You've read the long reads: the growing anti-mask movement has provided space for several far right movements, heavily inspired by the American alt-right, to flourish in Ireland. They've moved from social media to the streets, and they employ emancipatory republican imagery to appeal to people's heightened emotions in this time of panic. It's essential that we can identify and debunk these strategies, so welcome to your toolkit. In part one of this two part series Glen and Helen set the scene: outlining the different movements and their main ideologies. Listen quick, cause this Thursday we're dropping pt. 2, which demystifies these ideologies and their strategies and provides you with counter arguments to try and stop the spread. 

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