Benny Johnson Introduces 'The Left Can't Meme' Segment On Parler Show, But Critics Say It Proves The Opposite

"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.

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.

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.