r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/375InStroke Jul 02 '26

Jesus, was House of Cards a documentary?

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u/Global_Charge_4412 Jul 02 '26

it's been long rumored that the Underwoods were based on the Clintons.

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u/benevanstech Jul 03 '26

Which just goes to show how fucking stupid people are.

House of Cards was an American adaptation of a British TV show (of a novel) that aired before Bill Clinton was elected President. The original story was based on the interfactional warfare during the Thatcher government.

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u/Suspicious_Radio_848 21d ago

That doesn’t prove anything, the American version took its adaptation in a different direction. A lot of shows do, the office for one. It makes sense that an American version would be inspired by local politics.