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January 14, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The people that want to own everything are telling us we will be happy with owning nothing”

“You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy” is a saying that the World Economic Forum has popularized since 2016, and has been associated with its plans for a Great Reset. "The people…

July 21, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The people who currently own this world don’t care which ruler you choose. They care only that you keep choosing to be ruled”

"The people who currently own this world don't care which ruler you choose. They care only that you keep choosing to be ruled" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

December 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The people who take politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them”

"The people who take memes/politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The stripper does not…

March 17, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The people who told you everything was fine because they were in control will shift to saying…”

"Hours ago, we saw the biggest bank failure in the US since 2008. Soon, the people who told you everything was fine because they were in control, will shift to saying that everything is going…

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

“The people who told you you don’t need guns and walls have surrounded themselves with…”

"Just remember, the people who told you that we don't need guns and walls have surrounded themselves by guns and walls" was posted on Twitter by Seattle Independent on January 18,…

July 10, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The people you’re afraid to offend don’t like you anyway, so stop being afraid to stand up”

"The people you’re afraid to offend don’t like you anyway, so stop being afraid to stand up" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Facebook by…

October 25, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The person who said ‘All men are created equal’ has never watched a porno movie”

The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…

March 18, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The personal is political”

"The Personal Is Political" is the title of Carol Hanisch's February 1969 paper that was printed in Notes from the Second Year: Women's Liberation; Major Writings of the Radical…

October 7, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next”

"The philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next" is often said to be a quotation from Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). However, no such…

May 10, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The plan will be a phased plan that we plan to utilize in phases”

A jocular 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic reopening plan has been cited in print since at least April 30, 2020: "We have a 6 phase plan to reopen the state. The plan will be a phased plan that…

November 29, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The police asked me if I would take a lie detector. I said yes…” (joke)

"The police asked me if I would take a lie detector. I said yes, Now I have been charged with conspiracy to commit theft" was posted on Twitter by Michael Kulezich on November 29, 2014.…

March 17, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The police say they burn all the weed they confiscate. That would explain the doughnuts”

It's a popular meme that police can frequently be seen at donut shops. The donuts they eat are not marijuana donuts, but there are jokes. "The police say they burn the marijuana they…

October 30, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The poor pay tax. The middle-class pay accountants. The rich pay politicians”

"Poor people pay taxes, rich people pay accountants, very rich people pay politicians" was posted on Twitter by "I am Ann" on April 29, 2019. There are many variations of this…

March 29, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The power of the people is greater than the people in power”

"The power of the people is greater/stronger than the people in power" is a protest saying that has been printed on many images. The saying originated in the Arab Spring in Tunisia and…

March 28, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The power of the people is stronger than the people in power”

"The power of the people is greater/stronger than the people in power" is a protest saying that has been printed on many images. The saying originated in the Arab Spring in Tunisia and…

January 22, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The power you let government use today is the power they’ll use on you tomorrow”

"THE POWER YOU LET GOVERNMENT USE TODAY IS THE POWER THEY'LL USE ON YOU TOMORROW" (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by The Anarchist Institute on November 6, 2022. The meme…

May 8, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The Powerball Jackpot is now up to a 24 pack of Charmin”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in panic-buying (and shortages) of toilet paper. "I heard next week's Powerball jackpot is going to be $60million AND a 48 pack of 3ply toilet…

May 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The problem is not who sits on the throne. The problem is that there is a throne to sit on”

Larken Rose wrote this in his book The Most Dangerous Superstition (2011): "Many have been able to recognize and oppose specific acts of tyranny by specific regimes, but very few have…

December 5, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The problem isn’t the abuse of power; it’s the power to abuse”

"The problem is not the abuse of power, it is the power to abuse" was popularized by Libertarian author Michael Cloud. American author and Libertarian Party presidential candidate (in…

April 16, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“The problem that governments are trying to solve is the existence of your freedom”

"The problem that governments are trying to solve is the existence of your freedom" was posted on X/Twitter by American libertarian writer, publisher and entrepreneur Jeffrey Tucker on…

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