Please, think about your “fighting back” approach carefully. Nothing against a good fight, but what about “if they go low, we go high”? I would rather shake hands with some people who are not completely my cup of tea to get something truly important done (like: saving and improving ACA) and to get rid of the reactionary right-wing ringwraiths than just fight on their level. Seeding fear, othering, viciously attacking, telling outright lies, using proto-fascist or at least outright populist memes like The Will Of The People™ which Must Be Heard™ is NOT the fight going to win you ANYTHING. Except, maybe, more outrage from the alt-right meme crowd.
You cannot win in their game.
Unless you make them play by your rules, and you gather your strength, forge alliances and are willing to compromise in the process.
And, for the record, I am far from thinking that “their perception” is something to worry about.
If you have a look at the link, you’ll find a story how the V mask ended up in Trump getting elected. Images do have power. We’ve got to deal with it, and sometimes stop using certain pictures, slogans and memes. For the sake stuff our argument, e.g.
