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‘00s nostalgia is getting dark.

Erika Hall has reminded me and every other millennial on the internet of David Rees’ clipart webcomic Get Your War On, a cultural document of a period that is suddenly seeming awfully relevant. This ran for almost eight years.

A red clipart image of a man saying “Oh my god, this war on terrorism is gonna rule! I can’t wait till the war is over and there’s no more terrorism!
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