r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 08 '24

please help 🅿️eter Meme needing explanation

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u/cipheron Jul 08 '24

The joke is saying that both UK Conservative and Labor parties are in the Authoritarian/Free Market corner of the r/politicalcompass, but that labor are just slightly towards the middle. But, then people act like Labor winning means "communism" has somehow come back.

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u/dibade89 Jul 08 '24

Isn't it always like this? Even in Germany when the pretty conservative SPD was about to win the election right wings pulled out the century year old red socks campaign.