this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2026
912 points (99.7% liked)
Political Memes
12052 readers
2099 users here now
Welcome to politcal memes!
These are our rules:
1) Be civil
Jokes are okay, but don’t intentionally harass or disturb any member of our community. Sexism, racism and bigotry are not allowed. Good faith argumentation only. No posts discouraging people to vote or shaming people for voting.
2) No misinformation
Don’t post any intentional misinformation. When asked by mods, provide sources for any claims you make.
3) Posts should be memes
Random pictures do not qualify as memes. Relevance to politics is required.
4) No bots, spam or self-promotion
Follow instance rules, ask for your bot to be allowed on this community.
5) No AI generated content.
Content posted must not be created by AI with the intent to mimic the style of existing images
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
See, they actually believe that. That's why people on the right are generally miserable cunts. They don't believe in enjoyment of things outside of enjoying hating on minorities. So when they see others having fun they can't help but seethe.
One of the primary joys for their mindset is superiority. It confers a sense of satisfaction at the world being "right" and in order, like a twisted parody of the satisfaction you might feel if you see some things lining up perfectly. Of course, if joy is the privilege of the superior, it won't do for their inferiors to have any. That's just wrong in the same way some book being taller than the others in its series makes your shelf look wrong.
There is also a strong sense of propriety, possibly linked to that sense of superiority in a self-enforcing way: If your association with the superior class is contingent on a set of traits and activities associated with that class, stepping outside those bounds makes you lesser. Thus, enjoying things they consider inappropriate is the world being doubly wrong: not only are you acting wrong, you're having fun too!
And then there is the hierarchical idea that superior people naturally rise to positions of power. Conversely, that means someone in power has to share those superior traits. That includes a certain confidence, refinement, dignity... typically whiteness too, but there are some non-whites that fit all the other criteria of superiority, so they're the exception, "one of the good ones". Jumping into a pool like that, particularly while in a suit that is decidedly not pool-appropriate, is quite unrefined and undignified.
Combine those principles:
A "wrong" person in power (x1) doing something inappropriate (x2) and showing clear joy at it (x3) is one hell of a violation of their perceived natural order, a mockery of all that is right in their eyes.
It's easy to see how they would be pissed at that.
Of course, their premises are fucked up, and the world will never be quite "right" by their standards, so they'll never be conent. For instance, that supposed natural drift to higher positions should clearly carry them up too, superior as they are, yet somehow doesn't. They'll find someone to blame, point fingers, try anything that doesn't involve questioning their own superiority or the existence of such a drift.
Hence, they will never reach the place they believe should be theirs, and will never be satisfied. It's a deeply self-destructive mentality. I wholeheartedly advise against trying it.
Bigotry: not even once
They believe it only for themselves and whoever they consider to be on their side.