this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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The shock value is the point. It's supposed to juxtapose how the #alllivesmatter people feel about 9/11 VS deaths at the hands of police. The point of the meme is NOT that those 3000+ lost are not valuable, rather that #alllivesmatter is insensitive, not the point, and not useful.
Thank you for sharing that interpretation. That view had not occurred to me.
One of the rare instances where a meme really is like a piece of art