The Political Satire/Meme Thread

[UKMikey]

The drone strike makes sense and is obviously satire. But the creation of a fake narrative about someone burning their shoes and ending up in the hospital as a result goes beyond the traditional level of exaggeration one might find in satire and crosses over to just a blatant falsehood IMO. Posting a real picture of a burn victim's feet is something most people wouldn't find funny...or at least I don't think so. Just thought I'd point it out since some people will surely believe it's real and someone was really injured.

I'm not sure this post isn't satire in itself.

"No protesters over protesters were harmed in the making of this video."

 

[TexRex]

the traditional level of exaggeration one might find in satire

What?

 

[Touring Mars]

 

[Touring Mars]

The caption writers in The Telegraph are having a laugh...

 

[Mr Tree]

The caption writers in The Telegraph are having a laugh...

I'm dumb

Could you please ruin the joke for everypne else and explain it to me

 

[Touring Mars]

I'm dumb

Could you please ruin the joke for everypne else and explain it to me

She doesn't look like she's "enjoying" the conference much...

 

[Rage Racer]

 

[Adamgp]

 

[Danoff]

Nice try Germany. Get back to us when we start rounding up people and gassing them.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Nice try Germany. Get back to us when we start rounding up people and gassing them.

That was America saying that, but hey

Some members of the alt-right (certainly not all) are indeed in favour of expunging Jews and idolise Hitler and his attempts to do so. Fortunately they don't seem to have the same means at their disposal.

 

[Danoff]

That was America saying that, but hey

It was supposed to be read along with and in response to the caption. Not so much as a serious response but in the same vein as the image. To get what I mean, pretend Seth Meyers said it. (I gather this was SNL)

Some members of the alt-right (certainly not all) are indeed in favour of expunging Jews and idolise Hitler and his attempts to do so. Fortunately they don't seem to have the same means at their disposal.

We have a lot of crazy people here (most of them live in Florida).

 

[Touring Mars]

This is harsh...

 

[Rage Racer]

 

[Liquid]

 

[Dennisch]

The man who stares at goats.

 

[chicagotruck]

 

[Rage Racer]

LDPR as imagined by the foreigners vs. reality.

 

[TenEightyOne]

LDPR as imagined by the foreigners vs. reality.

Is that an incorrect assessment of their position? Extremely socially conservative, pro-Russo-imperialist, nationalist (no historical connections intended) and isolationist... seems accurate to me. Which bit did you disagree with?

 

[Rage Racer]

Is that an incorrect assessment of their position? Extremely socially conservative, pro-Russo-imperialist, nationalist (no historical connections intended) and isolationist... seems accurate to me. Which bit did you disagree with?

It’s all correct.
The point is, when you hear “liberal democratic”, you normally imagine something different from what you noted.

 

[Touring Mars]

It’s all correct.
The point is, when you hear “liberal democratic”, you normally imagine something different from what you noted.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea begs to differ...

 

[BobK]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea begs to differ...

Actually I rather think it reinforces the point.

 

[TheCracker]

 

[TexRex]

 

[Johnnypenso]

 

[Adamgp]

 

[andrea]

 

[Northstar]

Was that before or after the media strangled her?

 

[Liquid]

 

[TexRex]

Funny...but way to go explaining the joke before anyone scratches their head.

Edit:

 

[Johnnypenso]

Leftist political cartoons embrace a new low. From the Illinois Times.