Speaking to Kerrang! last year about comics and superheroes, frontman Tim McIlrath said of his own personal heroes through these tough times of late: "The superheroes to me are every protestor and activist who is putting everything on the line to be out there on the streets, singing and holding signs and getting pepper-sprayed by law enforcement night after night. It’s just such a brave thing to do – and especially during a pandemic. History has shown us that it’s that kind of friction that creates change, and those people who are out there creating that friction are essential to me.
"When I look out there, it makes me proud to be alive in this time: to see people that really care that much. These people have been backed up against the wall for so long, and they’re finally lashing out because they have nothing to lose. Those are my superheroes right now: everybody spearheading those movements."
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