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John Lennon's 'Imagine' Made Into A Comic Strip... Is The World Run By Insane People?

February 14, 2014

Artist Pablo Stanley has illustrated the popular song "Imagine" by John Lennon as a comic that "tries to communicate that no matter your faith, we should all share the world in peace."

It's impossible not to read the cartoon and have the song not pop into your head...

© Pablo Stanley / Stanley Colors

Pablo noted in his blog, "this is NOT an anti-religion/atheist propaganda comic." It's illustrating world peace regardless of someone's background and beliefs, uniting and accepting ALL faiths.

If you are wondering who some of the people are, ANNA is a Russian journalist, writer, and human rights activist named Anna Politkovskaya. She reported about the Chechen conflict and published several books critical of the current Russian government. In 2006, Politkovskaya was shot and killed in her apartment complex. Her murder remained unsolved until today.

The guy named "Milk" is San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in the United States in 1977. Milk was assassinated in 1978, just 11 months after taking office.

The rest you should recognize! But why are all the influential people -who promote peace and love- being shot and killed? Here is a final thought...