Ottoman Empire Then and Now
Ottoman Empire in 1683 Ottoman Empire in 1914
A split image compares Optimus Prime as a powerful red-and-blue robot labeled “Ottoman Empire in 1683” with a small janitorial cleaning cart labeled “Ottoman Empire in 1914.” The joke references the Ottoman Empire’s decline from a major power after the failed Siege of Vienna to a much weaker state before its dissolution. It is used as a humorous reaction to dramatic decline or loss of former glory.
- @afrosidemoon / 8757 2019-02-06
- Type
- image
- Size
- 800×557 · 86.5 KiB
- Mood
- sarcastic, absurd
- Language
- en
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