Imagine telling the original artist right after they finished it that in 113 years time people would be posting his/her creation in full color and high fidelity on a communications system that instantly made it accessible to anyone in the world. That would completely blow their mind.

My partner's father is a member of the canadian communist party and he has this framed and hung up in his house

Well, they were likely called mimemes back then, but, yes, they still count. And holy crap is it still relevant.

Thank you! I recently saw a thumbnail of this in a Feral Historian video and I was hoping to find a copy.

A classic

I'm confused about what this picture is trying to say. What do the 2nd, 3rd and 4th tiers from the top — rule by royalty(?), indoctrination by the clergy, oppression by the military — have to do with capitalism?

Especially so.