Americans Every Election / Squid Game Cheer meme: what it means and where it came from
What does the Americans Every Election / Squid Game Cheer meme mean?
A Squid Game still of players in green tracksuits cheering (Gi-hun front and center) captioned "Americans every election, convinced the country is about to change (it won't)." The joke pairs election-night excitement with a deadly, rigged game — hope that feels huge in the moment while the system stays the same.
Where did the Americans Every Election / Squid Game Cheer meme come from?
Posted to r/dankmemes on November 4, 2026 by u/Massive-Bass-347 as "tale as old as time" (post 1xnsnug) and ranked #1 on that subreddit's top-today list the same day. The Squid Game cheer still is reused from the Netflix series; this caption pairing is the Reddit post. No Know Your Meme entry or clear first-poster was found for this exact caption.
The original creator of this meme hasn’t been confirmed. This section states only what the linked sources show.
How to use it
Example captions:
- “Election night optimism that ages poorly”
- “Any 'this time will be different' political cycle joke”
Americans Every Election / Squid Game Cheer on MemeStand
- First seen on MemeStand: November 4, 2026
- Last seen on MemeStand: November 4, 2026
- Best rank: #7 today (Nov 4, 2026)
- Ranked post or trend first seen online: 2026-11-04
- Why it ranked: #1 on r/dankmemes top-today (Nov 4 noon). Squid Game Gi-hun cheer still captioned as Americans every election convinced the country is about to change (it won't).
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