The Proud Boys Say They Aren't Coming. DC Is Bracing for Violence Anyway.

[CatWoman]

High-profile extremist groups are sending mixed signals about whether their members will actually show up to a DC rally this month intended to demand “justice” for people who have been charged with taking part in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol—but officials in Washington say that aren’t taking any chances.

A group led by Matt Braynard, a former Trump campaign employee, is seeking a permit for up to 500 people to demonstrate in front of the Capitol on September 18 for a so-called #JusticeForJ6 protest. The planned rally is part of a persistent effort by Trump backers to downplay the events of January 6. Braynard has said the upcoming demonstration will push back on the “the phony narrative that there was an insurrection” and has claimed the crowd that day was “largely peaceful.”

Though a large majority of the more than 600 people charged with taking part in the attack face minor charges and were released on bail, some conservative commentators have falsely asserted that most of the defendants remain in jail. Many on the right, including Braynard, have also embraced Donald Trump’s false claims that he was cheated out of an election victory, the same lie that incited the insurrection.

Law enforcement officials, caught off guard in January, are bracing for the prospect of violence. DC police have said they “will be fully prepared.” The US Capitol Police are reportedly considering reinstalling a fence around the Capitol complex. An intelligence assessment by the force, Roll Call reported Tuesday, states that although “outwardly Matt Braynard has instructed attendees to remain peaceful, given the propensity for this group to attract domestic extremists, their support for the insurrectionists, and their continued challenges to democratic institutions, it is not unreasonable to plan for violent altercations with those associated with this demonstration.”


https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/proud-boys-oath-keepers-september-18-false-flag/

[brush]

2. With so many groups and indivuduals saying they won't attend...

that rally is shaping up to be a dud as security will be tight and who wants to risk arrest for a failed, one-term president?

[Hortensis]

7. Yes. Except for 1/6 itself, which is believed to have big money

and organization behind it, , all the big feared civil violence, such as during the election, has failed to materialize.

That couldn't have been the wishes of the wannabe domestic terrorists who'd been agitating for and promising violence, of course. It seems obvious that these no-shows must have been contacted and offered a look into their futures if they acted. No doubt more in some cases where evidence of criminal behavior was already gathered.

[spanone]

3. hey matt, the videos have been running practically non-stop for 8 months

you are some crazed insurrectionists

[PortTack]

4. JMHO...I don't think it's going to amount to much

1 the orange mass isn’t going to be there
2. Many are now fearful watching indictments continuing from 1/6
3. They know DC will be ready

[WestIndianArchie]

5. If they are not coming

Then go get them in their homes. Make them pay for what they did.

[alphafemale]

6. I think those violent racists have ruined peaceful protests for many years.

Cities everywhere are going to be hesitant to issue permits.

[LiberatedUSA]

14. Too late.

Any business burned to the ground or looted during basically all of 2020, already fear protests and the damage they can do to a person’s livelihood.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

8. They are not going to

show up because, unlike weak orange thing, Biden will give the order to shoot to kill if they start violence and try to overtake any buildings. Just remember, the maggots have outed themselves, the government knows who they are and where they are - just my opinion. Biden does not play.

[CatWoman]

12. am in full agreement with you

the biggest difference between then and now is the change in administrations

[The Unmitigated Gall]

9. Proud Boys

Never pick a fair fight. They never say where they’re going to be and, wherever they go where they can be identified as such, they go in a pack, certain of outnumbering any one or two people they encounter.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. On Twitter some are calling it basically a GQP gathering to celebrate cop killers

There is just so much wrong with our own citizens attacking America

[Hotler]

11. Their moms said no. Their grounded... nt

[TrogL]

13. What do you bet they show up armed

Forming a militia or something

[ProfessorGAC]

15. I'll Take That Bet

These guys aren't the tough guys they pretend to be.
I don't even begin to see them willing to engage in armed confrontation with a prepared & equally armed opponent.
Their style is outnumbering targets and intimidating.
Bringing weapons to DC is just turning them into obvious targets. That's too scary for them.

[Buns_of_Fire]

16. Of course they can't go. They haven't a thing to wear.

Take away their Cheeto-stained T-shirts with the chicken on them and those darling yellow skirts, and they might as well show up nekked. Which is a pretty frightening thought, come to think of it.

[CatWoman]

19. LOL

[LiberalLovinLug]

17. Playing Possum?

Hard to say just what their plan is. Maybe they just don't want to be targeted, as an organization, IF the protest gets ugly. And privately, they are telling members that its still on, but just keep it on the down low.

IF they, and other bigots, are truly giving this protest a pass, then its going to have a bad look for them on the news. A small pathetic gathering of the most whacked out Q-bots.

[scarytomcat]

18. Does fully prepared mean they draw and fire their weapons?

That would work for me.
Stop them with deadly force.
No f_cking around. Drop their asses quick.