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Scientology speedruns are insane

This meme uses a classic Warhammer 40,000 artwork depicting an aggressive mass charge of Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) soldiers into battle, with firing weapons, a regimental flag, and supporting vehicles in the war-torn background. Two lines of text are overlaid at the top: the first line states 'OTHER GENERATIONS: "SCIENTOLOGY IS A LITTLE WEIRD BUT WORSHIP HOW YOU WANT"', referencing the relatively tolerant stance of older generations toward the Church of Scientology. The second line reads 'GEN Z IN MARCH FOR NO REASON:', framing the charging army as Gen Z, joking that Gen Z spontaneously launched an aggressive, coordinated opposition campaign against Scientology for no obvious explicit reason during March, referencing the real viral trend of Gen Z targeting Scientology with protests, online trolling, and critical content in that period.
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OTHER GENERATIONS: "SCIENTOLOGY IS A LITTLE WEIRD BUT WORSHIP HOW YOU WANT"
GEN Z IN MARCH FOR NO REASON:

Overview

This meme uses a classic Warhammer 40,000 artwork depicting an aggressive mass charge of Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) soldiers into battle, with firing weapons, a regimental flag, and supporting vehicles in the war-torn background. Two lines of text are overlaid at the top: the first line states 'OTHER GENERATIONS: "SCIENTOLOGY IS A LITTLE WEIRD BUT WORSHIP HOW YOU WANT"', referencing the relatively tolerant stance of older generations toward the Church of Scientology. The second line reads 'GEN Z IN MARCH FOR NO REASON:', framing the charging army as Gen Z, joking that Gen Z spontaneously launched an aggressive, coordinated opposition campaign against Scientology for no obvious explicit reason during March, referencing the real viral trend of Gen Z targeting Scientology with protests, online trolling, and critical content in that period.

Origin notes

Per the provided source information, this meme was originally posted on Reddit's meme-focused subreddits under the title 'Scientology speedruns are insane'. It is an edited derivative work that repurposes existing official Warhammer 40,000 Astra Militarum artwork, with text captions added to make the generational humor joke about the 2024 Gen Z anti-Scientology online trend.

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