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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 139 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This implies it's falling on its own.

There should be a mass of red hats trying to push it over.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 20 points 5 days ago

and at least two blue hats

literally sick to my stomach.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 115 points 5 days ago (11 children)

“But Trump said he’d magically make eggs cheaper!!!!11!!”

[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 58 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Maybe he was speaking about trans people all along.

[–] fnrir@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

Ah, yes. ✨Slavery.✨

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 7 points 4 days ago

Entenmann's donuts were buy one get one free right after the election. Bless Trump for turning donuts to twice as many just by thought alone!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Reduced demand. Dead and deported people prefer plain toast for breakfast

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

You cant even pretend to be pushing a "womens rights" pillar while we actively support the slaughter of innocent women in gaza.

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I would put literacy right in front because apparently there's a disturbing amount of people who don't know what words mean almost.

To understand anything, you need a sense of literacy.

[–] FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

21% of American adults are illiterate (54% read below a 6th grade level)

17% of Canadian adults are illiterate.

I keep coming back to these points as it's important context when understanding the news.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago (3 children)

That's... horrifying. I had no idea it was that high. I have to wonder how anyone can be illiterate, after watching my kids learn to read, and how little effort it took (on my part I mean, they were putting effort into it, because they wanted to)

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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Identity politics, and the concern silos that come with them, have failed. It's my personal opinion that they were pushed as a means to divide us against each other over things that don't threaten the profits of the capitalist class.

Fight for human rights.

Yes, human rights includes LGBT+ rights.

Yes, human rights includes women's rights.

Human rights at work as well. Human rights to housing and Healthcare. No half measures, no negotiations.

We tried to negotiate with the 1% in the early 20th century. Much like negotiating peace with Putin, it was just a temporary cease fire while the 1% consolidated their power and let their propaganda networks soak the human mind.

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[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 78 points 5 days ago

If you don't stand for the rights of others, there'll be nobody left to stand for your's - so get standing!

[–] maplebar@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I believe in free speech but I'm more concerned about freedom from religion than freedom of religion.

Democratic secular society is on a sharp decline all over the world.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Although you don't like religion, it's one of the dominos that fall in the line of authoritarian control. When it falls, other dominos fall with it.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 48 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Bet you they try to repeal Loving v. Virginia too. They'll "leave it up to the states" I'm sure, so that them and their rich buddies can keep their partners. Looking at you, Mitch.

I am emptied of all faith in their humanity or good sense.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 27 points 5 days ago (13 children)

Why are all basic civil rights not enshrined in laws, but instead resting on brittle law precedents in the US?

[–] inv3r510n@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Because it’s all imaginary and I can’t believe people seek comfort in a piece of paper and the concept of rule of law.

A strongman, such as potentially trump but it could be any authoritarian in any country - will just wipe his ass with the constitution and do whatever the fuck he wants. It’s not like the law is going to stop him. He’s a convicted felon and he’s still going to be president despite that. And the J6 case (the only one with any real merit, IMO) that they had four years to prosecute is now dropped.

Laws don’t matter. Laws don’t protect you. Laws exist to protect the in group and punish the out group.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago

Because our legislature is dysfunctional in its very structuring.

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Clarence Thomas rulling his own marriage illegal? 🤔

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Privileged people like him will certainly expect there to be workaround and loopholes. He'd just get a marriage cert in a state that allows it. Depend on it.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

In the abortion ruling, Thomas listed off a whole bunch of civil rights-related rulings he wanted to revisit. Obergefell (gay marriage) was among them. Loving, however, was conspicuously absent, and there's a pretty obvious reason why.

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[–] Astronauticaldb@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

That's definitely one way to get a divorce

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[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

As well as lack of affordable or even free healthcare, lack of affordable housing, lack of vacation time, lack of decent pay, lack of maternity and paternity time, lack of affordable healthy food.

It is really becoming lack of anything and everything. The only thing that has rights in this country are guns and vehicles.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We need to regroup. Anyone who cares for the above needs to join the same movement. Put your personal feelings aside and stand together, it's the only chance we've got to stop everything from unraveling.

[–] PagingDoctorLove@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

We need our grassroots organizations to collaborate more and we need people to move towards those organizations. That's how I see it anyways. It's not going to be easy, a lot of these organizations are slow moving due to their financial burdens and lack of general support, but there's more urgency now than ever.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (20 children)

Call me radical if you want but, I don't think Subject A of our cause should be rights for a minority of our citizenry.

Those rights should be unspoken truths we uphold regardless.

The common man will walk by TRANS RIGHTS 4000 times before they walk by UNION STRIKE.

The left needs to go back to focusing on workers, unions, labor, taxes, fairness and sense. Trans rights are important, and topical, but I feel the sjw yelling pushes a lot of people away from what our side of politics is actually about.

There isn't a single person I work with that wouldn't toss a flier with 'trans rights' written on it in the trash the second it was handed to them.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 46 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I see your point but when basic human rights of a minority group are threatened, there is a moral imperative to organize to protect them, regardless of their popularity. There’s really no way around it. I think a framing that includes trans rights as only one aspect of a larger struggle for human freedom and dignity is the best strategy. Because there will need to be some discussion of trans rights if fascists continue to attack them. The alternative is to abandon a part of our community to violent oppression, which to me is unthinkable.

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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago

I think you've misinterpreted the picture. These are supposed to be domino bricks. "trans rights" isn't the first brick because it is the most important - it's the first brick because it's the first that's going to fall.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We can walk and chew gum at the same time. And fuck the very concept of "sjw", that shit isn't helpful

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[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

that’s the importance of countermessaging. harris and walz had it right for 0.0076ms with their “weird” direction, like “look how fucking weird jd vance is for wanting to do genital inspections on every kid in order to make life harder for like 40 kids nationwide, what a freak!?!” and even some conservatives were like “yeah that’s a little far we don’t need to be doing all that.” that was a really successful strategy that had great potential.

…and then they dropped that like a month before the election in favor of courting suburban conservatives. from “weird” to “follow the law.”

[–] 7toed@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry now every time I see someone mentioning the "weird to follow the weird laws" pipeline I get unduly agitated at how fucking hard the DNC dropped the ball this cycle. Now I'm more than surprised as ever that Hilary won the popular vote with campaign managers like these.

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[–] 7toed@midwest.social 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

MSNBC agrees with you that the Democrats went too "woke"... while repubs dumped millions into trans panic ads. If "left" Democratic leaning media is willing to throw principles under the bus to capitulate on hand waving economic yabbering, then we need to stop associating them with leftist principles.

Again, repubs did all the sjw yapping about trans people, and other than the bare minimum the dems pretty much kept quiet while also not making moves on unions or anything the like. Shouldacouldawoulda, but they didn't. And trans people should not be brought to take the brunt of what lies ahead because of that.

I know its easy to say the dems should have done different, but DO NOT let rightwing narrative lead to you lapse in your principles, we're here because the Democrats couldnt stick to theirs regardless.

We're here now, so all you can do is protect your trans neighbors and friends. I, for one, certainly wouldn't want to be told my rights as an individual were focused on TOO MUCH by the only people willing to represent me.

[–] mystique@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Seriously, we got one line of support from Walz and Harris' offer to follow the law, which is a far cry from supporting trans rights when you consider the laws being passed in many states.

Democrats who were pressed on trans rights this election cycle consistently backed down and conceded and moved towards discriminatory Republican positions.

I wish Harris had won, I would feel much more comfortable with the future prospects of my rights the next 4 years. But anyone who views the Democratic party as truly supportive of trans rights, certainly in any kind of national sense, is sorely mistaken.

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[–] Antiproton@programming.dev 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You could not have missed the point harder

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[–] shasta@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

i don't understand the secondary text on those past rights. What are they supposed to represent? I can't even read any past Free Love

[–] taipan@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago
  1. Trans rights
  2. Gay rights, Freedom of expression
  3. Women's rights, Free love
  4. Free speech, Democracy
  5. Freedom of religion, Modernity
  6. Literacy
[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

How is this a meme?

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