Judge — January 27, 1917 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Low Visibility" - Judge Magazine, January 27, 1917 This political cartoon satirizes American isolationism during World War I. The silhouetted female figure represents America, depicted as deliberately blinded—her vision obscured by a large hood or covering. She holds binoculars (useless while blinded) and walks forward heedlessly while birds (likely representing warnings or international events) fly past her. The title "Low Visibility" is ironic: America claims poor sight as excuse to ignore the escalating European conflict, despite mounting pressure to enter the war. The cartoon critiques American policymakers and the public for willfully ignoring clear dangers and moral obligations to intervene. This appears shortly before the U.S. entered WWI in April 1917.