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If Voting Didn't Matter Elites Wouldn't Stop You From Doing It

This is a classic Roll Safe format meme. It displays a screenshot of the character Roll Safe (played by actor Kayode Ewumi) pointing his index finger to his temple with a smug, self-satisfied expression, a visual trope used to present a seemingly obvious, clever logical point. Text placed above the image reads: "if voting never changed anything the elites wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from doing it". The meme makes an argument that voting is actually a meaningfully impactful civic action, using the reasoning that if voting truly had no effect, powerful elite groups would not spend resources restricting people's access to voting.
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if voting never changed anything the elites wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from doing it

Overview

This is a classic Roll Safe format meme. It displays a screenshot of the character Roll Safe (played by actor Kayode Ewumi) pointing his index finger to his temple with a smug, self-satisfied expression, a visual trope used to present a seemingly obvious, clever logical point. Text placed above the image reads: "if voting never changed anything the elites wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from doing it". The meme makes an argument that voting is actually a meaningfully impactful civic action, using the reasoning that if voting truly had no effect, powerful elite groups would not spend resources restricting people's access to voting.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit under the title "we have the power ;)". It is a custom remix of the widely viral Roll Safe reaction meme template that first gained mainstream popularity on platforms like Twitter and Reddit in 2017, with custom text overlaid to make a political point about voting efficacy and voter suppression.

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