Psychedelic Authoritarianism Harm Reduction: “QAnon Shaman” Edition

Jake Angeli’s tattoos provide a lens into how fascists and white supremacists have appropriated aspects of Pagan/Heathen culture and spirituality.

Psychedelic Authoritarianism Harm Reduction: “QAnon Shaman” Edition

Jake Angeli’s tattoos provide a lens into how fascists and white supremacists have appropriated aspects of Pagan/Heathen culture and spirituality.

Writen and Illustrated by Russell Hausfeld

Comic page 1: "Know Your Fascist-Appropriated Tattoo Designs: The QAnon Shaman," an illustration of Jake Angeli and an introduction to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack

Comic page 2: Talia Lavin's "Culture Warlords" on how white supremacists adopted Pagan and Heathen mythology, and how Angeli's tattoos fit in

Comic page 3: the Valknut, a Norse symbol tattooed on Jake Angeli's left pectoral, and its use by white supremacists

Comic page 4: Yggdrasil and Mjölnir (Thor's Hammer), tattooed on Angeli's chest and side, and their appropriation by neo-Nazis

Comic page 5: neo-Nazi use of Thor's Hammer, and the astrological symbols tattooed on Angeli's knuckles

Comic page 6: the runic alphabet on Angeli's wrist; all of these symbols are also used by non-racist groups and should be analyzed in context

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