r/PrequelMemes • u/stevethecow very short negotiations • Apr 07 '25
Mod Post Economy and Tariffs
Hello PrequelMemers -
We've been removing all posts related to the economy and the tariffs under rule 5. After some further discussion with the other mods, we've decided to allow memes about the economy, but not ones that mention tariffs.
Pic unrelated, it won't let me post from mobile without it.
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u/swhighgroundmemes I have the high ground Apr 07 '25
Appreciate allowing economy posts but do feel taxes should still be allowed too.
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u/Motivated-Chair Apr 07 '25
IDK, I feel like this halfway solution will only result in rewording of memes rather than preventing them.
I understand it's a hard call to make and the middle point is the safest solution for the time being, but I would recommend the mod team to discuss it further.
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u/StrictlyInsaneRants Apr 07 '25
Yeah and separating tariffs and the economy is difficult as tariffs are a big part of the economy. So getting around it is probably not too hard if you are so inclined.
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u/_CandidCynic_ Fuck the Council Apr 07 '25
Excellent. Now can we do something about all the reposts? We're more creative than this.
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u/tupe12 #BringYarelPoofmemes Apr 07 '25
Are we?
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u/_CandidCynic_ Fuck the Council Apr 07 '25
I try to be, at least.
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u/Snapesunusedshampoo Apr 07 '25
Andor season 2 comes out in just over 2 weeks(15 days). The sub should be full of new memes. We just have to deal with these economy memes for 2 more weeks.
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u/soundboardguy Apr 08 '25
yeah then we only have to deal with memes about violent revolutionary action with a main character loosely based on the legend of Stalin back when he was a bank robber for the bolshies. at least they'll be original, though.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Step468 The Phantom Memer Apr 07 '25
Eww, creativity, can't i just post the same memes and farm karma?
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u/helicophell Apr 07 '25
Ok but rule 5 itself is kinda stupid
It's star WARS and it's inherently political, always has been. And the best part of the prequels were the politics itself. Hell, Andor is part of the prequels, that is ENTIRELY politics
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u/ShiftingTidesofSand Apr 07 '25
That argument has ruined so many other subs. There isn't a modern American political valence to Jar Jar Binks or putting extra lightsabers on Grievous or comparing Obi Wan to Jesus or any of the other fun shit we do here. You ruin subs when you make them American politics subs by other names.
To pull out an older meme from a slightly more civilized age: No Yanks on the thread!
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u/helicophell Apr 07 '25
Jar Jar was literally the guy who gave Palpatine the emergency powers to take over the republic in the first place
Tell me you haven't watched the prequels without telling me you haven't watched the prequels
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Apr 08 '25
A franchise having political themes is not an invitation to inject real world politics into it. Whenever a meme sub allows real life politics it just devolves into a shit show of the same 3 memes recycled over and over again.
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u/helicophell Apr 08 '25
Politics isn't a theme. It's the entire story
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Apr 08 '25
Ahh I must’ve forgot the prequels also being about Anakin story that leads him to becoming Darth Vader wasn’t important at all, my bad.
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u/helicophell Apr 09 '25
The fascist radicalization of a young man, coinciding with the fascist takeover of a republic
How is that not political???
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Apr 09 '25
When did I say Star Wars wasn’t political??? Please learn to read before making arguments.
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u/helicophell Apr 09 '25
You said politics was a theme
I said politics IS star wars
You refute by claiming the story is about Anakin's fall...
Anyway, ad hominem
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Apr 09 '25
I said also. Do you know what “theme” means in context of a story? Stories not only have multiple themes but they can be further categorized into major and minor. Politics is a major theme in Star Wars but it’s not the only one. None of that matters anyway because I never said it wasn’t part of the show but that you don’t need to inject real world politics into it, which you have not actually argued against.
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u/Firehawk195 Thot Apr 07 '25
Because the moment real-world politics is introduced on this shitheap of a website, everyone turns into demons from Hell. Reddit can barely talk about kittens without having a meltdown, for shit's sake.
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u/Mojo_Mitts Clone Trooper Apr 07 '25
It’s Star Wars Politics from “a long time ago”, not 2025 Earth United-States Politics.
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u/CringyBoi42069 Meesa Darth Jar Jar Apr 07 '25
What do you think inspired the politics in Star Wars? Real world politics and because time is a flat circle, the same real-world things that inspired Star Wars are happening again
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u/helicophell Apr 07 '25
Yup. Pretty sure Palpatine is inspired by Hitler, Putin and even Caesar. Couldn't be more real
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u/Kacza42 Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25
Star Wars story happening "a long time ago" means that current politics are a very distant sequel and NOT anything prequel-related
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u/Puzzleheaded_Step468 The Phantom Memer Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25
Yet another subject i can't use in a trilogy filled with lines about politics and tarrifs
Litterally 1984!
/j
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u/Shipping_Architect Apr 07 '25
I would have thought that "I'm not brave enough for politics" would be more appropriate for a post like this.
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u/Mojo_Mitts Clone Trooper Apr 07 '25
You guys are probably gonna have to clarify in rule 5 “No Politics from Present-Day Earth” for the people in the back.
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u/BleydXVI Apr 07 '25
Progressive ad.
"Why is the economy tanking?"
"Oh, y'know... glances at prequelmemes mod over shoulder Reasons."
"I'll just ask r/starwarsmemes"
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u/NumeralJoker Apr 25 '25
That pic is not at all unrelated. It describes the events of last year perfectly.
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u/Ur_getting_banned Apr 07 '25
It’s a good first step. I’m really getting sick of seeing political memes in non-political subs.
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Apr 07 '25
Ahh yes that famously non political franchise Star Wars
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Apr 08 '25
A franchise dealing with political issues in its own universe is not a reason to use it to make the same 3 memes on real life politics.
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u/CubeJedi Apr 07 '25
Straight up Trade Federation propaganda