"The Left Can't Meme" has long been a rallying cry among right-wingers on the internet, though it's often been a contentious one, for while the catchphrase is often applied to haphazard liberal hashtags and lazy pop-culture comparisons to politics, those from the other side of the political aisle argue those who say "the left can't meme" have an extremely limited variety of jokes

Critics of the "The Left Can't Meme" mantra were inadvertently given a massive gift in the form of a viral video from Benny Johnson, a former Buzzfeed writer who was fired for plagiarism then took his talents to Parler. Last night, Johnson debuted his new segment, "The Left Can't Meme," and it's truly a sight to behold.

my expectations were low but HOLY FUCK pic.twitter.com/HIn8VDiZaL

— The Right Can't Meme (@TheRightCant) May 12, 2022

From the title, one might expect Johnson would pull up some cringeworthy liberal-leaning memes (of which there is ample supply) and give them a good roasting. Instead, the segment is intended to be a Meme Review-style celebration of right-wing memes regarding Elon Musk agreeing to buy Twitter. It quickly becomes apparent that it is in fact a celebration of one meme, repeated over and over for an excruciating three minutes.

Literally, every meme in Johnson's review is about how the libs are triggered over Musk potentially taking over Twitter. Nearly all of them feature a photoshop of Luke Crywalker, a meme from over five years ago, freaking out next to a gleeful Elon Musk. Triggered Feminist, a meme from six years ago, also makes multiple appearances in the segment, as do other ancient "triggered" meme characters and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Johnson laughs at every single one, which seemed improbable to many Twitter users who felt that none of the memes in his segment were funny regardless of political intent.

100% of the memes aren’t even remotely funny and 90% of them are from 5+ years ago https://t.co/gIC6Qb31Dk

— REDEAD (@strawhat723) May 12, 2022

I don't really like cringe content because most of it is just bullying but this is just too good. A grown man laughing at stale conservative memes that "would be banned if you posted them" to prove that the right actually can meme. At least the show isn't called "triggered" https://t.co/uQDFIAZeEL

— o (@owlywestin) May 12, 2022

I love how the show named "The Left Can't Meme" is literally showing us just right-wing memes, and they are all painfully cringe. This is such an amazing self-own. The way he's literally forcing himself to laugh is genuinely depressing. Like I legit feel sad for him. https://t.co/pfJIbDCNhD

— Pretty Serious Persephone 🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️🦖 🦕she/her (@PSPersephone) May 12, 2022

its so strange that these people think that theyre going to make people cry or something

like literally the only emotion this video gives me is pity he looks so sad dude https://t.co/OSUcO6gXLO

— ROUTT🎶 (@OKAYROUTT) May 12, 2022

I'd rather be waterboarded than watch more of this lmao. https://t.co/blLgJEAjKt

— Mutahar (@OrdinaryGamers) May 12, 2022

my man Benny has got to work on his fake laugh. we're not supposed to hear how dead you are inside https://t.co/x3GYEwsMW9

— Miley 🫠 (@MilesKlee) May 12, 2022

Unfortunately for Johnson, it seems his segment has largely backfired, as very few libs seemed triggered and instead felt pity at his attempt at a brutal dunking. On the plus side, his video will likely rack up many views, as it's possible it will be used in rebuttals to "The Left Can't Meme" argument for years to come.