I'm Joining the War on Drugs on the Side of Drugs meme example.

I'm Joining the War on Drugs on the Side of Drugs

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About

I'm Joining the War on Drugs on the Side of Drugs is a phrasal template in which a person leads others to believe that they are standing against something only to subvert expectations and instantly state that they actually support that thing. Spawned by a viral tweet, the format has been used since 2021, often paired with an image macro of Karl Marx drawn as a superhero alongside variations of the catchphrase "I'm Joining the War on X on the Side of Y."

Origin

On July 27th, 2021, Twitter[1] user @yngjcb tweeted a joke about the War on Drugs, writing, "joining the war on drugs but on the side of the drugs." The tweet (shown below) gained over 27,600 retweets and 206,000 likes in two years.



Prior to that, the joke has been posted online by Twitter[2][3] user @carlos_valencia in 2012 and in 2018, with the tweets failing to get significant traction.

On July 30th, 2021, Redditor SnackToTheThird posted an image macro that paired the joke with an image of Karl Marx drawn as a superhero. The post gained over 5,900 upvotes in the /r/196[4] subreddit in two years (shown below). The image of the superhero Karl Marx originates from a cover for the Spanish edition of Superheroes and Philosophy by writer Tom Morris.[5]


I'M JOINING THE WAR ON DRUGS ON THE SIDE OF THE DRUGS

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On August 2nd, 2021, Tumblr[6] user guerrillatech reposted the image, with the image gaining over 12,900 reblogs and 18,600 likes in two years. On October 16th, 2021, voice actor Luke Correia uploaded[7] a voiced version of the meme that gained over 437,000 views on YouTube in one year (shown below).



The image macro has been used as a recaption format since December 2021. For example, on December 25th, 2021, Twitter[8] user @spacemacchiato posted a Squid Games!! meme that gained over 220 likes in one year (shown below, left). On January 22nd, 2022, Twitter[9] user @decafmari_ posted a meme that gained over 40 retweets and 310 likes in the same period (shown below, right).


I'M JOINING THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS ON THE SIDE OF THE SQUID GAMES!! I'M JOINING THE WAR ON ABORTION ON THE SIDE OF ABORTION

The format maintained its presence online, both in its image macro and textual versions, through 2022 and early 2023.

Various Examples


I'M JOINING THE WAR ON PEANUS HORTING ON THE SIDE OF HORT I'M JOINING THE WAR ON targeted harassment ON THE SIDE OF harassment I'M JOINING THE WAR ON DRUGS ON THE SIDE OF THE DRUGS
jj @JJs_Trick Feb 19, 2022 I'M JOINING THE WAR ON misinformation jj Hard Drive @HardDriveMag. Feb 19, 2022 JonTron Dead at 31 to Most Fans hard-drive.net/jontron-dead-a... Show this thread 2 @JJs_Trick 1 59 7:57 PM. Feb 19, 2022 209 ON THE SIDE OF THE MISINFORMATION ₁ : MOM BE LIKE I'M JOINING THE WAR ON BROCCOLI ON THE SIDE OF BROCCOLI Snallysaurus @Snallysaurus21 Replying to @RealYouTubeKids I'm joining the war on pit bulls, on the side of the pit bulls 9 4:54 PM Jan 14, 2023 23.5K Views :

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I'M JOINING THE WAR ON ON THE SIDE OF THE

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External References

[1] Twitter – @yngjcb

[2] Twitter – @carlos_valencia

[3] Twitter – @carlos_valencia

[4] Reddit – Ketamine Marx

[5] Liberia Catalonia – LOS SUPERHEROES Y LA FILOSOFIA

[6] Tumblr – guerrillatech

[7] YouTube – war on drugs

[8] Twitter – @spacemacchiato

[9] Twitter – @decafmari_

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