For all of its ills, social media is good for at least one purpose — a hearty laugh.
In the wake of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s announcement of charges against 12 Russian military intelligence officers accused of election-related hacking, President Donald Trump’s summit with Russia’s President Putin, and the confusing press conference that followed — conservatives took an opportunity to make a humorous point on social media about requiring voter identification for American elections.
Their point, in essence, is that liberals — traditionally opposed to voter ID laws — should now support them, since the institution of such measures could help combat Russia’s interference in America’s election.
Some tweets and memes even sported the Democrats’ logo and/or links to the Democrats’ official website.
Most included patriotic imagery or photos of people in line to cast a vote.
Verbiage on memes included: “Don’t let Russia hack 2020,” “The Kremlin wants you to think IDs are racist. Don’t let Putin win,” “Take aim against Russian interference,” and “Sorry, Putin, this is our democracy.”
Some were revived from memes created months ago — and quickly started making the social media rounds once again.
Some were revived from memes created months ago — and quickly started making the social media rounds once again.
Rosenstein, in his press conference prior to Trump’s visit to Russia, specifically noted there was no allegation the hacking affected the vote count or election results.
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The hacking was focused on the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton presidential campaign, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee back in 2016.
This is called painting yourself into a corner… pic.twitter.com/Ve05gaAtsY
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) July 18, 2018
#DemandVoterID :) pic.twitter.com/ZvIsW3Stby
— foppa420 (@ricinneide) July 18, 2018
New memes! Would be a shame if these went viral and we turned the Democrats lies against them. #DemandVoterID pic.twitter.com/nvlvARylYr
— Mike Tokes (@MikeTokes) January 6, 2018
We should take the Russian threat to our democracy very seriously and #DemandVoterID
— Andy Swan (@AndySwan) July 17, 2018
Now more than ever! #DemandVoterID pic.twitter.com/AE51N8IzzZ
— Billy Valentine (@CdubaM) July 16, 2018
Michele Blood is a Flemington, New Jersey-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to LifeZette.
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