Twitter Users Lampoon Far-Right Account’s Outrage With ‘This is the Future Liberals Want’ Joke
It all started with this tweet from “/pol/ News Network,” a far-right Twitter account that borrows imagery from 4Chan’s /pol/ board:
This is the future that liberals want. pic.twitter.com/QwterpqQbH
— /pol/ News Network (@polNewsNetwork1) March 1, 2017
From there it turned into, well…
The Future That Liberals Want pic.twitter.com/KCMgt6aFyN
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@AdamSerwer) March 2, 2017
This is the future liberals want. pic.twitter.com/ynLETAbAQj
— Qubiste (@Qubiste) March 2, 2017
this is the future liberals want pic.twitter.com/26wWUKfLCg
— darth™ (@darth) March 2, 2017
This is the future that liberals want. pic.twitter.com/BXgkx6eWk1
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) March 2, 2017
This is the future liberals want pic.twitter.com/qU4LKpoCTC
— Shannon Hale (@haleshannon) March 2, 2017
this is the future liberals want pic.twitter.com/5IpRoSj6GR
— Enemy of the Popehat (@Popehat) March 2, 2017
This is the future liberals want. pic.twitter.com/k8bZYWcX1Z
— ️️Sophie Magikarp?️ (@The__Biscuit) March 2, 2017
Besides posting silly photos to highlight what they saw as the absurdity of the original tweet, users also defended the initial photo:
Two people peacefully riding public transportation?
Diabolical. https://t.co/d2gOL0mmVC
— DarkSkintDostoyevsky (@daniecal) March 1, 2017
One where people mind their damn business & don’t harm others for being different? Affirmative. This is the present that I want. https://t.co/uP92YpGwHk
— Dwayne David Paul (@DwayneDavidPaul) March 1, 2017
Baby that’s the world we liberals have now. The future is even more lit. https://t.co/bWIAIpOOUb
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) March 2, 2017
Neither of them are being harassed or assaulted in this pic so I think this is a great future. https://t.co/6QJtrhAciE
— Keifer Lirette (@KeiferLirette) March 2, 2017
Yes, we want people to be able to live their damn lives peacefully without problems. Creepers taking photos wouldn’t understand that https://t.co/6MPfhUluTv
— 我叫神佳恩 #BLM (@Hipployta) March 2, 2017
Nothing like a little social media backlash to alleviate the stress of an otherwise news-heavy day!
[image via screengrab]
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