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[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 77 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But once you pop, you just can't stop.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't know. I hear they're pretty rich.

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I keep telling yas, them damn oligarchs have way too much gristle!

Gotta trim the fat you know

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Luigi shot one, they only upped their security. We must not stop at one.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Brian Thompson only had a net worth of $43m when he died.

That is mere pocket change to the actual Billionaire class, where the three most wealthy individuals on this planet each extract $40m+ of interest on their net worth PER DAY.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 12 points 3 days ago

Damn, imagine if people actually kidnapped Elon Musk and ate it live

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago

Well first of all he's entirely innocent. So jot that down.

But if someone like Luigi had killed that CEO, that still wouldn't be the same as a billionaire.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We didn't eat him. I really think it's the cannibalism that sends the message.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Holy cow and sacred broccoli.

Kuru is a thing.

Let's not do that. Let's put them to work. Proper work. Like plowing fields. By hand. Under the sun. From sun up to sun down.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I know many hungry dogs that would be fine with it

In fact, billionaire dog chow sounds like a great treat.

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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Kuru happens when you eat brains, just don't eat brains and you'll be ok.

I wouldn't expect more value from their physical labor.

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[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago

That one wasn't eaten.

[–] rozodru@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

that's the point, it can't be just one. has to be at least two or three.

After the first one they did get scared like you said. Even the health insurance companies got a bit scared and for a brief time they started "doing good". briefly. then they waited. no one else got whacked. so it was back to the "norm".

You gotta cull a few of them in order for things to change.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

CEOs aren't often billionaires, they 100% do the whipping for them though

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 2 points 2 days ago

Once is an outlier. Twice is a coincidence. Three or more is a threat.

[–] mr_account@lemmy.world 53 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Not to be disrespectful to Japan, but it's like the dropping of the atom bombs in WW2: the first one sends the message that we have the power to do it, the second sends the message that we're not afraid to keep doing it

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (3 children)

We eat the top 3 billionaires each year, redistribute their wealth, and watch them all climb over each other for the #4 spot

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 13 points 3 days ago

All they have to do is give away enough to not be billionaires anymore. Seems more than fair.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I like this. The Hungry Games.

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

We eat the top 10 at least. Any less and the message won't be clear.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 2 days ago

Once you pop, you can't stop.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why do we want the rest to fall in line? Why not just eat them all, and prevent the next billionaire from ever existing in the first place?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"fall in line" here means redistribute their unearned wealth

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

it means avoiding being eaten. The People are easily placated. That's how they become billionaires to begin with, no one stops them because shiny thing! The other billionaires would each donate like 10% of their wealth to foundations they already control and people will think that's so fucking awesome of them.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

then we'll eat a second

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[–] ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Real shame we couldn't get everybody to agree that a person is entitled to a bounty. Like take out a Billionaire, and you're entitled to take like 2 million for every billion they were worth, and the rest is redistributed.

I mean just putting the idea out there, and making them think even their secretary or cook might be thinking that 2m+ is looking pretty tasty. They'd live looking over their shoulders their whole life. Could literally be anybody, at anytime, including one of their guards.

[–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Every year we wicker man the wealthiest person and their wealth gets used for social programs until poverty (i.e. food water shelter medical insecurities) is eliminated.

Billionaire Royale.

One enters the danger zone at X dollar. They make money with speculation and interest, so they have to donate / get rid of it before the countdown stops.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

Floating wealth cap. The richest person in the country is responsible for everyone's health care. When their wealth is depleted to #2's level, #2 starts sharing the load.

Keep adding social programs until everyone is down to #1000's level.

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[–] zd9@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

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[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don’t eat shit, mulch the rich. Much more entertainment potential, and more hygienic.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

And we get to learn about proper wood chipper safety!

[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I want to try some, are we going with a stew, spit-roast, stir-fry, braised, confit, steamed, ceviche, schnitzel, kebab or tandoori?

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd make a joke about spit-roasting Peter Theil but I don't want him to sic Hulk Hogan on me.

Fortunately, Hulk is dead. But now I forgot the joke.

Feel free to add or edit it if you come up with it.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

We don’t need to eat them, we need to chop them.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah, I usually chop my food before cooking. Did you think we were gonna just gnaw all the meat off their bones or smth?

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[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

One every year until they cease to exist as a concept.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Jest aside i have often considered a concept where the richest person in the world has half their wealth liquidated and distributed in equal share among the 25% poorest.

We then repeat this process again and again as needed.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

As in literally eat one? Ew, I don't want to get billionaire cooties

Can we do something else instead?

[–] modestmeme@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

We need to set an example that will resonate throughout history. So, we eat them all.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Agreed, im a vegetarian but I’ll take a bite of the billionaire just to prove a point.

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago

I've long argued that billionaire flesh is vegan because there is a net negative of suffering when they're consumed.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Nonono.

Don’t eat junk food!

Compost and eat the veggies!

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Eat all of them.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Sorry but nah, it'll take way more than one.

[–] counterfactual@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ew. Prions. Just drown them.

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[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

lots of people serve them.

but someone needs to serve them.

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