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I just saw the AI-generated meme

I recall reading that L. Frank Baum's "Oz" books were originally an allegorical way to express concern about changes in the currency and financial system. This was around the time of the robber barons and rise of Wall Street power. Dorothy's Magic Slippers were silver (not ruby, a change made for the movie just to add more color). The Yellow Brick Road was the monetary gold standard. The Emerald City was Washington D.C. The witches were tycoons. Oz itself being the U.S.

So basically.. a long-form "political cartoon."
 
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