Western Versus Eastern Occultism

Text on the meme

Western occultism I AM JESUS, SATAN IS ACTUALLY A GOOD GUY, TRUMP IS GOD, HINDU IS THE TRUE RELIGION, ALIENS VISITED ME! Eastern occultism We must release nerve gas into a crowded train

What it means

The meme contrasts a frantic Western conspiracy theorist in a tinfoil hat with a calm-looking Eastern occultist advocating the release of nerve gas into a crowded train. The joke uses exaggerated stereotypes to portray Western occultism as bizarre but comparatively harmless, while referencing the 1995 Aum Shinrikyo sarin attack in Tokyo as the darker punchline.

Who

Shoko Asahara (Сёко Асахара), Aum Shinrikyo

Objects

man with glasses / мужчина в очках tinfoil hat / шапочка из фольги beard / борода open mouth / открытый рот black-and-white drawing / чёрно-белый рисунок portrait photograph / портретная фотография long-haired man / длинноволосый мужчина black clothing / чёрная одежда white background / белый фон text captions / текстовые подписи crowded train / переполненный поезд nerve gas / нервно-паралитический газ occult symbols implied / оккультные символы подразумеваются