Government's new anti-refugee campaign gets a dank makeover
Like that annoying kid who'd always challenge you to an arm wrestle at school, the Australian government loves talking about how strong it is. Usually in three word slogans. In this case, four.
It seems like the country's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull now wants everyone to know about what appears to his latest fave slogan: "Strong Defence. Secure Borders." Big boys. Big toys. And no refugees allowed.
Sans comment from the Malc, the tough-talking campaign image appeared on Turnbull's Twitter account on Wednesday, unintentionally sparking a new era of government-related dank memes.
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From the looks of the picture, it seems Australia is at war...with something.
— Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) November 16, 2016
It didn't take some cheeky Twitter users long to begin photoshopping their own versions of the government's fright-inducing, but ultimately cheesy, piece of anti-asylum seeker propaganda.
I have so much work to do pic.twitter.com/ViYwz47TbJ
— santa is real (@fakeedbutler) November 16, 2016
courtesy of @bortofdarkness pic.twitter.com/CsK2CIV2PO
— santa is real (@fakeedbutler) November 16, 2016
Hey @TurnbullMalcolm, you missed a bit off your poster, but i fixed for you. You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/agZd2E8KkV
— Dee Madigan (@deemadigan) November 16, 2016
fixed it for you @TurnbullMalcolm pic.twitter.com/D0sfXYdwGE
— santa is real (@fakeedbutler) November 16, 2016
This is sophisticated new messaging from the government pic.twitter.com/5K35vFs0Fl
— Pat Caruana (@patbcaruana) November 16, 2016
But most *concerning* is how other countries could perceive the image as representative of the entire Australian navy. That is, two ships and a plane.
This photo is funny if you imagine that as our entire navy https://t.co/pjjd03LsmF
— Stuart Fazakerley (@stuartfaz) November 16, 2016
Oh God, he's right! Malcolm, batten down the hatches!