Political Humor

The meme isn't about the sort of hero-worship that Trump is receiving, which is a phenomenon unique to Trump. (Republicans didn't hero-worship their candidates until he came along.) Rather, the meme is about people who have strong opinions about things they don't understand, and these people include supporters of Bernie Sanders.

How much money should the government allocate towards cancer research? Do Starlink satellites create a dangerous amount of orbital debris? Would experiments with geo-engineering to mitigate climate change be worth the risk? Is Biden's economic policy responsible for the recent high inflation? Are the acts Trump is accused of actually crimes?

These are questions that even most experts can't confidently answer but I recall them being discussed on Lemmy recently by people who were very confident about the accuracy of their uninformed opinions. I do that sort of thing sometimes too, despite my attempts to catch myself.