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Controversial cartoonist Leunig has been slammed online for comparing resistance against mandatory Covid vaccines to the fight for democracy in Tiananmen Square.
The well-known Melbourne artist posted the polarising image on his Instagram page on Monday morning with the single word caption, 'mandate'.
It showed a man standing in front of a military tank and staring helplessly at the tip of a giant syringe in place of a cannon.
In the top left corner, the 76-year-old copied the iconic 'Tank Man' image showing a Beijing demonstrator standing in the path of a column of tanks in 1989.
While some fans praised Michael Leunig for being 'on point, as always', others were horrified and said the scenarios were incomparable.
'Really insulting to people all over the world who actually live under dictatorships and to the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Not even remotely comparable.
