Those Damn Extremists

THOSE DAMN EXTREMISTS.

A cheerful family enjoys an outdoor barbecue while, in the lower panel, a masked man peers suspiciously through window blinds. He labels the ordinary people outside as “extremists,” parodying paranoid political reactions and mocking how harmless everyday activities can be viewed as ideological threats. The meme is used sarcastically when someone treats a normal opinion or behavior as dangerously radical. EN: A cheerful family enjoys an outdoor barbecue while, in the lower panel, a masked man peers suspiciously through window blinds. He labels the ordinary people outside as “extremists,” parodying paranoid political reactions and mocking how harmless everyday activities can be viewed as ideological threats. The meme is used sarcastically when someone treats a normal opinion or behavior as dangerously radical.

• @jeppa420 / 19417 2021-07-25