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May 2, 2022
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“Yo no soy antisistema, el sistema es anti yo” (“I am not anti-system. The system is anti-me”)

"I'm not anti-system. The system is anti-me" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Yo no soy antisistema, es el sistema es antiyo" is also shown on several…

December 7, 2015
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“You ain’t no Muslim, bruv”

Three people were stabbed inside the Leytonstone tube station (UK) in the evening of December 5, 2015. The attacker shouted "This is for Syria," referring to the Royal Air Force's…

March 21, 2023
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“You are being conditioned to give up your rights every time there’s a crisis”

"YOU ARE BEING CONDITIONED TO GiVE UP YOUR RIGHTS EVERY TIME THERE'S A CRISIS" was posted on Twitter by Brandon Nason on June 5, 2022. "YOU ARE BEING CONDITIONED TO GIVE UP YOUR…

March 5, 2023
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“You are never too important to be hanged for treason”

"You are never too important to be hanged for treason" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember. You are never too important to be hanged for treason" was…

September 16, 2021
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“You are the carbon they want to eliminate”

"You are the carbon they want to eliminate/reduce" and "The only carbon they want to reduce is you" are sayings about climate change that have been printed on many images.…

September 16, 2021
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“You are the carbon they want to reduce”

"You are the carbon they want to eliminate/reduce" and "The only carbon they want to reduce is you" are sayings about climate change that have been printed on many images.…

October 26, 2012
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“You are who you pretend to be (in politics)”

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) wrote in the introduction to his novel Mother Night (1961): "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." "You are…

July 15, 2023
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“You aren’t meant to be understood by everyone. You’re meant to blow some minds and break belief…”

"You aren't meant to be understood by everyone. You're meant to blow some minds and break belief systems" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "You're not…

November 11, 2022
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“You become a libertarian when you realize that it’s wrong to hurt people and take their stuff”

“Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff” is a popular libertarian credo. "You become a libertarian when you realize that it’s wrong to hurt people and take their stuff. You…

January 6, 2022
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“You become dangerous to the enemy when you are fully awake to God”

"You become dangerous to the enemy when you are fully awake to God" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In the book Lioness Arising: Wake Up and Change Your World (2010),…

November 1, 2026
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“You boy! What psyop is this?” (meme)

"Ebenezer Scrooge sticks his head out a window 'YOU! BOY! What psyop is this?'" (shown on a meme) was posted on Bluesky by That Old Broadbean on December 17, 2024. The original…

March 11, 2023
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“You call me ‘Far Right’ when you should be calling me ‘Right so Far’”

"I'm not far right. I'm just right so far" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "Not far right - just Right So Far 😉" was posted on Twitter…

January 23, 2021
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“You call me paranoid. I call you uninformed”

"You call me paranoid. I call you uninformed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that the supposedly "paranoid" person is the one who is actually…

September 1, 2022
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“You can be as polite as you want. The state will still fucking kill you”

"YOU CAN BE AS POLITE AS YOU WANT. THE STATE WILL STILL FUCKING KILL YOU" (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Colorado Marxist on November 5, 2020. It's uncertain who…

March 11, 2015
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“You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it”

"You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it" was written by American novelist, poet and environmental activist Wendell Berry in notes from March 14, 1969.…

April 2, 2011
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“You can build a throne with bayonets, but it’s difficult to sit on it”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: Yale University Press2006Pg. 382:William Ralph IngeEnglish prelate and author,…

November 3, 2021
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“You can either trust the government or you can understand history, but you can’t do both”

"You can either trust the government or you can understand history, but you can't do both" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The message has been told slightly…

June 11, 2016
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“You can get more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word”

Brooklyn-born comedian Irwin Corey said in 1953: ""My philosophy is you can get more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word." In Parade magazine in 1969, Corey…

July 11, 2023
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“You can love your country without having to love your government”

"You can love your country without having to love your government" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Description 'You can love your country without having to…

October 13, 2021
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“You can pray all you want, but eventually David had to pick up a stone and act against Goliath”

"You can pray all you want, but eventually David had to pick up a stone and act against Goliath" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, positive action is needed to…

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