Xennial Memes
A meme with a black banner on top reading "ONCE UPON A TIME THE FRENCH HAD A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE 1%". Below it, a wooden guillotine with a bloody blade stands between half-timbered buildings under a stormy sky with lightning. Bottom banner reads "THEY SOLVED IT".

The French Solved Their 1% Problem

A dark political joke pairing a guillotine with the French Revolution to comment on the wealth gap and the 1%. A grim history-class reference for adults.

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A meme with a black banner on top reading "ONCE UPON A TIME THE FRENCH HAD A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE 1%". Below it, a wooden guillotine with a bloody blade stands between half-timbered buildings under a stormy sky with lightning. Bottom banner reads "THEY SOLVED IT".

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