Proud Boys founder scrambling to salvage 'bitterly divided' group after new revelation

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

According to a report from the Daily Beast, the founder of the Proud Boys, who has been keeping his distance from the right-wing group, headed to Las Vegas weeks ago for a meet-up of members and attempted to put down a civil war in the organization that is reportedly coming apart at the seams after revelations that one key leader was an FBI informant.

With Gavin McInnes later describing it as the "weirdest experience of my life," the report by Will Sommer states the group is still "bitterly divided" into two camps (the "Nationals" and "Standard&quot with McInnes himself noting on his radio show: "Both sides say that the other side is racist and tolerates pedophiles.”

According to the report, the Proud Boys are reeling after criminal indictments and finger-pointing in what McInnes labeled a “massive civil war” between members.

Sommer wrote, "The split between the Proud Boys factions dates back to the post-Jan. 6 revelations that Enrique Tarrio, the group’s 'chairman,' worked as a federal informant on cases that predated the Proud Boys’ existence. Tarrio’s home chapter in south Florida split into two rival chapters, dubbed 'Villain City' and 'Vice City,' and clashed online over Tarrio’s reputation. Elsewhere in the country, furious members who felt Tarrio had betrayed the club or led them into disaster at the Capitol dubbed him 'Fedrique,' and several chapters announced that they would no longer recognize the authority of national-level leaders like Tarrio."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/proud-boys-founder-scrambling-to-salvage-bitterly-divided-group-after-new-revelations-report/ar-AA12LtDA

Hope they all kill each other.

[dchill]

1. "The other side is racist and tolerates pedophiles."

Ah, yes, the dilemma of our times.

[Grokenstein]

6. One of those very rare moments when

we can agree with both sides AND plowed bois in general.

[dchill]

7. When each side accuses the other and both are correct...

... it's a rare and appreciable thing.

[ToxMarz]

14. Generally the "both sides do it" rhetoric is just grating..

but I guess this is a delightful exception.

When do the Nazi accusations start.

[dchill]

16. Whoops! I need to go for popcorn!

[WinstonSmith4740]

26. I've been kicking myself over this.

Should have bought popcorn futures months ago.

[dchill]

28. I know, right? 👍

[ThoughtCriminal]

24. Both are only partially right

Replace "tolerate" with "are".

[David__77]

2. Lol "Fedrique" that's funny.

That’s the thing about certain social elements- not trustworthy. They can readily be turned traitor.

[lindysalsagal]

3. Grown boys playing revolution. No clue why, or what, beyond

Racism, united them.

[jaxexpat]

13. And here pedophilia comes crossing their doorway.....

Rending them asunder. They should draw straws, long straw get to hate pedophiles more. They could share the racism. Hell, there's plenty for everyone.

[IronLionZion]

18. Misogyny, and apparently pedophilia

Some losers and failures want to be a part of something that makes them feel important by stepping on someone else

[GreenWave]

4. Aren't proud boys some type of castrated animal?

That try to mate anyway? Or did I hear that wrong?

[peppertree]

12. No - but many do have a hard time finding the wee thing

[IronLionZion]

17. A Proud Boy is a castrated horse that thinks it's a stallion

https://horseracingsense.com/what-proud-cut-horse-cause-symptoms-facts/

[GreenWave]

22. Thanks! Now I have the ammo I need.

Similar to when the Magats called themselves Tea baggers!

[Biophilic]

5. Gosh, what a shame. Couldn't happen to more deserving people.

[underpants]

8. I thought Gavin was out of the picture. I knew outing Tarrio was for a reason.

Arresting him (the clearly knew where he was) seemed to give him cover from being present for Jan. 6th. It also had to blow up the operation as the head of a wannabe criminal operation finds out a snitch is at the top. Frankly, the first time I saw Tarrio I thought - that’s odd in terms of him just not fitting. Maybe he was a plant from the getgo.

[blogslug]

9. I think that's the point with McInnes. He's as much involved as he ever was.

Not unlike when TFG claimed he was relinquishing control of his businesses for the duration of his elected term.

McInnes gets to keep spewing bullshit on media platforms because he's no longer "officially" head of the PB.

[underpants]

10. Proud Boys always seemed like a ruse to me

From the name to Gavin’s asinine antics to the really stupid initiation thing. The more I learned about it, it seemed like someone was playing a little game to them amongst themselves. “Hey let’s do this and see if they dance for us”.

The Oathkeepers I kind of get. I mean the people, I know ex-military still clinging to their service. Cops are cops for a reason.

[Crowman2009]

29. He's basically the Osama Bin-Laden of the proud boys.

[peppertree]

11. Next thing you know, they'll Tarrio and feather him

[IronLionZion]

15. Conservatives in disarray

RWers should all fight among themselves. Give it all they've got. To the death!



In case anyone didn't know where they got their Proud Boys name, it's from Aladdin the musical. Not a joke

[msfiddlestix]

20. I just posted on my question on the name below..

[IronLionZion]

23. They are compensating for deep insecurities and feelings of inadequacy

These boys tend to be failures at life. There are misogynistic reasons why their allied "Proud Girls" group never got much traction.

[msfiddlestix]

30. I wasn't aware of Proud Girls. omg so sad.

[msfiddlestix]

19. Would it be somewhat accurate to say: All ProudBoys are Incels, but not All Incels are Proud Boys?

I just feel like the name Proud Boy to describe austensibly "grown men" has to be Incel first and foremost.

How on earth does a grown man, an adult male, identify with that title of an organization they'd volunteer to be openly associated with.

Just the name itself is a give away of the severe mental health issues underlying all of it.

something in their water.. must be all that fluoride!

[Rebl2]

21. Last sentence

We can hope.

[keithbvadu2]

25. Pedophiles? Well, they would know their own kind.

Pedophiles? Well, they would know their own kind.

[grantcart]

27. Surprised they didn't mention the other controversy

It appears McInnis faked his own arrest last week.