An anti-lockdown protester has admitted his friends have deserted him over his controversial views about how Australia should be fighting the Covid pandemic.
Romeo Georges was one of the more than 3,500 demonstrators who swarmed into Sydney's CBD on Saturday demanding an end the Harbour City's lockdown as it battles the highly-infectious Delta strain.
Violent clashes erupted between police and unmasked protesters, who packed close together chanting anti-vax slogans and holding signs demanding freedom while spouting conspiracy theories.
Footage posted on social media shows Mr Georges, who hails from the city's Covid-hit western suburbs, breaching stay-at-home orders to attend the rally as he issued a message to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Western Sydney anti-lockdown protester Romeo (pictured) has revealed his controversial view opposing NSW's measures to combat the Covid pandemic has cost him friends
'She [Ms Berejiklian] thinks she can lock out the west. We run Sydney!' he jeers.
'You don't know what it means to be a wog!' he adds, referring to Ms Berejiklian's Armenian ancestry.
The rallies sparked widespread public outrage as they threaten to derail the city's fight against the Delta outbreak.
Now, Mr Georges has revealed even his closest friends believe he is an 'idiot' because of his unorthodox beliefs.
'My closest friends, when I look into their eyes I can see that they believe I'm an idiot, a dope,' he says in a video posted on YouTube.
'In recent weeks, their theories of me, I am starting to believe myself. I have lost my mates.
'They are still part of my life but I have lost them in the way I used to have them. I am no longer considered to them the "old Romeo". Now, I am just a looney tune.
'And believe it or not, they are right.'
A video of Romeo (pictured) went viral, showing him declaring 'we run Sydney' during Saturday's protest
The 'freedom fighter' announced he was shutting down his social media accounts after copping backlash over his posts, which include anti-vaccination sentiments and claims the pandemic is a scam.
Mr Georges said his friends made excuses when asked to attend protests, and claimed their failure to join him contributed to the tighter restrictions rolled out across Sydney.
'When I yelled and screamed on social media, I was made out to be an
