“Remove Kebab” meme spams Chicago PD airwaves during riots

“Remove Kebab” meme spams Chicago PD airwaves during riots “Remove Kebab” meme spams Chicago PD airwaves during riots

Featured June 1, 2020

As the United States careens ever closer to Balkanization, the power of memes has taken over the Chicago Police airwaves- and reminds us of... “Remove Kebab” meme spams Chicago PD airwaves during riots

As the United States careens ever closer to Balkanization, the power of memes has taken over the Chicago Police airwaves- and reminds us of how bad things really could be.

As riots continue to grip the city, the song “Karadžić, Lead Your Serbs” (also known as “God is a Serb” and “Serbia Strong” overtook the Chicago Police radio channels, disrupting communications and amusing internet users around the world.

The turbo-folk song is linked to the “Remove Kebab” meme, and was originally a music video performed by serbian soldiers loyal to Radovan Karadžić, who was found guilty of genocide against Bosnian Muslims and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War.

The song’s accordion accompaniment was performed by Serbian soldier Novislav Đajić (also known as “Dat Face Soldier” for his stoic looks), who was also charged with war crimes.

Despite the dark origins of the meme, “Remove Kebab” was a widespread phenomenon, and permeated into every corner of the internet. The song’s accordion solo has been featured in everything from video game memes to military-related content. 

In 2018, an academic research project found that “Remove Kebab” constituted 1 of every 200 entries per community in a data set sampled for political memes.

At one point during the song’s resurgence, a voice came over the radio.

“Kill these f***ers already,” the voice said.

The voice could have been anyone, from far-left agitators targeting the police to a troll expressing frustration towards the rioters burning and looting the city. Verily, it could also have been a frustrated officer unable to transmit over the channel.

In the end, we may never know who broadcasted the haunting meme tune- but video of amused scanner listeners were published on the internet yesterday night, with dates pointing to the .

As cities across America burn, a misplaced meme reminds us that at least we’re not in the middle of a brutal civil war that resulted in genocide on such a massive scale and the fracturing of an entire region.

Sometimes, it seems, the truth is stranger than fiction.

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