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Re:Proud Boys and antifa: A right-wing activist met a left-w... by HuwytNashi_001 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @12:06AM (#25439286)
>"My dad's from Mexico," one of them tells me. The others point out minorities and gay men in the group. "It's so funny having a white antifa guy call me racist."

This is why The Proud Boys are not really taken seriously by the far right. Though their actions this week have demonstrated some degree of maturity, they have a record of clownish behaviour and degeneracy at times (eg. McInnes dildo incident).

I would say "just ignore them" but their impotence is exactly why the media will continue to report on them - they're a safe, harmless boogeyman to represent the right, with a habit of providing opportunities for mockery.

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Re:Proud Boys and antifa: A right-wing activist met a left-w... by loopz on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @12:39AM (#25439459)
Everyone hates on media, but they just report on everything because they have to compete for attention with social media and free news. We thus end up providing platforms for clown assholes and the shocking, in between ads. It's exhausting, but don't blame the media for your environment.
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