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   Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 17:15:43 JST Jay Baker

   Pro-Palestinian Marchers in Eugene Disarm Far-Right Attacker as Fascist Violence Continues
   https://itsgoingdown.org/pro-palestinian-marchers-in-eugene-disarm-far-right-attacker-as-fascist-violence-continues/ #FreePalestine #AntiFascism

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 17:30:20 JST Jay Baker

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     The utter ignorance of wearing a mask popularised by the movie adaptation of V For Vendetta by anarchist Alan Moore, about the threat of right-wing authority and its oppression over marginalised groups such as immigrants, Muslims, and the LGBTQ+ community. The mask represents everything these fascists hate. And I for one will never ever permit their pathetic attempts at co-option and corruption of such a powerful anarchist antifascist symbol.

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 17:41:23 JST Jay Baker

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     @GreenRoc Both. As it pertains to the article.

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     Green Roc Thoughts (greenroc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 17:41:24 JST Green Roc Thoughts

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     @MediaActivist

     Would you help me out and clarify which "their" you are referring to when you typed "And I for one will never ever permit their "

     Are 'their' the mask wearers or the fascists? I am confused.

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 18:04:24 JST Jay Baker

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     @GreenRoc No problem at all, I should have been clearer! And yes, one of my favourite films ever!

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     Green Roc Thoughts (greenroc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 18:04:25 JST Green Roc Thoughts

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     @MediaActivist Oops! I had not seen the article, thank you. My apologies for being unaware of the previous posts.

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     Green Roc Thoughts (greenroc@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 18:04:25 JST Green Roc Thoughts

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     @MediaActivist Oh my gosh a fascist is wearing the v mask, that's so messed up. I am NOT ok with the misuse of fascists using their opposition's symbol, how fascist of them.

     Thank you for the article sharing, I am in agreement to the wrongness of the misuse of symbolism.

     (that movie, I really really enjoyed it and agreed with individual having rights to their own lives).

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 00:25:05 JST Jay Baker

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     In fact, you know what? It's that time of year, anyway. I'm changing my profile picture to a photo of me a while back wearing a Guy Fawkes mask from V For Vendetta by Alan Moore -- an inherently antifascist, anarchistic piece of art. We must never let bigots tarnish the true meaning of the mask!