Favourite Defeated Civilizations

Text on the meme

What are your favourite defeated civilizations? Western civilization.

What it means

A screenshot of an anonymous imageboard thread asks which defeated civilizations people like best. The reply shows an ancient coastal city and says “Western civilization,” jokingly treating modern Western society as a fallen civilization. It is used as an ironic reaction to pessimism about Western decline or collapse. EN: A screenshot of an anonymous imageboard thread asks which defeated civilizations people like best. The reply shows an ancient coastal city and says “Western civilization,” jokingly treating modern Western society as a fallen civilization. It is used as an ironic reaction to pessimism about Western decline or collapse.

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ancient coastal city / древний прибрежный город amphitheater / амфитеатр stone buildings / каменные здания sea / море shoreline / береговая линия aerial illustration / иллюстрация с высоты black-and-white face drawing / чёрно-белый рисунок лица glasses / очки imageboard screenshot / скриншот имиджборда text captions / текстовые подписи