here) from a shared sorrow and sympathy for the Nicaraguan people who lost all the blood and tears they expended during the revolution to a more realistic if cynical,,

Hey, as long as they leave the Gringos alone . . . it's their country.

When I see his family steal from my hijo crianza,, I gain additional insight into the culture. Yesterday I saw a cousin wearing a new pair of socks I bought him.

Ariana -who is still in Tucson and finally found well-paying and consistent work-- finds herself pregnant,, with the little girl she has always wanted. My plan of bringing Sebastian back to the US at 2 or 3 may be threatened.

If I set high expectations for Sebastian and provide the resources to meet them,, he will just be miserable if he spends his life planting fence posts. It's a lot to think about.