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Ben Garrison is a real American hero and a formidable warrior in the battle to keep free speech alive. When we learned that it’s possible to commission a Ben Garrison original we knew we had to do it immediately, if not sooner. Not only is Ben a great guy to support but a cartoon or logo drawn by Ben and and shared with his legions of follows will get you a ton of traffic and name recognition for your website or business. Ben is now regularly making headlines on major news sites and he’s doing commissioned work for big names like Milo Yiannopoulos, Stefan Molyneux, Mike Cernovich, Charles Johnson and more.
Along with the release of our cartoon we decided that it would be nice to also interview Ben and see what makes him tick. So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Benjamin Garrison!

Where did you grow up? What was your childhood like?

My dad (a Pearl Harbor attack survivor) was a career Navy Master Chief, and so we were always on the move. Even after he retired from the Navy in the mid 1960s, we kept moving. He was never happy staying in one place for too long. I have some good memories of San Diego, a horse ranch in Idaho, the Oregon coast and Bremerton, Washington. After he retired, we all moved to San Angelo Texas. Dad was a big, strong man who believed ‘might makes right.’ He was also an atheist. He didn’t know how to be a father and he treated us kids like his crew. He liked to bark out orders at us and there was hell to pay if we didn’t instantly do as we were told. He could also peel paint with his cursing. For him, it was an art form. He was a heavy drinker and could turn mean on a dime. He was the most pessimistic, negative man I’ve ever known. He did teach me how to fish and he liked to go camping. We all grew up appreciating the outdoors. He also taught us kids gun safety. My mom was his polar opposite. She was always kind, encouraging and optimistic. She also was an artist and I got what talent I have from her. I started drawing cartoons when I was in the 5th grade.

I won't quote the whole thing because I think the blog deserves the traffic for the work they do, and it's definitely worth your time to read. Garrison's account of how he survived the Alt-Right trolls who slandered his work is also hilarious to read about, and instructive on how he overcame it.

Read more: http://www.singledudetravel.com/2016/06/...-garrison/