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Republican Jesus
__NOTOC__ Republican Jesus or GOP Jesus is a meme satirizing Republican Party (United States), Republican socially conservative and libertarian Christians whose values appear antithetical to the Gospels, a Jesus who "loves border security, borders, Gun politics in the United States, guns, United States anti-abortion movement, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and Socialized medicine, universal healthcare", and for whom the ten commandments take precedence over the beatitudes. Republican Jesus memes "often spotlight contradictions between Christian values/beliefs and Republican policies/ideals". A viral video titled "GOP Jesus" portrayed Jesus as if he had adopted Republican policies. It referenced well-known passages including The Sheep and the Goats, Matthew 25:35-40, satirised as "I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. And behold, now I’m all lazy and entitled. You shouldn’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meme
A meme ( ) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures. In popular language, a meme may refer to an Internet meme, typically an image, that is remixed, copied, and circulated in a shared cultural experience online. Proponents theorize that memes are a viral phenomenon that may evolve by natural selection in a manner analogous to that of biological evolution. Memes do this through the processes of variation, mutation, competition, and inheritance, each of which influences a meme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
