Why will $RICO on $SOL be the next meme to go mainstream?
Doesn't it feel like the current crypto space is increasingly resembling a laboratory of ideology: Dogecoin is anti-bank, Pepe is anti-narrative power, and RICO, to some extent, seems like a digital ritual escaping from political disillusionment.
Musk's recent series of actions have begun to exhibit something that does not belong to either the Democratic or Republican parties. This is not centrism, not neutrality, but rather a posture of 'I’m done playing.' But he can’t really exit — so he positions himself on the hedgehog of the Libertarian Party.
From hedgehogs eating corn to RICO
The official Twitter of the Libertarian Party recently retweeted a video of a hedgehog eating corn — the same video Musk posted a few days ago.
You might think it's just a coincidence. But if you pay enough attention, you'll realize that Musk has never directly stated his political stance but uses memes, retweets, likes, and hints. He won't say 'I support the Libertarian Party', but he will post a hedgehog eating corn, or drop a Trump Lolita Island tidbit, or showcase a shoggoth.
What he is doing is a declaration of distrust expressed in 'decentralized language'.
He actually no longer wants to take sides.
Many people are still debating whether Musk supports Trump or dislikes Biden; this question itself is already outdated.
The real question is: is he still willing to continue to take a stand on the stage of 'two-party system'?
The answer is likely negative. Because he has repeatedly circumvented the battlefield in 'mad' ways: exposing, mocking, Dogecoin, issuing coins, supporting meme culture, turning to Rumble, using X as a political battlefield.
The Libertarian Party is the only 'non-structured outlet'
Look at the current American politics: two parties attacking each other, election manipulation, suppression of speech, capital groups in control; none can escape this system.
And the Libertarian Party (Hedgehog Party emblem), although marginal, actually has principles that are highly consistent with the underlying colors of the crypto space, web3, and meme culture.
Minimal government, anti-regulation
Supporting personal freedom
Opposing war and foreign intervention
Opposing taxes, advocating for market autonomy
Doesn't it resemble the Bitcoin white paper?
So when Musk feels that the Republican path is unviable and the Democrats are filled with hostility, when he has no way out, he looks towards an 'idealist outlet,' just like those of us who entered crypto in the early days.
RICO is not a political coin; it is a coin for 'exiting the system'. Many people say RICO is Musk's next political engineering coin, the next $PNUT .
It's not about getting votes but about expressing disillusionment.
You can consider it as a:
A coin that rejects political labels
A coin that refuses to be represented
A coin that refuses to be a pawn
It's a bit like the 'fake madness declaration' on the blockchain, just like Musk's increasingly frequent 'outrageous behaviors' recently, which seem crazy but are actually a withdrawal. He doesn't want to change the rules of the game but wants to tell everyone — this game can no longer be played.
So when will it explode?
The current state of RICO is in the first half of symbolic release, not yet entering a true emotional climax. Once the following trigger points occur, it will ignite the main narrative of this meme:
Musk publicly likes Libertarian candidates or retweets their content
The Libertarian Party has created a set of 'decentralized identity/voting tools' on the blockchain.
A local government in the U.S. introduces RICO as a tool for civic expression or a symbol of resistance
The Libertarian Party or a certain congressman is pressured out by mainstream media during the presidential campaign, becoming a focal point of the outliers.
By then, RICO will no longer just be RICO but will become a form of 'exit statement' just like you once bought $DOGE , simply to say 'I don't believe in Wall Street.'
Why has RICO gone mainstream?
Not because it rises quickly, but because: this is the only token among all memes that can resonate emotionally with 'political disillusionists', 'libertarians', 'anti-government figures', 'exiters', and 'web3 idealists'.
It does not mock like DOGE
Unlike PEPE's satire
It feels more like: 'The last candy for those who don't want to take a stand'
And this group will not be small.
