... Various memes were spread first within the community and then bled out to other communities on other sites.
Then came candidate Donald Trump. Online community perceived Trump as the
ultimate troll
candidate. The idea to “take him seriously, not literally” ... ... the 2016 election, it was to the elation of those meme makers who felt like they had a say in defining his image.
UK and the Brexit memes
The Brexit case is another example of how memes can serve as a marker of people’s reaction to changes in the country....
... continue to carry its burden of the responsible global leadership provided that American partners are committed to a fair burden-sharing. U.S.-European allies welcomed this rhetoric, but appeared to remain concerned.
The future of the European Union after Brexit was another elephant in the room; the modalities of Brexit procedure itself was a subject of intense debates between proponents of a “hard Brexit” and supporters of softer approaches to the defecting United Kingdom. The new balance ...
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Serious changes are taking place inside the collective West. The past year released the energy of social protest that had been accumulating for a long time in response to moderate election platforms and routine rhetoric from the entrenched establishment. Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election became symbols of these changes. The referendum in Great Britain as such is not a serious threat to the European Union but the enormous collection of problems will compel the EU to revise its ...
