Word: blacklisted
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...bitter "state of war'' that the Arabs still maintain against Israel, the only weapon left is the economic blacklist of companies and persons trading with the Jewish state. Even this weapon has begun to fail, because it is clear that the penalties are boomeranging against the Arabs themselves...
...hour, the great savior, is Molester Mole, a grubby mind with a powerful, if threadbare message. He is the Flounder of the Jack Acid Society, its spirited, selfless leader. He guides the Deacon when that Godsymp's flesh weakens, and it is Mole who prepares the Society's blacklist. The list of all the suspect members of the swamp is quite comprehensive; it even includes Mole's friend, the Deacon...
Politics in the swamp is never as intrusive as politics in real life, though, and the two ludicrous conspirators meet with a baffling kind of sympathy. Pogo-helps them by adding his name to the blacklist, as do the other animals. Soon everybody is on it, except Mole, who begins to feel threatened. Pogo's gesture is typical, the kind of stintly, reasonable thing you would expect...
...They were speaking of Eric Erickson, an American who came to Sweden in the '20s, did well in the oil business, took out Swedish citizenship. Then came the war. Erickson, like most neutrals, continued to do business with the Germans, but when he was put on the Allied blacklist his reaction was odious. He publicly insulted the country of his birth, openly frequented the German legation in Stockholm, made fulsome speeches praising the Führer...
Both Esquire and Playboy have successfully modified their image by genuinely readjusting their contents. If the Saturday Evening Post intends to offer an effective forum for divergent opinion (and word of a forthcoming piece challenging the blacklist is heartening), a far more exciting and appealing magazine is in the offing. But Mediocrity by any other name will remain Mediocre