Context: Before Mu’awiya, caliphs were kind of chosen for being the best fit for the job, at least in theory. Then Mu’awiya came along, said “nah,” and made it a family business by naming his son Yazid as the next caliph. That move basically founded the Umayyad dynasty and crushed the whole meritocracy idea. This meme is just him dumping that tradition into the void with pure tribal politics energy.
“Nah fuck all that noise let’s start a dynasty!” (Umayyads)
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