Phakathi kosopolitiki osethathe umhlalaphansi noma beza ekusakazweni kwe-rock-stars, kuyisiko ukubhala ama-memes. Futhi yini enye okufanele uyenze lapho iminyaka ithatha eyakho, futhi akukho nodumo futhi ishayela? Ngakho-ke, uMongameli we-United States Barack Obama wanquma ukungayeki ngemuva kwamandla alo mhlaba futhi wakhipha inguqulo yakhe yokuthuthuka kwempilo yakhe. Ngenxa yalokho, ngoNovemba 17, umqulu wokuqala womsebenzi wakhe ngaphansi kwegama elithi "umhlaba wathembisa" (Izwe Lesithembiso) wathengiswa. Ngamafuphi, lokhu kungamaMemo wesithathu. Incwadi yokuqala yabuya ngo-1995 yabizwa ngokuthi "iphupho likababa". Okwesibili kwashicilelwa ngonyaka we-2006 kwathi igama elithi "nyamsomisa ithemba".
Mayelana neHollywood Star Meryl Strip edumile Lowo owayengumongameli okukhulunywe ngaye encwadini entsha, futhi ukusabela komlingisi akuzenzile ukulinda. Esikhathini somoya wakusihlwa kombukiso uStephen Kolbert wabuza umlingisi wombuzo wokuthi ungowa kanjani isicaphuni esilandelayo esivela encwadini ka-Obama:
U-Strip wacacisa ukuthi uMongameli wawungathembekile emazwini: "Ngikhumbula lo mzuzu, kepha uMnu Obama akavezi kahle ngokwenzekile. Ungumbhali omuhle kakhulu, kepha nansi inkumbulo yakhe .... ".
UColbert wahleka waphendula: "Ake sibheke amaqiniso manje!" UMeryl wacacisa ukuthi lawo kwakungewona amazwi ezinhliziyo zamafu mayelana namafu, futhi inkondlo yaseChina eyaziwa ngekhulu lesine, ayifunda kuhlaka lokushintshana ngamasiko u-YO-YO MA.
UMeryl wakhumbula nokuthi bekufanele afunde inkondlo ngesiNgisi nesiShayina, kodwa uStrojila, lapho ezwa ukuthi ungqongqoshe wesiko uzofika. Njengoba sengifunde ukuthi igama elifanayo ngesiShayina ngokubiza amagama angalungile lingaqamba okuhluke ngokuphelele, futhi nhlobo isinqumo sokufunda le nkondlo ngesiNgisi kuphela. "Omunye ososizini lwenkungu. Ngiza ekuhlanzeni. Ukukhanya kwelanga ku-moss eluhlaza. Angingedwa, "umlingisi ngesiNgisi acashunwe ngaphambi kokuzalwa ngesiShayina.
"Uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi wonke owesihlanu emhlabeni - amaShayina, azokwazi lokho, mhlawumbe, ngasho okuthile okusabekayo, futhi sekuvele kukhanyisa inhlamba yamazwe omhlaba," umlingisi uhlanya.