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Text on a white background reads: "remember when Scar promised the hyenas a better life in order to use them to gain power but when they realized he lied to them they ate him?" and below, in smaller text, "something to think about". Beneath is a screenshot of the hyenas from The Lion King, snarling at the viewer with tongues out.

Scar Promised the Hyenas a Better Life

A Lion King meme recalling how Scar lied to the hyenas and got eaten, offered as a pointed warning to power-hungry leaders. Disney's 1994 classic doubles as political commentary.

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Text on a white background reads: "remember when Scar promised the hyenas a better life in order to use them to gain power but when they realized he lied to them they ate him?" and below, in smaller text, "something to think about". Beneath is a screenshot of the hyenas from The Lion King, snarling at the viewer with tongues out.

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