About The Proud Boys
Wikipedia describes the Proud Boys as "a far-right neo-fascist organization that admits only men as members and promotes and engages in political violence.". Their website tells a different story as it states "All races, all religions, gay or straight" it does state that you must be a man and you must love the west. Another description of the Proud Boys from national chairman Enrique Tarrio is a “drinking club that stands behind Donald Trump.” he also stated “The West is the best and if you are an extreme patriot, that means you’re going to defend the Constitution of the United States,”
They list as their "Core Values"
Minimal Government
Maximum Freedom
Anti-Political Correctness
Anti-Drug War
Closed Borders
Anti-Racial Guilt
Anti-Racism
Pro-Free Speech (1st Amendment)
Pro-Gun Rights (2nd Amendment)
Glorifying the Entrepreneur
Venerating the Housewife
Reinstating a Spirit of Western Chauvinism
Though these are our central tenets, all that is required to become a Proud Boy is that a man declare he is “a Western chauvinist who refuses to apologize for creating the modern world.” We do not discriminate based upon race or sexual orientation/preference. We are not an “ism”, “ist”, or “phobic” that fits the Left’s narrative. We truly believe that the West Is The Best and welcome those who believe in the same tenets as us
I fail to see anything even closely related to the "neo-fascist" moniker that wikipedia assigns to it other than the fact that they are anti-immigrant, which they are certainly entitled to. A member must declare that he is "a Western chauvinist who refuses to apologise for creating the modern world", nothing fascist there either.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a uber leftist foundation, describes the Proud Boys as a 'hate group'. No proof of that either , other than that they engage in street battles with Antifa from time to time. That must be it, you're not permitted to challenge the Democrat Party militia. At one time their militia was the KKK, in recent years Antifa has filled that void.
It is said their initiation ritual involves beatings, ouch - sorry not for me. A Daily Dot article from a few years back described a "four-degree initiation process":
1. Publicly declaring yourself a Proud Boy.
2. Being beat up by other members until you name five kinds of breakfast cereal. This degree also includes a vow to stop jerking off.
3. Getting a Proud Boy tattoo.
4. Engaging in physical violence with members of antifa, the leftist anti-fascist movement.
Name 5 breakfast cereals - Really ??!! Apparently Proud Boys, who certainly do eat their wheaties, must be able to maintain their mental faculties in a brawl. As per their founder Gavin McInnes “If you hammer out, ‘Chex, Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, and Special K’ in a matter of seconds, you’re free to go. If you get flummoxed by the punches and cannot think straight, well, sorry, you’re going to get pounded.”
Enrique Tarrio, a Cuban-American of African descent is one of dozens of Black, Latino and Asian participants that showed up to do battle with Antifa in Portland last year. The left tried to label it as “multiracial white supremacy.” Uh - yeah Okay.
Who Are the Proud Boys and Why Are They Banned from Social Media Platforms?
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Facebook has recently banned several prominent figures the platform considers to be extremists such as Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and Louis Farrakhan, as part of an effort to 'curb hate speech'.
Another group banned from Facebook is the Proud Boys.
The Proud Boys have been called racist, extremists and have been accused of having ties to white nationalists.
“The Proud Boys is a men’s fraternal organization,” Central Valley Proud Boys member Gabriel Silva said.
The group considers itself a club.
“We’re basically a men’s drinking club,” Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio told FOX40 via Skype.
It was founded in 2016, at the height of the presidential election. Members wear black and yellow polo shirts and “Make America Great Again” hats.
They meet monthly at bars across the country and believe there are ways to, in their words, “save America,” including giving every American a gun and legalizing drugs.
According to the group’s website, they accept all races, religions and sexual orientations. They just don’t accept women into group.
The Proud Boys believe women should focus on their families, not careers. They say housewives are “venerated.”
“Housewives have a very tough job,” Tarrio said. “When they have kids, they gotta raise your family. They basically raise you or me.”
They say at the heart of everything they do is the belief that “the West is the best.” They call themselves “western chauvinists” and believe the ways of the Western world are superior.
“The West is the best and if you are an extreme patriot, that means you’re going to defend the Constitution of the United States,” Tarrio told FOX40.
The group’s former leader and founder Gavin McInnes called himself “Islamaphobic” and once said the Muslim world was filled with “shoeless, toothless, inbred men.”
The Sacramento chapter of the Council for American Islamic Relations issued a statement to FOX40 about the Proud Boys when asked for comment:
“The Proud Boys are a clear example of the rise of radical right-wing white supremacy in the U.S. that has been emboldened by the Trump administration’s platform of hate and bigotry. They are a hate organization that uses anti-Muslim and white supremacist rhetoric to incite their followers amid our current divisive political climate.”
Tarrio, the group’s current leader, says the group is against radical Islam.
“We’re not afraid of Islam,” he said. “We’re not, I think the term’s xenophobic. We just feel like Islamic extremism, it doesn’t mend well with American constitutional values.”
The initiation process includes several steps, including declaring yourself a Proud Boy, getting a tattoo and going through what’s called a “cereal beating,” in which newcomers are punched until they can name five breakfast cereals. Engaging in political rallies or protests is also a requirement.
The Proud Boys have been spotted in cities New York, Charlottesville, Berkeley and Sacramento, fighting against members of groups like the anti-fascist movement Antifa.
Silva, who lives in the Sacramento area, says he joined the Proud Boys after attending a rally in Berkeley. He says he watched members of the Proud Boys defend and protect people voicing their opinions as right and left-wing groups clashed.
“We started defending them and the police weren’t doing their job, like what we had in Berkeley,” he said. “They just stepped back and the two sides went at it. You know, and this happened in Oregon and other places.”
But because of McInnes’ stated beliefs on Islam and Muslim cultures, and some members appearing alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist groups at rallies, the Proud Boys have been labeled by many as a far-right group with ties to white supremacy. Full Article @ Fox 40
Who Are the Proud Boys, and Why Are Nonwhite Men Joining White Supremacist Groups?
The notion of Black and Latino men participating in white supremacist hate groups conjures images of Spike Lee’s film “BlacKkKlansman,” a comedic dramatization of the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, a Black detective who goes undercover and infiltrates the Klan. Even more outlandish is comedian Dave Chappelle’s depiction of Clayton Bigsby, a fictional blind Black man who is a Klansman. However, the concept of a Black white supremacist is not so far-fetched as many would think, as pro-Trump, white supremacist gangs with Republican Party affiliations are engaging in street violence against anti-fascist protesters — with the participation of Latino and Black members. Full Article @ Atlanta Black Star
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