Things have gotten better and progress has been made from times past, it just seems worse now because we have more access to information. We've come far, and have further to go!
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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
I never encountered any character assassination attempts. At least not on the memes community (where you commented, after all).
As I said: people being fed up with late stage capitalism is a valid reason for class conscious comedy.