Sometimes, we get the meme that meets the moment. Of course, social media being the force for clarifying the terms of debate that it is, we also have a rebuttal. As is often the case, these memes have taken off because they reflect something that’s obvious and clear from our current moment. It’s difficult to see an ideological connection between supporting child soldiers in Ukraine and putting American children in a bubble out of fears of COVID, but somehow many of the same people seem to support both.
How to Think about the "Current Thing"
Sometimes, we get the meme that meets the moment. Of course, social media being the force for clarifying the terms of debate that it is, we also have a rebuttal. As is often the case, these memes have taken off because they reflect something that’s obvious and clear from our current moment. It’s difficult to see an ideological connection between supporting child soldiers in Ukraine and putting American children in a bubble out of fears of COVID, but somehow many of the same people seem to support both.