Europe Explains Its Wealth

Text on the meme

RICH FROM OPPRESSING OTHERS OPRESSED RICH ANYWAYS POOR BECAUSE OPRESSED POOR DESPITE OPRESSING OTHERS (SKILL ISSUE)

What it means

A hand-drawn map of Europe labels regions as rich or poor according to whether they oppressed others. The joke mocks simplistic explanations of national wealth, contrasting successful imperialism with countries that were oppressed or failed to benefit from oppression.

Objects

map of Europe / карта Европы country borders / границы стран blue sea / синее море colored outlines / цветные контуры orange region / оранжевый регион pink region / розовый регион blue region / синий регион red region / красный регион handwritten labels / рукописные надписи island / остров Scandinavia / Скандинавия British Isles / Британские острова Mediterranean Sea / Средиземное море Eastern Europe / Восточная Европа North Africa / Северная Африка