British Empire Then and Now

The sun never sets on the British Empire, 1922: The sun never sets on the British Empire, 2022:

A split-panel meme contrasts a grand 1922 depiction of the British Empire, with a Union Jack countryball, a lion, a map, and imperial imagery, against a chaotic 2022 scene with umbrellas, a distressed Pepe-style frog, and a map of Britain. The joke is that the former empire’s global reach has shrunk dramatically, making the phrase “the sun never sets” ironic in the modern era. EN: A split-panel meme contrasts a grand 1922 depiction of the British Empire, with a Union Jack countryball, a lion, a map, and imperial imagery, against a chaotic 2022 scene with umbrellas, a distressed Pepe-style frog, and a map of Britain. The joke is that the former empire’s global reach has shrunk dramatically, making the phrase “the sun never sets” ironic in the modern era.

• @pokupkabitka / 12029 2022-07-28