The "Dark Brandon" meme is probably one of the most effective repurposing of a negative slogan

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I was amused to see Dark Brandon trending on twitter.

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Senator Chris Murphy is getting into the act

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[Turbineguy]

1. "Obamacare"

was a pretty good repurpose too.

[tblue37]

47. And "Thanks, Obama."

[bucolic_frolic]

2. I'll believe it when I see yard signs to counter tin hat MAGAts

[Cha]

3. Lol at "MALARKEY"! Remember

those days! lol Biden was RIGHT!

TY, LMPV! Way to take a Meme and Expand the hell out of it!

[Wednesdays]

4. Get your Lord Dark Brandon t-shirt here:

https://nvdteeshirt.com/product/lord-dark-brandon-portrait-shirt/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. White House embracing Dark Brandon meme is cherry on #winning

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[treestar]

13. Terrific symbolism sewing the flag back together nt

[msfiddlestix]

30. Agree. Adding it's the only one of these I could connect with or relate to. I'm not 'seeing'

the other dark brandon images in the same way the author of this thread does, along with those who joined in with applause.

My perceptions do not see the humor or the "greatness" of what I attribute to be created by right wing fascists assholes and idiots.

But apparently, that's just me!

[hlthe2b]

6. LOVE this one... (no more malarkey)

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[vercetti2021]

7. I'm adding this one

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

26. LOL

[blm]

8. Lololol

Still laughing at Artist formerly known as Devin Nunez Cow.

[Demsrule86]

9. I first saw it at KOS and posted it yesterday or the day before...it is awesome in my opinion!

K&R

[usonian]

10. That's all spooky. Maybe that's all that the cult members understand. I try to keep life simple.

[czarjak]

12. Done. Gone.

[localroger]

11. Now I want a NO MORE MALARKEY bumper sticker /nt

[Novara]

51. Ask and ye shall receive

https://www.zazzle.com/no_more_malarkey_sign-256215664406938335

[TomDaisy]

14. 100% AGREE. SO DAMN SMART.

[TomDaisy]

15. bookmarking

[TomDaisy]

16. maybe after today we need some Dark Schumer memes

[Just A Box Of Rain]

17. Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.

My take:

[Music Man]

18. Haha, that's true.

A big difference between the left and the right is our sense of humor.

Reminds me of the Biden character the Onion created when he was vice president. Rocker, drove a Trans Am, etc.

[Music Man]

20. Diamond Joe. That was it:

The President of Vice

https://interactives.theonion.com/biden/

[Crunchy Frog]

19. Nice to see Dems doing effective messaging for a change. I like it.

[live love laugh]

21. No more malarkey. LOL

[MontanaMama]

22. My current favorite.

Let’s take Brandon back!

[Wild blueberry]

23. Creative and Brilliant

Also, funny.
Thank you, internet!

[G2theD]

24. Dark Brandon is the greatest menace to Republicans ever!

He will haunt their dreams and he will expose their inaction and malfeasance wherever it is found. There is no hiding from Dark Brandon.

Dark Brandon will make them look like deviant little children in the political sphere.
He will do all the things they’d never imagined doing for the American people.

Dark Brandon is their worst enemy and the now great savior of our democracy.

Dark Brandon is the antidote for the deadly disease of MAGA. MAGAMEN BEWARE!

He’s coming for you!!!!

[ShazzieB]

25. What am I missing?

I am so confused. Am I the only one? I don't know how to explain it, but when I look at these, I feel like



I feel like I may be missing some context, because I. Just. Don't. Get. It.
Like, Joe Biden with glowing eyes? What... why...?

[G2theD]

39. Just a funny meme.

Probably patterned from “Dark MAGA”.

[ShazzieB]

46. I have no idea what Dark MAGA means!

Maybe that's what the problem is. 🤔 😉

[G2theD]

48. Same as Dark Brandon but for MAGA fools.

[JHB]

50. It's a joke about the way RWers simultaneously think Dems are idiots and all-powerful

At the very same time, they will call Joe a doddering old man AND a master manipulator at the center of a vast, dark conspiracy.

To celebrate some recent Dem victories, some meme-makers took the latter characterization, turned it back on them, amped it up to 11, and ran with it.

"Your worst nightmares are coming true, you MAGAt suckers!"

[In It to Win It]

27. This one killed me

Diane Miklasiewicz
@Kodi4momma
Replying to @BlackKnight10k

Go Dark Brandon! 💙🇺🇸🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💙💙💙💙

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[Blue Owl]

28. Someone tell MTG that Dark Brandon is watching her...

[PunkinPi]

29. My new favorite one...w/HRC photobombing.

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

31. This is the Deputy Press Secretary tweeting a Dark Brandon meme

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[muriel_volestrangler]

32. Do you mean 'effective', or just 'fun'?

Though I suppose the main purpose of memes is actually fun, rather than getting anyone to think differently. But do you really think these pictures are changing any opinions? If so, why do you think that?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

33. Whu not both?

[muriel_volestrangler]

36. Do you think it does anything more than cheer up a despondent Democrat

who spends a lot of time online, so hears about "Brandon" a lot?

This is not a slogan you can use to persuade someone to vote (or vote differently). It is not, for instance, as someone said up above, like "Obamacare" being something you can use in conversation.

It does smack of "politics is just a game", to me.

[tavernier]

37. Lighten up.

We don’t get that many days to laugh.

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. Well, that's my point - it's funny, but that's the only effect

Maybe, not being in the US, I don't feel the need to counter "Brandon".

[G2theD]

41. I don't think anyone is doing this to change minds

Just having fun. By the way, the real Brandon is screwed because he has no funding for his racing. He embraced MAGA and the “Lets go Brandon” cryptocurrency which went under. Because of that he is now an untouchable.

[G2theD]

40. It's about an escape from the terror.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

43. I am enjoying these memes

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[Politicub]

35. Yes.

On edit: Dark Brandon is all the things. All of them.

[Politicub]

34. Dark Brandon is hilarious

To the GOP: Feel the dark Brandon. Fear the dark Brandon. Dark Brandon.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

42. Senator Murphy is following the Dark Brandon

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

44. This is the perfect response to TFG complaining about being searched by the FBI

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[Habitation]

45. The Dark Brandon Video

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[JHB]

49. Let's talk about Dark Brandon....

[LetMyPeopleVote]

53. For this thread

I am enjoying the Dark Brandon memes

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Have you met Dark Brandon? You’d know it if you had. White hair atop his head and lasers shooting from his eyes, he radiates menace and abhors malarkey. He can create countless jobs with a flick of his fingers, and smite al-Qaeda leaders with the lightning that flies from his open palms.

He is Joe Biden, and at the same time, he is everything not Joe Biden. Which is exactly why this should-be-cringeworthy meme, against all odds, works.

Dark Brandon came from normal Brandon — a presidential alter ego conjured up by right-wing critics after an NBC Sports reporter interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown jokingly interpreted a “F--- Joe Biden” chant from the crowd as “Let’s go, Brandon!” This coy non-vulgar vulgarity made its way onto T-shirts and even into the House of Representatives.....

Dark Brandon mocks conservatives because, first of all, “Let’s go, Brandon!” is lame. Somehow it has become a rallying cry for MAGA boosters who believe it is devastatingly insulting to the current occupant of the Oval Office, yet pay any attention to the substance of the gibe and you’ll realize there is none. Dark Brandon also mocks conservatives because the most devoted Donald Trump acolytes act — mortifyingly — as though their own idol possesses hyper-natural powers.

Cynical, ironic Dark Brandon memes borrow the imagery of entirely earnest Trump memes: casting their subject, in effect, as a demigod or a World Wrestling Entertainment star depending on the day.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

52. Zero inflation in July

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[Oneironaut]

54. Dark Brandon is on the final boss

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

55. President Joe Biden has seen some of these memes and think that they are funny

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

56. This is great

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

57. For this thread

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