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Los Angeles Times
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Christi Carras

Dee Snider backs Ukrainians using his song as a battle cry. Anti-maskers? Not so much

Rock musician Dee Snider, whose grandfather was Ukrainian, proudly supports the people of Ukraine co-opting Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" as a protest anthem during the Russian invasion.

On Sunday, the former Twisted Sister frontman set the record straight about who does and does not deserve to blast the classic hard-rock tune as an act of defiance.

Ukrainians defending their home from invading Russian forces? "Absolutely." Anti-maskers flouting public safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic? Not so much.

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