If social media and the online left existed back in 2004, anyone who was against the Iraq War or denied WMDs would be labeled a tankie/authoritarian apologist. (hexbear.net)

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

It was very common for anti-war people to be accused of supporting Saddam Hussain. Being pro-war meant supporting freedom/democracy and being anti-war meant supporting oppression/dictatorship. It was just as asinine as the current "tankie" discourse, if not worse because all of the normies were also doing it which made it a lot stupider and more cringe.

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