When someone replies to this and says 'stop making everything political' they mean to tell you to stop challenging the status quo

I am also from the 97 fuckin percent of every human on the planet that couldn't give a shit about US politics

Right? It’s such a US way of thinking to assume the entire world needs to hear about your issues.

You don't really get that by banning a topic, but rather by fostering a culture where that sort of thing is frowned upon.

But but... landlord bad? capitalism also bad??

"Political Memes" is extremely vague. I opened the community, and this was the 3rd meme that came up. Just to show you that it doesn't take much to find an example that really blurs the line of what would be a political meme and what isn't.

Seriously, OP is straw-manning. There's not this much politics on other sites. Lemmy has a ton of tankies so everything is about communism here

Hmmmmm you sould like a rightoid 🧐🤔 /s

They need to more precisely say what they mean, then.

I think our definitions of politics are fundamentally different.

I would say politics is the struggle for power.

Power is an underlying factor across all of society so politics affects everything.

We all know Jesus can’t save us now.

some would even consider it not only annoying, but spamming as well

That's for people who want only political memes. Someone should start an "apoliticalmemes" group.

I agree. It’s like sometimes you just want to go for a walk and there’s some guy following you around screaming EvErYtHiNg Is PhYsIcS just to remind you that there are physical laws to explain the world around you. Just shut up and let me walk in peace sometimes.

"Political Memes" is extremely vague. To demonstrate, I opened the community, and this was the 3rd meme that came up. Imo this blurs the line or what counts as political. I'm sure you can find many others.

I work in the government and let me tell you: Yes

I mean, depending on how much you value privacy and the virtues of FOSS…maybe not directly political, but I’m sure some correlations could be made.

Especially Linux distro! Now, give me a pulseaudio snap package for my Unity desktop.

ducks and covers head

According to Lemmy that's the most important political decision there is.

No u

You’re wrong.

Not a little wrong, just, wrong.

Go and talk to a politic science professor and they will tell you this.

You can’t escape politics because it’s linked to power.

Power structures affect everything in our society therefore politics affects everything.

When someone doesn’t want to ‘make it political’ all they are really doing is attempting to preserve an existing power structure they are a beneficiary of.

Becauses a scientist says it exists and that made God cry so we gotta burn him.

Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method

At least pick a noble gas

Yes yes I used hyperbole.

Sue me.

Whoa whoa whoa let’s not make it all political buddy.

Alright, everyone, calm down. Let's not kink-shame this guy for setting up his toilet paper to dom him every time he poops.

You reach for that shit-rag, you miserable degenerate. You don't deserve to have it presented to you, and don't let anyone tell you different!

Calm down satan

Over the top is the correct way and I will die* on this hill.

• • not really, at most I'd probably reply once, maybe twice, to a rebuttal if it is interesting. And then id just forget it. But oh boy, the next time it's brought up, I'll claim to die on that hill again.

You have alerted the horde.

not only political but also a jojos reference

Euthanasia, Abortion, Air quality

Yes. All political.

I exist in several categories of people who’s right to exist have been threatened many, many times throughout history, I agree that everything is political, or rather, that politics encompasses everything.

However, not every discussion should become politically oriented, as it’s not particularly the most productive in many cases. This is most prominent on the internet, where nuance, which is ESSENTIAL for productive political discourse, is often absent. I find much political discussion. This is especially true in dialogues where it is either discussed on a broad scale, or where it is discussed in a reactionary manner. When my answers to political topics are so often “it depends”, this stuff tends to be quite straining, especially when my attempts to create dialogue are shot down.

In short “not everything is political” exists because you’re either detailing a discussion to talk about how horrible everything is, or you’re on the internet and internet politics just suck.

"I am priveledged enough that my right to exist and thrive is never questioned or under fire, and things that I care about are protected by the status quo and the suppression of others"

so someone who this doesn't apply to thinks that some random star in our neighbour galaxy is political?

It’s confronting for a cis gendered white male to accept they are the pinnacle of the power structure in western societies by serendipitous occurrence.

Some of the replies to this post make that clear.

No doubt there were people who voted for him because of that.

Memes help share ideas and they reflect the zeitgeist. You can see the pattern if you're older and experienced the birth of internet memes and over time they became more depressing, surreal, and self deprecating, reflecting the current socio-economic situation of many. During 2020 - 2023, the memes were quite surreal and making commentary about one in a life time events happening many times, shits on fire, economic inequity and more. Millenials and zoomers are depressed they can't afford a house.

Now imagine you are someone who has a masters degree and can't find a decent paying job because the marking is fucked. You want to purchase a house and you just can't. You now see a meme reflecting those ideas and you feel a form of solidarity. You get emboldened by those ideas.

I think, the current wave of unionization and striking partly contributed by these memes. They shared a spotlight on the inequities of the world and got people worked up. You can also see the "power" of the Dark Brandon memes, oh, and Donald fucking Trump became a serious candidate and elected because of memes.

Imagine believing that changing the status quo happens out of the blue without civil political discourse.

Memes are quite similar to caricatures and cartoons of the printing age, except they have an even bigger role in our modern age. It is a more accessible way of spreading ideas, making arguments, or the like.

You of course will not be taking down a government with a meme alone, but the meme can be part of the first steps of spreading awareness and bringing societal problems to attention, preceding real change.

The whole world is caving in around you and all you can look at is a minion meme! /S

Same argument nazis use to justify removing pride from video games. Not cutting it.

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yes it's fucking political

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Go blame immigrants