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October 30, 2021
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“It’s called gradualism because it gradually removes your freedoms”

Gradualism (in politics) is defined in Wikipedia as "the hypothesis that social change can be achieved in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or…

July 8, 2013
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“It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it”

The "American Dream" is when people work hard and can afford to buy a house and raise a family in the United States; a respectable standard of living is assumed. Comedian George Carlin…

January 5, 2022
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“It’s Delta variant if it’s from the Delta region of India. Otherwise it’s just sparkling Covid-19”

"Champagne" is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. The joke meme was used during the COVID-19…

August 5, 2020
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“It’s easy to be a communist in a free country. But try being free in a communist country”

"It’s easy being a communist in a free country. Try being free in a communist country" (or "It's easy to be a communist in a free country, but try being free in a communist…

July 5, 2025
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“It’s gotten to the point where the aliens have stopped laughing at us and are all looking at each other like holy shit should we do something”

"It's gotten to the point where the aliens have stopped laughing at us and are all looking at each other like holy shit should we do something" is a jocular saying that has been…

June 1, 2016
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“It’s impossible to predict the past” (joke)

American political commentator Charles Krauthammer said at a McGill University COnvocation on June 14, 1993: "In the old Soviet Union, where the commissars would routinely rewrite and…

January 8, 2022
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“It’s kind of shitty that we basically pay politicians to tell us to go fuck ourselves”

"It's kind of shitty that we basically pay politicians to tell us to go fuck ourselves" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "Kinda shitty that we basically pay…

April 4, 2020
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“It’s like I’m 16 again. $5 is gas money & we all grounded” (quarantine joke)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused home quarantine. The price of gas dropped significantly. This was posted on Facebook by Areol Clayton on March 30, 2020: "It’s like I’m 16 again.…

March 10, 2024
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“It’s never your successful friends posting the communist quotes”

"It's never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's never your super successful friends posting…

March 11, 2024
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“It’s never your successful friends sharing the socialist propaganda.—George Washington”

"It's never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's never your super successful friends posting…

January 3, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a booster, it’s a 3rd shot of something that didn’t work the first 2 times!”

"It's not a booster. It's the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice" (or "It's not a booster. It's the third shot of a product that already failed…

January 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a booster. It’s the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice”

"It's not a booster. It's the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice" (or "It's not a booster. It's the third shot of a product that already failed…

January 4, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a booster. It’s the third shot of a product that already failed twice”

"It's not a booster. It's the 3rd shot of a product that already failed twice" (or "It's not a booster. It's the third shot of a product that already failed…

October 2, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true”

"It's not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true" is a political saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is usually…

August 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not a pandemic. It’s an IQ test”

"Covid-19. It started as a virus and has mutated into an IQ test" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believed that a person wearing a face mask (and following…

January 16, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not about safety. It’s about control”

"It's not about safety. It's about control" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying before 2020 referred to gun control, but after 2020 usually refers to…

February 14, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not government work unless you have to do it twice”

The American political comedy television sitcom Parks and Recreation, on the episode "Lucky" that aired on March 8, 2012, had Jerry Gergich (played by the actor Jim O'Heir) say:…

December 27, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not red versus blue. It’s the state versus you”

"It's not red versus blue. It's the state versus you" (or "It's not red vs. blue. It's the state vs. you") is an anti-government saying. The saying means…

December 27, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“It’s not red vs. blue. It’s the state vs. you”

"It's not red versus blue. It's the state versus you" (or "It's not red vs. blue. It's the state vs. you") is an anti-government saying. The saying means…

October 31, 2020
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“It’s not that the majority are silent. It’s that the media are silent about the majority”

"It's not that the majority are/is silent. It's that the media are/is silent about the majority" is a political saying that has been printed on several images. The saying means…

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