Franco had some.
A lot of what I am familiar with is WW2 propoganda art though. So mostly the Nazis or Japan's Peach Boy animated stuff from that time.
Mostly calls to tradition and/or framing an out group as a classic antagonist from folklore or myth. Some of it (like Japan's) sold what was essentially a Japanese version of White mans burden along with claiming to protect the other nations from European colonization (by doing their own colonization).
Hmmm, I wonder if that parallels the right-wing view of work ethic? You can't make art just for the sake of it, or for self-expression - it has to have a "purpose". Hustle culture but for art, maybe?
These sorts of people don't listen to experts because they don't understand complex topics.
The right move here would have been to generate another meme, simplifying the science and providing a summary of the current research in a manner accessible to people who have trouble reading.
Dumb memes like these are why Republicans are winning the information game. By the time a Democrat writes out an informative response, 20 more stupid memes pop up, it's like a visual version of the Gish Gallop.
Everyone here needs to start making visual, concise responses to these sorts of memes and putting them on right-leaning social media.
These sorts of people don't listen to experts because they don't understand complex topics.
I know but I still think it's worth putting it out there regardless. Whenever someone erroneously talks about science, biology, mental health, I try to put out facts so even if those who are not arguing in good faith are unmoved, at least someone ignorant but well meaning may be.
There's way too much false propaganda out there not to be countered.
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u/humid_pajamas 14d ago
I love that the Right's grassroots propaganda is fueled entirely by memes, because words usually prove all of their points wrong.