"Let’s Not Say" - WTO Economic Policy Cartoon Critique #1548030 (License: Personal Use)

The image depicts a somber desert scene with a freshly dug grave marked by a wooden cross. Two mourners-a woman in a yellow top and green skirt, and a man holding a drum-stand beside it, while a suited WTO official gestures emphatically, declaring, “Let’s not say he died… let’s say he gave his life that the global economy might grow…” The irony underscores how institutional language obscures human suffering in pursuit of macroeconomic metrics.

This image is used in articles, op-eds, or educational materials critiquing international trade institutions, austerity, or neoliberal economics. It serves users seeking visual arguments against detached policymaking and resonates with activists, economists, and students analyzing global inequality.