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Thinking Cat Meme Sarcastic About US Unique Societal Problems

This is a single panel meme using the popular 'pondering cat' template. The top of the image has bold white text with black outline reading 'USA CITIZENS THINKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT DON'T EXIST IN ANY CIVILISED COUNTRY:'. Below the text, a grey and white domestic cat is shown in profile, resting one front paw against its chin in a pose that mimics a human deep in thought. The joke uses sarcasm to critique the United States for having a set of unique, widespread societal, economic, and public safety problems that are largely absent from other developed, high-income countries, meaning US residents have to expend effort solving issues that most other civilized nations do not experience at all.
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USA CITIZENS THINKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT DON'T EXIST IN ANY CIVILISED COUNTRY:

Overview

This is a single panel meme using the popular 'pondering cat' template. The top of the image has bold white text with black outline reading 'USA CITIZENS THINKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT DON'T EXIST IN ANY CIVILISED COUNTRY:'. Below the text, a grey and white domestic cat is shown in profile, resting one front paw against its chin in a pose that mimics a human deep in thought. The joke uses sarcasm to critique the United States for having a set of unique, widespread societal, economic, and public safety problems that are largely absent from other developed, high-income countries, meaning US residents have to expend effort solving issues that most other civilized nations do not experience at all.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit in meme-focused subreddits, with the original post title given as 'How to improve things?'. The base visual is the widely circulated 'thinking cat' / 'philosopher cat' viral meme template, a photo of a real cat posing as if contemplating. The Imgflip watermark visible in the bottom left corner indicates this specific iteration was created using the Imgflip online meme generator tool before being posted to Reddit.

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