• the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Yes and no. The government and the news were just as bloodthirsty, yes - Barbara Lee got death threats for voting against the invasion. The social climate was a little different because the almighty algorithm and advertising hadn’t taken over the Internet, so online discourse felt more diffuse and heterogenous.