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39 points

I’m a huge fan of the original joke, but I actually feel like this is misinformation that could be bad for the campaign and I’m happy to respectfully discuss why I feel that way.

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“Misinformation” come on now, do you really think people are gonna see this and think that’s an actual conversation?

It’s an obvious meme, you can let your hair down and just enjoy it!

Same vibes:

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I know I seem like a massive stick in the mud but consider that there are people in this very thread struggling with what was really said and what wasn’t. I fucking love the jokes and I love batting them among us but this image where it implies he’s actually doing these more overt crass things is exactly the sort of image I’d expect my MAGA dad to share as proof of how satanic Walz is.

The stakes are high and memes are a big part of this election, moreso than in 2016 or 2020, and I know how fucking onlinechan that sounds but it’s true, in a very mainstream way.

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I am not an American but I sure hope as hell he did say that stuff because it’s hilarious (obviously I don’t think this conversation actually happened but at least a politician who says “Vladimir Futon” feels more like a politician I can trust)

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I mean, I get it in a way, but isn’t it a bit of a lost cause kind of a lost cause? Like, does it matter if your dad thinks Walz is satanic because of a meme about couch fucking when the same person also will probably fall for birther conspiracies, ivermectin, flat earth shit?

Weird and couch fucking have nothing on killing thousands with conspiracies and attempting to subvert democracy on the daily. They’re basically all in good fun.

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Walz will be your Dad now.

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I understand your concern and understand what you’re saying. My dad voted for Trump in 2016 and I spent 4 years grinding to change his mind and educate him. He voted for Joe in 2020. It’s your responsibility to have difficult conversations with your dad and share your views. I’m not saying you can change his mind but you should be explaining to him what a meme is and how it’s not real life. You’ll be much more understanding and have a kinder touch than some rando that hears him sharing his views and doesn’t take kindly to them. I appreciate your eagerness to explain your reasoning but I would argue that energy would be better spent educating your dad rather than telling the internet not to meme.

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I think he’s talking about how JD Vance (probably) didn’t actually make sweet sweet love to his couch, enjoy its supple leather curves, or moan as the couch rattled.

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I need memory erasing drugs, that CIA-grade shit please.

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5 points

I miss these memes so much

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53 points

I agree, a subtle reference like he did was funny but they should leave it at that, there’s more than enough substantial stuff to run on.

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I’m on board with you. It can seem easy to stoop to their level but disinformation tactics are harmful in the long term no matter who is using them.

I’d rather talk about what a peice of shit he is than about something outright false and easily disproven.

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Nobody is stopping you from doing so.

But remember to enjoy the lulz. I don’t think the couch meme in its own hurts the man … Everyone understands that the Internet goes wild with stuff. It’s his policies that make him dodgy as hell, but sometimes we gotta stop and appreciate the spectacle of it all.

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the right is filled with hypocrites lol. Y’all set the new standard when you were a-ok with Trump shitting on captured soldiers calling them losers, and all the thousands of lies he told. but one guy makes a joke online and you want to cry about it?

that time has passed. We are going to swing that pendulum hard with every dirty trick you used on us.

zero sympathy, bury these fascists under mounds of embarrassment.

JD wears as much eyeliner as a 16 year old girl, there are so many things we can make fun of.

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Did you reply to the wrong comment? I’m coming at this from the left.

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We are in the post fact era. We’ve been trying facts since 2016 and they just bounce off them. Insults are the only thing that matter to them. That’s their language. We’re multilingual, they aren’t.

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Literally nobody is making it out to be real information. It’s a meme, and it’s hilarious precisely because of how it deconstructs the new absurdist zeitgeist while also intersecting with the “JD Vance is fucking weird” meme

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