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The Political Meme Absolutely Everyone Loves Because It Backs Up Whatever You Want To Believe
It might be the only thing all Americans agree about now
4 min readSep 11, 2023
You’ve seen many versions of the meme: It shows a stereotypically ’50s-looking family and claims one breadwinner (Dad, of course) could comfortably support the whole family, providing a nice house, a decent car, a vacation every year and college for the kids.
It’s not strictly true, of course, but it turns out that almost everyone fervently believes this or wants to believe it — no matter where they are on the political spectrum.
This one simple meme supports whatever you want to support. It has a meaning for everyone!
Anti-taxers without a clue:
Well, that’s because they weren’t taxed so much back then. ( according to the LA Times.)
People who hate foreigners:
In my day, we didn’t send all our money to foreign countries! (We don’t now, either. according to USAFacts.)
