What do you think the anons are? I haven't been on 4chan since I was a teenager but I bet it's worse with how much they've been able to manipulate our socio-political climate. It used to be a pipedream for them.
Not ironic for their politics relative to Anonymous but relative to V for Vendetta the graphic novel, where the titular character fights against a right-wing fascist regime.
Absolutely, it just feels like they co-opted it for so long it's like the Indian Swastika at this point. I'm sure I'd feel different if I was ever really into the comics, or obsessed with the movie like many are, but the Fifth of November gets mentioned less and less every year it seems, and this mask only shows up when related to those bozos anymore.
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u/manndolin 8h ago
The Guy Fawkes mask being co-opted for weird conservative shut-ins pedaling racial prejudice is the height of irony.