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A man at an LA anti-ICE protest yells at National Guard troops.
This protester stood up to National Guard troops deployed to quell the recent anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
As the anti-ICE protests rev up in Los Angeles, people are looking for heroes who can speak truth to power.
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Los Angeles has become a focus of the national news lately as protests against the rising number of immigration raids being carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have grown larger.
300 National Guard troops have already been deployed to the city, and President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of around 700 Marines to join them in trying to control the protesters, NBC News reports.
Protesters have reported being hit with rubber bullets and stun grenades, among other "less lethal" weapons being fired and deployed by the police and National Guard. At least 56 people have been arrested, per NBC News.
During a recent protest, a man went viral for calling out the National Guard troops that were deployed to Los Angeles to help quell the protests.
"You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks, you should be standing here with us. You're on the wrong side of history. We know you've got a job to do, but you took an oath to the Constitution, not to the fascists in the White House," the man in the video says, standing up to the troops. "Think about what you're doing now. Think about what this means. Coming into our community, a peaceful fucking community, people working their jobs. They send in men in military fatigues with weapons of war into our community! And you stand here and you allow it."
The man featured in the video continues, "I am sick and tired of it. You should be sick and tired of it. Do you think any of the people in the White House sending you these commands give a fuck about you? Not one of them do; they laugh at you. Our president laughs at you. He called you fools. He said the people who died overseas in the military were chumps. That's who you are defending right now."
"Think about your place in history, ladies and gentlemen. Ask yourselves when you wake up tomorrow, I don't know if you have kids. Ask yourself, the future you want for your kids, is it this?" he concludes.
It turns out that man is Aaron Fisher, @aaronjfisher89 on Instagram, and he is a staunch LGBTQIA ally! Now, Fisher (not to be confused with Marvel Comics's character Aaron Fischer, the gay Captain America, although this Fisher is a hero in his own right) is going viral online!
Many of the comments celebrate Fisher's version of manhood and masculinity, praising him for standing up for what is right.
"He's so hot for that. This is the energy we need from men," @becadidmyhair commented on Courier's post of the video.
"When we say masculine energy, this is what we mean!" added @roseychey21.
"How beautiful and sexy is a man that protects and stands up for others. This is the energy!" @queenelliez wrote.
Instagram user @lorisinsta11 asked, "did this guy keep getting hotter and hotter the more he spoke, was it just me?"
Based on all the other comments, she is far from alone in that opinion.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
