Syria’s Assad has become an unexpected icon of the far right in America

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Syria’s Assad has become an unexpected icon of the far right in America
By Liz Sly and Rick Noack August 13 at 11:34 AM
Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. (Syrian Presidency via AP)

BEIRUT — Among the postings on what might have been the Facebook page of James Alex Fields Jr., the driver of the car that killed a counterprotester at the right-wing demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday, were images of far-right favorite Pepe the Frog, swastikas and a baby portrait of Adolf Hitler, according to BuzzFeed.

Perhaps more surprisingly, there was also reportedly a picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, in full military uniform, inscribed underneath with the word “undefeated.”

Continued: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/13/syrias-assad-has-become-an-unexpected-icon-of-the-far-right-in-america/?utm_term=.8cd5c2332943

Related: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/08/charlottesville-james-alex-fields-170813111202708.html

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I wouldn't say "icon" as much as he is better than the alternative.