{"id":"assad-must-go","name":"Assad Must Go","summary":"Assad Must Go is a four-panel exploitable meme where a world leader demands Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down and Assad laughs the demand off. It started on 4chan's /pol/ in June 2016, inspired by David Cameron's UN speech, and surged again in December 2024 when Assad's regime actually collapsed.","tags":["assad must go","assad meme","assad curse","four-panel exploitable","4chan pol meme","bashar al-assad meme","syria meme","assad laughing meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-must-go-david-cameron-original.webp","caption":"The classic 'Assad Must Go' meme format featuring David Cameron and Bashar al-Assad, illustrating the ironic fate of leaders who called for Assad's removal.","width":1200,"height":675,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-who-must-go-press-conference.webp","caption":"The iconic photo of Assad used in the 'Who Must Go?' panel of the meme format.","width":680,"height":510,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-laughing-triumphant.webp","caption":"Assad's triumphant laugh, typically used as the final panel showing his outlasting of political opponents.","width":716,"height":955,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-must-go-cameron-four-panel.webp","caption":"A clean version of the David Cameron 'Assad Must Go' four-panel meme format.","width":680,"height":529,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-must-go-multiple-leaders-compilation.webp","caption":"A compilation showing multiple world leaders who called for Assad's removal, all following the same meme format.","width":499,"height":1600,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-must-stay-evo-morales-parody.webp","caption":"A parody variation where Evo Morales declares 'Assad Must Stay' instead of the usual 'Must Go' format.","width":680,"height":499,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-must-go-syrian-rebels-aleppo-2024.webp","caption":"A 2024 variation of the meme referencing Syrian rebel advances into Aleppo.","width":640,"height":488,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/assad-must-go-assad-must-go-chapotraphouse-reddit-banned.webp","caption":"The Assad Must Go format applied to the banning of the ChapoTrapHouse subreddit.","width":680,"height":472,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/assad-must-go/history.md","related":["project-2025-memes","30-50-feral-hogs","social-credit","2023-turkish-presidential-election-ballot","3-drinks-later","australian-senator-gen-z-slang-speech","bill-clinton-between-two-bushes-photograph","british-museum-stealing-things","gadsden-flag-dont-tread-on-me","iran-before-the-islamic-revolution","jeff-sessions-time-cover","jesusland"],"popularityRank":2793,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}