A meme that supposedly wanted to repudiate capitalism appeared to have failed miserably by proving the exact opposite of what it intended.
The meme went viral throughout the week when some left-wing accounts began to share it as a knock against capitalism by allegedly showing that competition leads to conformity and sameness. Take a look:
Nope. Capitalism breeds cunts like Elon Musk. pic.twitter.com/E1O7hRnaUa
— Ian Parsley (@Ian_Parsley) March 8, 2023
People, especially conservatives, fired back by saying that the feature of 12 different fried chicken sandwiches from various restaurants leads to an abundance of food so that people do not go hungry.
“The claim here is that capitalism delivers food…” tweeted billionaire entrepreneur Marc Andreessen.
A meme apparently intended to criticize capitalism resurfaced this week and was met with intense criticism from conservatives, many of whom pointed out that it actually reinforces the benefits of capitalism: abundance, diversity of choice, competition, and prosperity.
The meme, pictured in the Tweet below, reads: “‘Capitalism breeds innovation'” then under “Capitalism:” it features 12 different fried chicken sandwiches offered by America’s various fast food chains. The chains included Popeyes, Carl’s Jr., Zaxby’s, Chick-fil-A, Sonic, Church’s, KFC, Burger King, Jack, Wendy’s McDonald’s, and Arby’s.
Marc Andreessen, a billionaire entrepreneur tweeted, “The claim here is that capitalism delivers food…”
“These champagne socialists really show how out of touch they are with asinine memes like these. #Theleftcantmeme,” conservative movie critic Jacob Airey tweeted.
“DELICIOUS FOOD WIDELY AVAILABLE Capitalism Blamed,” tweeted Jim Treacher.
“Imagine telling anyone who lived under communism how hard your life is because you have 12 chicken sandwich options,” tweeted the Libertarian Party of California.
“How many chicken sandwich options did the Ukrainians have during the Holodomor?” Daily Caller editor Grayson Quay tweeted.
The claim here is that capitalism delivers food… https://t.co/wHdwBXtEf7
— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) March 9, 2023
These champagne socialists really show how out of touch they are with asinine memes like these.#TheLeftcantmeme https://t.co/PyEfw6TICT
— Jacob Airey (@realJacobAirey) March 9, 2023
DELICIOUS FOOD WIDELY AVAILABLE
Capitalism Blamed— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) March 9, 2023
Cheap, delicious chicken sandwich abundance is probably a close second to Rocky IV on the "top 5 things to fell communism" list
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) March 9, 2023
Ugh now I want a chicken sandwich. Damn you, capitalism!
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) March 9, 2023
OK, now do it with Socialism but instead of chicken sandwiches replace it with varieties of starving people. https://t.co/QzLsY0CjAU
— Brian McWilliams (@BrianMcWilliams) March 9, 2023
Oh no. Not….CHOICES. https://t.co/gFEhN22QmI
— .Zack//Rabbit BLUE (@ZackTaylorFA) March 9, 2023
It is a chicken sandwich from a fast food restaurant. Are you upset that they don't have a spectrum of pronouns for you to cry about? https://t.co/XX0oVyUHEP
— Craig D. Mansfield, EI 👨🔬⚗️🔬☣️☢️📊💡🔭 (@craigbob99) March 9, 2023
With analysis like this, who needs Marx? https://t.co/NApxmcgY3K
— Chris Morlock (@CDMorlock) March 9, 2023
Imagine telling anyone who lived under communism how hard your life is because you have 12 chicken sandwich options https://t.co/oFDQtb7hBu
— Libertarian Party of California (@LPofCal) March 9, 2023
Capitalism doesn’t work cause chicken sandwiches @elonmusk https://t.co/qEK3k61mHM
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) March 9, 2023
This is actually an excellent display of capitalism!
-People like chicken sandwiches.
-Businesses want money so the sell chicken sandwiches.
-Businesses compete to make the best chicken sandwich at the lowest price.The consumer wins! https://t.co/xCkrzYJ7Fq
— Gandalf the Ancap (@libertygandalf) March 9, 2023
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