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(49,321 posts)Efilroft Sul
(3,578 posts)demmiblue
(36,816 posts)Their disavowals of bigotry are belied by their actions: rank-and-file Proud Boys and leaders regularly spout white nationalist memes and maintain affiliations with known extremists. They are known for anti-Muslim and misogynistic rhetoric. Proud Boys have appeared alongside other hate groups at extremist gatherings like the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. Indeed, former Proud Boys member Jason Kessler helped to organize the event, which brought together Klansmen, antisemites, Southern racists, and militias. Kessler was only expelled from the group after the violence and near-universal condemnation of the Charlottesville rally-goers. Other hardcore members of the so-called "alt-right" have argued that the western chauvinist label is just a PR cuck term McInnes crafted to gain mainstream acceptance. Lets not bullshit, Brian Brathovd, aka Caeralus Rex, told his co-hosts on the antisemitic The Daily Shoah one of the most popular alt-right podcasts. If the Proud Boys were pressed on the issue, I guarantee you that like 90% of them would tell you something along the lines of Hitler was right. Gas the Jews.
McInnes himself has ties to the racist right and has contributed to hate sites like VDare.com and American Renaissance, both of which publish the work of white supremacists and so-called race realists. He even used Takis Magazine a far-right publication whose contributors include Richard Spencer and Jared Taylor to announce the founding of the Proud Boys. McInnes plays a duplicitous rhetorical game: rejecting white nationalism and, in particular, the term alt-right while espousing some of its central tenets. For example, McInnes has himself said it is fair to call him Islamophobic.
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/proud-boys
oasis
(49,321 posts)demmiblue
(36,816 posts)It is dangerous to think otherwise.
Stinky The Clown
(67,757 posts)demmiblue
(36,816 posts)demmiblue
(36,816 posts)Efilroft Sul
(3,578 posts)McInnes is a scumbag's scumbag.
oasis
(49,321 posts)demmiblue
(36,816 posts)He (and his ilk) are dangerous people.
NY_20th
(1,028 posts)superpatriotman
(6,246 posts)And is un employable by any legitimate enterprise
TheBlackAdder
(28,163 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)no wonder hes so pissed off!
DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)Just "some dude" to me.
Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)It just elevates her profile and makes her more of a leading political spokesperson for her generation - helping to ensure that younger voters turn out in mass this November.
eleny
(46,166 posts)I got to see her interviewed on Joy R's show yesterday morning and am impressed. She's smart, straightforward, sincere and confident. A winning combination.
ornotna
(10,793 posts)She's a woman after all.
He's a pig.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,366 posts)and u choose "Proud Boys?". Seriously? If you weren't all imbeciles with tiny packages I'd almost find you laughable.
Freethinker65
(9,998 posts)This is what they do. They did it to Hillary for decades.
Politically it makes sense to try to demonize any perceived new strength in the opposition party. They obviously see her as a threat, like Obama was.
She seems very capable and likable. They are scared.
QC
(26,371 posts)demmiblue
(36,816 posts)It is shocking that people here buy into her/their bullshite.