The United States Metronome

Text on the meme

Establishing dictatorships Destroying dictatorships The United States

What it means

A metronome is shown beneath a gauge labeled “Establishing dictatorships” on one side and “Destroying dictatorships” on the other, with “The United States” written across it. The joke portrays the United States as hypocritically switching between creating and overthrowing dictatorships, often used as a sarcastic political reaction. EN: A metronome is shown beneath a gauge labeled “Establishing dictatorships” on one side and “Destroying dictatorships” on the other, with “The United States” written across it. The joke portrays the United States as hypocritically switching between creating and overthrowing dictatorships, often used as a sarcastic political reaction.

Objects

metronome / метроном gauge / шкала red needle / красная стрелка wooden wall / деревянная стена wooden floor / деревянный пол black-and-white labels / чёрно-белые подписи pink base / розовое основание