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By Logan Mahan At the end of January 2020, then President Donald Trump threatened military action on Iran. The threat of a potential World War III prompted the teens on TikTok to swap draft-dodging tips and joke about how terrible they’d fare in conflict. It was largely perceived by internet users, experts and media outlets (includingus) as a way of channeling the very real anxiety about the possibility of war into some comedic relief. It’s what memes do. When bombs started dropping on Ukraine last Sunday, online reactions to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the prospect of a WW3 followed al…