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originally posted by: Chadwickus
a reply to: notsure1
They must of planned ahead to 'defend' themselves.
originally posted by: Chadwickus
a reply to: notsure1
Agreed.
But I saw the defenders wearing motorcycle helmets and wielding baseball bats.
They must of planned ahead to 'defend' themselves.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: notsure1
Who threw it? Can you identify the source?
Are they affiluated with the people getting beat down afterwards? How do you know?
originally posted by: annoyedpharmacist
Ok, just watched the video, and that was no smoke bomb. did you hear how loud that was? Probably a m-80 type. those can easily take someone's hand off and are not to messed with, or thrown at other people. That said, I can not tell from the video who threw it.....whoever did should be arrested. bottom line.
ETA: if someone threw an m-80 at me, they would be in for a world of hurt (assuming I didnt have my face blown off)
originally posted by: toysforadults
a reply to: bigfatfurrytexan
if you are looking for more context check this video out you can clearly see who's throwing things and instigating violence
pretty loud explosion for a small smoke bomb huh?
looks to me like the people who were getting bombed finally had enough, looks like the antifa crowd are clearly marked with black regalia and were attacking them with rocks and other projectiles for a while before they finally responded
for sure looks like the other group came prepared for violence though, not sure what that means
apparently the "proud boys" form the front line to protect the other protester's not sure who they are
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
a reply to: toysforadults
I am all for calling out antifata when they use violence but you cannot deny that there is pointless violence on both sides.
They both deserve to be called out for this, they are both guilty.
Pretty pathetic that this is what grass roots American politics has turned into
The Proud Boys are a men’s organization founded in 2016 by Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes. McInnes has described the Proud Boys as a pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world; aka Western Chauvinists.
Proud Boys‘ values center on the following tenets:
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
originally posted by: toysforadults
Proud Boys
The Proud Boys are a men’s organization founded in 2016 by Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes. McInnes has described the Proud Boys as a pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world; aka Western Chauvinists.
Proud Boys‘ values center on the following tenets:
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
hmmmm...