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A person holds a US flag during clashes between federal agents and community members at the scene where federal officers fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday.
Photograph: Seth Herald/Reuters

The Mask of Empire is Being Torn Off

I don't like nation flags. I am nothing like a 'patriot.' The US is a failing fascist empire. Fuck this place.

But this is an excellent use of the US flag. This is the best kind of propaganda. This is an image of masked federal agents, colloquially known as 'jackboots' by the far right, employing chemical weapons against a presumed US citizen holding the US flag. This symbol has always represented the imperialist right white wing empire, and it is now being appropriated against it.

These 'feds' are attacking their own supreme icon. While these chicken shit cosplaying wannabe video war game hero incel man-babies continue to hide behind their masks, the mask of empire is being torn off.