Quote (CarsV @ Jul 1 2019 06:52pm)
I kinda disagree. You're probably right about their origins, but their basic sole existence now seems to be to get into shouting matches with ANTIFA in the streets, and vice versa. I think even the founder doesn't have anything to do with the group anymore. It's just two groups of antagonistic people looking for excuses to make a ruckus and possibly get violent in the streets. ANTIFA is definitely the worst of the two, but Proud Boys are essentially just an antagonist to them now. Match made in heaven, really. Both seem to feed off each other.
They certainly have their clashes with antifa but there is no equivalence. They don't target innocent people or attack people for having different views or try to shut down events featuring differing views like antifa does.
Antifa shows up at conservative/libertarian/moderate events and tries to violently shut them down and violently attack people.
Fighting back against communist terrorist orgs who initiate violence against innocent people on a regular basis is morally justified.
The former leader, Gavin Mcinnes, a comedian, essentially left the proud boys due to legal issues to try to protect a few members the state was prosecuting.
This post was edited by cambovenzi on Jul 1 2019 05:18pm