Youngsters don’t remember a time when there were daily bomb scares and shootings perpetrated by the same faces still running the show.
Jack Caraher
They go on a meme spree every week or so
Their PR guys are down with the kids, hence why they’ve over 110,000 followers on Facebook
Neilo
In fairness, those faces were usually either (a) covered by balaclavas or (b) ‘browned up’ .
Vote Rep #1
Go on reddit and you’ll see. There is loads of SF memes being constantly up-voted. Its a good strategy. Means the young people associated them with cuddly things rather then bombs, knee capping and general populism.
Termagant
Shouldn’t a transition from bomb-happy terrorist organisation to peacable, committed political entity capable of dank memery be something that we celebrate rather than deride?
Neilo
Once the political entity is severed definitively from its still criminally active sibling, I may offer some modest praise. Until the dawning of that most unlikely day, however, I’ll continue to vent my spleen.
Getting down with the youngsters.
Youngsters don’t remember a time when there were daily bomb scares and shootings perpetrated by the same faces still running the show.
They go on a meme spree every week or so
Their PR guys are down with the kids, hence why they’ve over 110,000 followers on Facebook
In fairness, those faces were usually either (a) covered by balaclavas or (b) ‘browned up’ .
Go on reddit and you’ll see. There is loads of SF memes being constantly up-voted. Its a good strategy. Means the young people associated them with cuddly things rather then bombs, knee capping and general populism.
Shouldn’t a transition from bomb-happy terrorist organisation to peacable, committed political entity capable of dank memery be something that we celebrate rather than deride?
Once the political entity is severed definitively from its still criminally active sibling, I may offer some modest praise. Until the dawning of that most unlikely day, however, I’ll continue to vent my spleen.
+1
We should raise the voting age to 30 to protect our democracy from these meme-loving psychopaths.
Excuse me……….but what is or are memes??
The propagation of cultural ideas. In this case, the use of an image macro to spread an idea, using references to popular culture.
SBP MB https://www.businesspost.ie/politics/building-from-the-ground-up-sinn-feins-ten-year-plan-328278
“So many people think that having a rant on Facebook counts as activism. They feel satisfied and they are less likely to come to cumainn meetings,” said one senior SF party source.
Populism + memes is a winning combination you’ll find.