Active dissent was rare. Yet there has been no reckoning, no addressing of the flawed ideology that lead people who consider themselves reasonable to support an illegal war that slaughtered around half a million people directly and has lead to many more deaths.
But someone says “death to America” or whatever? Better start catawalling over the “correct” way to discuss your grievances. Heaven forfend someone say something like “I hope Iran brings the western world to its knees”. Then you’re supporting authoritarians.
Good article, expresses the same frustration I have felt.
People also memory-hole their own complicity. Like the invasion of Iraq in 2003(4?) was immensely popular in coalition countries (e.g. usa https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/03/PP_2023.03.14_iraq-war_00-04.png)
Active dissent was rare. Yet there has been no reckoning, no addressing of the flawed ideology that lead people who consider themselves reasonable to support an illegal war that slaughtered around half a million people directly and has lead to many more deaths.
But someone says “death to America” or whatever? Better start catawalling over the “correct” way to discuss your grievances. Heaven forfend someone say something like “I hope Iran brings the western world to its knees”. Then you’re supporting authoritarians.