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Many people in the Twitter thread seem confused about the meme. I think it's a great meme. Let me attempt to explain. It's a criticism of slacktivism, ignoranc
by subjectsigma 4y ago
Many people in the Twitter thread seem confused about the meme. I think it's a great meme. Let me attempt to explain.
It's a criticism of slacktivism, ignorance, and virtue signaling. The grey character in the center is an NPC (Non-Player Character), long used by both political spheres to represent someone who thinks so little they are "not human".
I've met people who support the CURRENT THING. I talked to this woman who was flying a Ukrainian flag in front of her house. The conversation went something like this:
Why is Putin attacking Ukraine? - I don't know.
How is the war going? Who is winning? - I don't know.
Have you donated to any charities to help Ukrainians? - No.
Have you thought about donating? Calling Congress? Taking refugees even? - No, no, no.
Why are you flying a Ukrainian flag? - FUCK WAR FUCK PUTIN SLAVA UKRAINE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!1!
The implication, of course, is that it doesn't matter what CURRENT THING is, this woman will probably support it.
The best part is the response of the left. I saw that someone replaced all the flags and symbols with Qanon and MAGA. Both those ideas are worth criticizing, but it doesn't make sense with the format, and that indicates a complete lack of understanding on the parts of the people posting it. People are also saying it's a "pro-Putin" meme, again indicating total misunderstanding. A self-fulfilling prophecy, really.