Memes, memification, memorocracy: “If you don’t laugh along, you don’t belong”

On the right is the leader of the Trump “Klan”. The meme alludes to Obama's "Yes We Can" and refers to the Trump family's nepotism and self-enrichment. – Public domain-like released by unsplash.com: Bruno FigueiredoMemes and AI slop characterize the second term of US President Donald Trump. The art historian Wolfgang Ullrich sees this as the basis for a new illiberal form of government – ​​“memoracy”. An interview about authoritarian image politics, the emancipatory potential of memes