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This not the most appropiate moment to talk about this, but this meme caught my attention, this meme it's quite popular among /pol/ frequenters and other alt-righters on the internet. Some context into it: During Augusto Pinochet military dictartoship spanning between 1973-1990 extrajudicial-killings weren't uncommon; one of the most infamous methods of killing oppositors was throwing them tied to a piece of railroad track into the pacific ocean from helicopters (or sometimes airplanes), hence the "helicopter ride" name. Proof of those actions and some addional info into it

Nowadays these events are used to make fun of leftists. Due the great support that has Donald Trump by alt-righters, this meme has mutated into the "Trump helicopter ride" where images are shown depicting Trump trowing Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders or people on the other side of the political spectrum from an helicopter.

Some examples (Pinochet)

More examples (Trump)

Now, I don't know if this meme warrants an entry. I still don't have crucial info about it, like the how this meme start spreading across the internet. I would gladly recieve any insight, and help creating an entry for this meme as I don't have experience in the KYM formatting or sourcing. Thanks in Advance!

It does, I wanted to make an entry on it for quite a while.

In case you need any help for the formattiing try looking at other entries covering similar topics (like Deus Vult ) and l'll also try to edit it whenever I can. Something I recommend is not to go into too many details on the background section, try explaining the minimal so the joke can be understood for the viewers.

I'd name it "Free Helicopter Rides", use the origin and spread to explain the Pinochet part and the joke in general, and then a subheader under spread for the 2016 presidential elections resurgance.