Watch for the Signs
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AND THE PROPHECY SAID THAT AFTER 10 YEARS OF GLOBAL TURMOIL, HARAMBE SHALL RETURN TO JUDGE THE WICKED.
Overview
This is an image macro meme featuring a photograph of the late silverback gorilla Harambe, who has a stern, judgmental expression as he faces directly toward the viewer. Bold white text is overlaid at the bottom of the image, reading 'AND THE PROPHECY SAID THAT AFTER 10 YEARS OF GLOBAL TURMOIL, HARAMBE SHALL RETURN TO JUDGE THE WICKED.' The joke relies on the long-running, widespread internet meme culture that has revered Harambe as a semi-satirical folk figure ever since his death at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016, humorously framing him as a divine figure that will return to hold people accountable for the chaotic state of the world a decade after his passing.
Origin notes
This meme is sourced from the RSS feed of Reddit's Meme communities, as specified in the provided additional information. It uses the widely circulated, widely recognizable public photograph of Harambe paired with original satirical text, created using a meme generator tool (evidenced by the Imgflip watermark at the bottom left of the image). Harambe memes have been a persistent staple of English-language internet humor since 2016, often used to make sarcastic commentary on global events.