@BrianJopek Bravery in America.

@BrianJopek
Fuck these fucking fascists. I’ve been to dozens of protests over the years, written tens of letters to the editor, and I’ve posted on social media and blogs since before the internet had pubes and I’ve never never never hidden my name or my face. These people are Cowards and deep down they know they’re wrong.

@TMRuppert Dead wrong

@TMRuppert
I think it is absolutely defendable hide legal #identification, incl body facial photograph and any legal or civil names, when protesting and if I were those people I would think that even moreso. I can strongly believe in something #politically and still not want #police or these people on our doorstep, it’s not a contradiction unless you believe it’s being a “Coward” to not be ready 24/7 for targetted reprecussions because you happend to (even if perhaps rightfully) piss off the wrong person. I for one, am not interested in nor are we medically resilient enough to risk us waking up with a police’s gun pointed at our face.

And yes, I’m being a “coward” right now.
@BrianJopek

@curiousicae @BrianJopek
Yes, I can understand that certain individuals are in a precarious situation which could be made worse if they were put into a public spotlight. It’s for each individual to determine what is best for them. I know I’m lucky to be able to be public with all my political and religious views. I’m mostly angry that these people, as a group, are hiding their identities. They are emulating Klansmen and feeding on the image of a faceless mob who cannot be held accountable, and are thus more terrifying. Hence, they are terrorists.

@BrianJopek

I agree. I was disappointed to see the Guardian cropped the image. It has to be seen in full to realise the full horror. The new uniform of the KKK as worn by men who refused to wear masks during Covid for the protection of their fellow citizens.

There are no words that fully convey the horror, irony and menace of this situation.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/neo-fascist-patriot-front-washington-dc

@BrianJopek America at 250 seems a lot like Alabama in 1950