One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.

They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.

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        If you were willing to die to fight fascism, you’d be in Ukraine right now. Fuck off with your armchair warrior bullshit.

        Edit: woo I pissed off the tankies with this one

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          We are protesting here in US everyday to fight facism. Why should I fight for Ukraine again? We supported weapon delivery to ukraine. I have to take care of my country before I do to others. Need to put US in stable place else we all lose.

          Just carrying gun and shooting around is not the definition of fighting unless that is all your learned in school. There are other ways to fight.

          I might be arm chair warrior, may be I work in cyber security? May be I create drones? What do u know about me? Nothing.

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          They would have been in Ukraine years ago. The time for that has come and gone. Ukraine is now one of many theatres of the fascist campaign now.

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          I am willing to die to fight magats, absolutely. I was considering joining the ildu, I decided to applied to caf instead because they have plenty of noob volunteers already, they need weapons more then me right now.

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            Then maybe consider that, like you, some Americans are trying to resist in ways other than direct, deadly confrontation.

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              Ehhh, its been pretty pitiful from what I have seen. Certainly there are some exceptional usamericans who are out in the streets protesting, but on the average, the country is irredeemable. Fuck those people forever.

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          yeah fight fascism by joining the Azov Battalion founded by the famous anti-fascist Andriy Biletsky

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            Mask off moment. Stop being so obvious or putin will send you to the front lines.

            Copying for when you edit

            yeah fight fascism by joining the Azov Battalion founded by the famous anti-fascist Andriy Biletsky

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              i’m sorry but a country that elects a neo-nazi into parliament or idolizes nazi-collaborators is not one that i would consider fighting for if i’m anti fascist.

              russia isn’t any better. but the ukraine v russia war is an independence war where one set of oligarchs wanted to break free from the subjugation from another set of oligarchs.

              i won’t edit anything i’ll stand behind what i say

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                The country you talk about, I’m guessing its USA ? Because as an outsider, It looks worse on almost everything right now compared to Ukraine.

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                  i wouldn’t fight for the US either

                  but I’ll bet you won’t find a federally elected politician that says something this blatantly nazi

                  Apart from the question of purity, we must also pay attention to the full value of a Race. Ukrainians are a part (and, at that, one of the largest and most qualitative) of the European White Race. the Race-Creator of a great civilization the highest human achievements. The historic mission of our Nation in this crucial century is to lead the White Peoples of the world in the last crusade for their existence. A crusade against the sub-humanity led by the Semites

                  here in the US you have to use dog whistles

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                    I’ll listen. You mind spoon feeding me a little? Who is [the guy you mentioned, sorry, my client is no good for referencing a post midreply]? What’s this battalion?

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                Anyone who’s vaguely anti russian is construed as being a bedfellow of banderite. Friend of fascists or just a straight up nazi.

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      As evidenced by three people walking or jogging past and literally not doing anything. The dog walker paused for a bit but then continued. I guess it’s the fear of them disappearing too that prevents them from doing anything.