Con: Is the Meme-ification of Politics Positive?
Allegations of pedophilia and sexual abuse, discussions of presidential fitness, even political assassinations–issues that warrant sober debate–now circulate the internet primarily as memes. Somewhere beneath the edits, deepfakes, and reaction GIFs lies an actual, nuanced political story, but it’s almost impossible to find. Career-ending scandals are reduced to viral punchlines and, more than anything, politics […]
Pro: Is the Meme-ification of Politics Positive?
On Wednesday September 10th, 2025, at 12:23 pm on the Utah Valley University campus, Charlie James Kirk was shot and killed during his American Comeback Tour, a debate series across college campuses. Kirk was notorious for his right-wing beliefs, most of which he propagated through social media, podcasts, and YouTube channels such as Jubilee. Since […]