Anton Chigurh

Screenshots of two Google search results: "The Safest States in America", and "States with the highest percentage of White Americans, as of 2007". The same three states are displayed for each. Below, a still from the film No Country for Old Men with the antagonist smirking.

Anton Chigurh is the antagonist in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, portrayed by Javier Bardem who has become a meme character. Chigurh memes find use in hateful contexts, where they can be used to express disillusion with the current state of the world and to celebrate or encourage violence, reflecting the actions of the character in the film.

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