Germany Gets a Bigger Military Budget

Text on the meme

EU & USA to Germany: Raise your military budget

What it means

The video shows cheering people representing Switzerland, the European Union, and the United States, followed by a close-up of Germany represented by a German flag. Germany’s initially surprised expression gradually turns into an enormous grin as the others tell it to raise its military budget, parodying Germany’s militarization and eagerness to receive more defense spending. Christopher Lennertz’s triumphant orchestral track “I Can Do Anything / Finale” makes Germany’s delighted reaction feel comically heroic and excessive.

Speech

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Sound

♪ Christopher Lennertz — I Can Do Anything / Finale

music / музыка

Who

Homelander (Хоумлендер), The Boys

Objects

cheering crowd / ликующая толпа man in red shirt / мужчина в красной футболке man in striped shirt / мужчина в полосатой футболке blue-painted face / лицо, раскрашенное синей краской Swiss flag / флаг Швейцарии European Union flag / флаг Европейского союза United States flag / флаг США German flag / флаг Германии superhero costume / костюм супергероя close-up face / лицо крупным планом outdoor city street / городская улица под открытым небом crowd signs / плакаты толпы smiling man / улыбающийся мужчина