Better to Be a Dictator

Text on the meme

It's better to be a dictator — Alexander Lebedev — It's better to be a dictator than gay. — Alexander Lebedev — It's better to be gay. — Alexander Lebedev — It's better to be — Alexander Lebedev —

What it means

A four-panel quote meme shows the same mustached man in a suit beside progressively altered statements: “It’s better to be a dictator,” “It’s better to be a dictator than gay,” “It’s better to be gay,” and finally the unfinished “It’s better to be.” The joke comes from comparing contradictory edits of a purported quote, creating an absurd reaction to censorship, reversal, or an incomplete thought.

Who

Alexander Lebedev (Александр Лебедев)

Objects

mustached man / мужчина с усами man in a suit / мужчина в костюме necktie / галстук portrait photograph / портретная фотография four colored panels / четыре цветные панели pink background / розовый фон blue background / синий фон green background / зелёный фон yellow background / жёлтый фон black arrows / чёрные стрелки quote text / текст цитаты signature / подпись