I was initially really confused by this meme because Neanderthals were actually creative and rather culturally rich, unlike this administration.
Neanderthals were a lot like homosapiens (in fact they could breed, and they did) They could paint cave walls. They had culture and social structures. They were destroyed by violent invaders.
the level of neanderthal ancestry in modern humans suggests they were destroyed by horny invaders
Almost a paradox.
i think you’ve got to consider the audience. roughly 1 in 5 americans are ILLITERATE. about 1 in 2 americans read at a 6th grade level. it’s easier to manipulate these people than a bunch of preschool kids.
I still am. This comic (I don’t think it’s a “meme”) makes no sense.
He’s being told to stop inventing the wheel.
I get that but what do Neanderthals have to do with it?
They’re comparing the current administration, which is canceling all research and progress such as the invention of the wheel (or other scientific development), to the Neanderthals, who are in pop culture stupid and backward people.
But it falls flat because Neanderthals were smarter than Trump and Elon combined.
Homo neanderthalensis probably had a slightly larger brain too.
