3 5 Screengrab of memeInternet satirists shifting their attention to Kim during a time of escalating global anxiety offers social media users a chance of laughing through the pain. It is funny because it trivialises brinkmanship by using petty social media emotions. Israel and the US launched Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lions on Iran on February 28. The growing fear of a large-scale war has households across the world refreshing their social media feeds for updates. As one comment on a meme showing a soldier telling Kim reads, “Sir, we have no reason for joining this war,” to which Kim replied, “find one.”

Source: The Telegraph March 05, 2026 14:25 UTC