Hard Times Create Hard Times

Western Europe China Eastern Europe HARD TIMES CREATE STRONG MEN HARD TIMES CREATE WEAK MEN HARD TIMES STRONG MEN CREATE GOOD TIMES WEAK MEN CREATE GOOD TIMES HARD TIMES GOOD TIMES CREATE WEAK MEN GOOD TIMES CREATE STRONG MEN HARD TIMES WEAK MEN CREATE HARD TIMES STRONG MEN CREATE HARD TIMES HARD TIMES

A three-column comparison shows cyclical captions over historical scenes, coins, and crowds for Western Europe, China, and Eastern Europe. The joke is that Western Europe and China follow different versions of the “hard times create strong men” cycle, while Eastern Europe is portrayed as experiencing hard times continuously.

• @beobanka / 22147 2023-01-18
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