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[NickFire]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/18/health/internet-memes-obesity-intl/index.html

This is too funny. According to CNN, memes are under attack by the following:

1) The European Parliament, via a copyright law dubbed a "meme ban."
2) Sweden's advertising watchdog, who hates distracted boyfriend memes.
3) And last but not least, by British "academics" , who are advising lawmakers that memes make people OBESE.

This is serious guys and gals. Time to bend the knee to Pepe. Whose side are you on?

 

[Codes 208]

Well humans evolved by genes and cats evolve by memes, so this will atleast delay our furball overlords

 

[iconmaster]

I feel like that's going to be hard to enforce.

 

[Battlechili]

 

[Zog]

I have a dislike of memes but this is ridiculous.

 

[BANGS]

I'm so glad we have freedom of speech in America and I don't foresee it going away any time soon like in these regressive countries...

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

BBC was right all along. War will follow.

Hey Euro friends! Didn't some guy write a book about this stuff called '1984'?

 

[Zog]

I'm so glad we have freedom of speech in America and I don't foresee it going away any time soon like in these regressive countries...

Remember when people laughed at the idea of Political Correctness going too far? They called it the slippery slope fallacy.

 

[Cunth]

Why is Europe always so lame. I think they are bored from no wars

 

[Domisto]

All well documented in Richard Dawkins' book The Gluttonous Meme.

 

[NickFire]

Remember when people laughed at the idea of Political Correctness going too far? They called it the slippery slope fallacy.

Pepridge farms remembers.

 

[Zog]

Pepridge farms remembers.

I'll bet Pepperidge Farm Remembers as well.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

gonna suck in 2025 to be arrrested and sent to gitmo for Information Terrorism bc you posted a sexist meme

 

[Tbone3336]

This is something I would expect to read on the onion... but apparently this is real life. smh

 

[hecatomb]

Europe is turning into a meme, they might have to ban themselves

 

[NickFire]

BBC was right all along. War will follow.

Hey Euro friends! Didn't some guy write a book about this stuff called '1984'?

Can you imagine the uniforms you would see in that war? On second thought, it would probably end really quickly in favor of those with Pepe stickers on their helmets. The other side would be too preoccupied with infighting over the colors and flair of their uniform to ever fight back.

 

[Fbh]

What's with Sweden? I went there a few years ago, people were really nice and I had a great time.

But as of late it seems like every time there's some ridiculous SJW law project or political argument Sweden is involved

 

[NickFire]

What's with Sweden? I went there a few years ago, people were really nice and I had a great time.

But as of late it seems like every time there's some ridiculous SJW law project or political argument Sweden is involved

Hmmmm. Perhaps Russia used a secret radio wave to turn them into NPC's?

 

[Cybrwzrd]

Hmmmm. Perhaps Russia used a secret radio wave to turn them into NPC's?

Naw, Band-Maid are the ones doing that. They even show their dastardly plan here in this video.

 

[BANGS]

Remember when people laughed at the idea of Political Correctness going too far? They called it the slippery slope fallacy.

I'm only 33 but in my memory most people always knew it was indeed a slippery slope...

 

[Nymphae]

Sticks and stones may break some bones but memes dehumanize people and need to be outlawed.

 

[Kadayi]

Sticks and stones may break some bones but memes dehumanize people and need to be outlawed.

 

[BANGS]

Best. Avatar. Ever.

 

[Corderlain]

Best. Avatar. Ever.

Right? That shit has been cracking me up all day.

 

[Hudo]

So, does Europe ban the US, then? Trump basically memefied the US at this point, lol.

 

[fantomena]

I'm so glad we have freedom of speech in America and I don't foresee it going away any time soon like in these regressive countries...

Which countries?

 

[Chairman Tickles]

How do you counter anti-memetic warfare? By Overwhelming the defenses. MORE MEMES is the answer.

Europe has the problem of governments trying to crack down on memes. US has the problem of corporations trying to crack down on memes. There must be a middle ground.

 

[royox]

I'm so glad we have freedom of speech in America and I don't foresee it going away any time soon like in these regressive countries...

Hey, I'd rather live in "meme wars country" than in the school shootings one.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Why is Europe always so lame. I think they are bored from no wars

We don't have an orange clown with yeti pubes and a mushroom dick to keep us entertained.

 

[Cunth]

We don't have an orange clown with yeti pubes and a mushroom dick to keep us entertained.

Trumps pubes and dick entertain you?

 

[Ar¢tos]

Trumps pubes and dick entertain you?

I'm sure a lot of people with laugh for a long time looking at them. That is entertainment.

 

[Coolio McAwesome]

I feel like that's going to be hard to enforce.

LMAO. The proposed policies are not meant to be enforced across the board. It's not like they're going to suddenly ban everyone who has ever shared a meme. Rather, they're going to use it as an excuse to selectively censor people. If someone is using social media to express views that the controlling class doesn't like, the powers that be will now have recourse to de-platform them on the basis of them sharing a meme in the past. Nobody cares about memes. They just want another way to silence people they don't like.

 

[mcz117chief]

Best. Avatar. Ever.

By far indeed. The first time I saw him post I was like "oh it's my favourite...wait a second...this doesn't sound like him...." and then I looked at the avatar and was like "aaaah, you got me!" then I laughed for a good minute

 

[5secondrulesucks]

it really is crazy to think that the united states is the only country with free speech and also gross that other countries cant accept the concept of it. and when you think about how some people here are trying to get rid of it here its even more gross

 

[Dontero]

CNN will soon attacks card on streets and in houses.

 

[fantomena]

it really is crazy to think that the united states is the only country with free speech and also gross that other countries cant accept the concept of it. and when you think about how some people here are trying to get rid of it here its even more gross

This is such an anti-illectual post. Most countries have free speech, it's all about the limitation of it, like hate speech.

Saying the US is the only country with free speech is simply false.

 

[BANGS]

Which countries?

Canada, Europe...

Hey, I'd rather live in "meme wars country" than in the school shootings one.

Different strokes... I prefer freedom of speech and freedom to protect yourself rather than being locked up for saying the wrong thing or being murdered by maniacs while defenseless...

 

[EverydayBeast]

Memes end for me when the computer turns off how or why a country is wasting their time and resources on this is a joke.

 

[fantomena]

Canada, Europe...

Europe is not a country.

Different strokes... I prefer freedom of speech and freedom to protect yourself rather than being locked up for saying the wrong thing or being murdered by maniacs while defenseless...

Never heard of those protection rifles. And guess what, in countries where there are high gun gontrol, there's so few mass shootings. Must be a coincidence.

 

[Coolio McAwesome]

I'm so glad we have freedom of speech in America and I don't foresee it going away any time soon like in these regressive countries...

Government censorship isn’t necessary when private corporations control communications. Twitter has recently been banning accounts for using the NPC meme. They claim it’s an example of “dehumanizing language.” At the same time, half of their users have spent the better part of the past two years insisting that everyone who disagrees with them is a bot. This is an example of how large comrporations can use selective enforcement to silence people who have the “wrong” political views.

What good is your free speech if a handful of corporations have the ability to control the lines of communication?

 

[BANGS]

Europe is not a country.

No shit?

Never heard of those protection rifles. And guess what, in countries where there are high gun gontrol, there's so few mass shootings. Must be a coincidence.

Protection rifles you say? https://mic.com/articles/64663/5-pe...-and-it-probably-saved-their-lives#.4umnIZGj9

Also mass shootings have nothing to do with the availability of guns and everything to do with American culture. A criminal will get a gun legally or otherwise. Mass shooting also make up barely a percentage of all shootings in this country. The cities here with the most daily shootings have the strictest gun control laws. Must be a coincidence...

Government censorship isn’t necessary when private corporations control communications. Twitter has recently been banning accounts for using the NPC meme. They claim it’s an example of “dehumanizing language.” At the same time, half of their users have spent the better part of the past two years insisting that everyone who disagrees with them is a bot. This is an example of how large comrporations can use selective enforcement to silence people who have the “wrong” political views.

What good is your free speech if a handful of corporations have the ability to control the lines of communication?

I'm sorry if you feel twitter infringes on your free speech, but it doesn't. Twitter is a service, not the law. There are plenty of other ways to communicate without using twitter. Twitter is no different than this site where you can be banned for saying heinous, but not illegal, shit...

 

[royox]

or being murdered by maniacs while defenseless...

So...like in school shootings?

it really is crazy to think that the united states is the only country with free speech and also gross that other countries cant accept the concept of it.

Is that what they teach you in USA schools? Because it's completely false lol. Get out of your little bubble.

 

[BANGS]

So...like in school shootings?

Hence why some are pushing for armed guards/police presence at schools. We have armed guards to protect money at banks, politicians at rallies, celebrities at concerts, why not children at school? But that's another subject altogether....

 

[royox]

Hence why some are pushing for armed guards/police presence at schools. We have armed guards to protect money at banks, politicians at rallies, celebrities at concerts, why not children at school? But that's another subject altogether....

You can't even begin to understand how weird you sound for people that lives in free countries with gun control. Armed guards in schools...pure madness.

 

[fantomena]

You can't even begin to understand how weird you sound for people that lives in free countries with gun control. Armed guards in schools...pure madness.

You reminded me about Jim Jefferies on armed security guards in school.

 

[BANGS]

You can't even begin to understand how weird you sound for people that lives in free countries with gun control. Armed guards in schools...pure madness.

So kids are less valuable than money, politicians, and celebrities? You don't have armed guards to protect those things in your country?

 

[Nymphae]

You can't even begin to understand how weird you sound for people that lives in free countries with gun control. Armed guards in schools...pure madness.

It seems logical to me, as BANGS pointed out, you have armed guards protecting many other things in society that are less important than children. America's culture isn't changing overnight, and I don't see how armed guards there to protect innocent people is going too far.

 

[fantomena]

So kids are less valuable than money, politicians, and celebrities? You don't have armed guards to protect those things in your country?

Norway here and nope. Very strict gun control too.

Since the 2nd world war we've only had 1 mass shooting which was counducted by a right wing extremist called Anders Breivik which was in 2011 and since then, not a single mass shooting.

If the government wanted to liberalize gun control laws here it would cass mass protests over the entire country.

 

[BANGS]

Norway here and nope.

Shit, what happens when people want to rob a bank in your country?

 

[strange headache]

It's been a bad few weeks for memes.

In mid-September the European Parliament passed a new copyright law that some have dubbed a "meme ban."

Imagine being so salty you need the legal intervention of an institutional bureaucratic Moloch the size of the EU.

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Then Sweden's advertising watchdog ruled that the popular "distracted boyfriend" meme is sexist.

Yes because no woman in a relationship ever ogled at another man.



Ban this sick filth!

Now, academics have told British lawmakers that internet memes may be contributing to the UK obesity crisis and doing harm to teenagers on a significant scale.

"I'm sorry doctor, for eating all that stuff. The memes made me do it! Oh gawd, the MEMES!"
Holy moly, have people become so weak-willed that they've lost even their last shred of autonomy?

"It is worrying that Internet meme content... produces a predominate sense of happiness regardless of the underlying tone or image used," they wrote.

STOP being happy, you despicable shitlords! Maybe the EU should outlaw jokes too... I'm sure it would go down well with its already stellar popularity.