Xennial Memes
Bold black all-caps text on a white background reads: "IF YOU DON'T NEED A MASK BECAUSE GOD WILL PROTECT YOU, WHY DO YOU NEED A GUN?" A faint watermark sits in the lower right corner.

If God Protects You, Why the Gun?

A text-only COVID-era political meme calling out the contradiction between refusing masks for faith and carrying a gun. It's a staple of Xennial Facebook feeds.

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Bold black all-caps text on a white background reads: "IF YOU DON'T NEED A MASK BECAUSE GOD WILL PROTECT YOU, WHY DO YOU NEED A GUN?" A faint watermark sits in the lower right corner.

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