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We had high hopes for 2020. Lofty, even. Our expectations went beyond the usual New Year's resolutions and into some serious transformative aspirations. Well, we've already given up. January 2020 has felt like a whole damn year and we're ready for it to be over. Between Australia burning, the Wuhan Coronavirus, and our seasonal depression, 2020 just ain't hitting right. And these memes reflect just that.

If you're looking for fresh memes from the dark and dank corners of Reddit, you've come to the right place. The r/dankmemes subreddit is a place where you can find extremely spicy memes jumbled with exceedingly dumb and topical memes about everything from United States politics to normie gamer memes. We've put this gallery together to spare you from the bad memes 

We've always been fans of gaming memes, and while there's no shortage of them on the internet, we're seeing a sort of renaissance thanks to current events. Netflix's The Witcher is one reason, and hypothetical World War III is another. While the possibility of war with Iran is not really something to joke about, the sheer volume of memes relating gaming to the conflict is pretty funny. Imagine all your COD-playing friend on an actual battlefield. Now you get it. Politics aside, we're really just here for fun. And these memes will provide you with a few minutes of it. 

The possibility of a World War III is still inspiring a cornucopia of memes, the latest being about Switzerland's historical non-involvement in world wars. Memers are joking about packing their bags and moving there, which we can't really blame them for.

Last night U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike in Iraq that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The decision, which surprised the country, has received quite a bit of hate. More importantly to us, it's inspired quite a few frightened memes. People on Twitter seem to be meme-ing their concern regarding whether or not they'll be drafted in the hypothetical WWIII Trump started. While the jokes are providing endlessly dark and honest entertainment, the scary truth is that there's always a bit of truth in a joke. Here's hoping we all make it out unscathed.

Welp, it's the third day of 2020 and the we might've just plunged ourselves into the possibility of war with Iran. 

Last night Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani via drone airstrike in Baghdad today, which has sparked fears over the possibility of an escalation of conflict between the US and the Middle Eastern nation, or even the possibility of a World War III. Soleimani was a beloved military hero in Iran.

Of course, this whole situation is hardly a joke, but we'd like to give memers the benefit of the doubt and assume they're turning their concern into something (sort of) positive. We'll go with that. Anyway, scroll down to see some of the best reaction memes.

Iranian music streaming site Melovaz has recently come under fire for doing something, uh, strange - they've erased all female music artists from album art on their site while leaving their male counterparts untouched. The double standards here are likely due to Iran's strict rules about Muslim women not being seen uncovered, which Melovaz apparently has also extended to non-Muslim women in the media. 

The following are some examples of such that will probably make you laugh and then immediately feel sad for humanity.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stoked our President's ire on Sunday after warning our country not to "play with the lion's tail"or we would regret it. Rouhani added that "Peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars." These threatening words did not sit well with President Trump, who took to Twitter with the following impassioned response: 

"To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!"

The tweet's aggressive style, while possibly warranted after Rouhani's foreboding speech, was eaten up by Twitter personalities and quickly became a Twitter meme. It's proven to be the perfect vehicle for popular copypastas, such as Rick Rolls and the famous Liam Neeson Taken speech. World War III may be on the horizon, but at least we've got something to laugh about. Right? Right guys??