Posted on 10/13/2018 5:06:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A violent incident, in which members of a Trump-supporting far-right group kicked and punched people and wielded a sword on the streets of Manhattan, was captured on camera Friday, and New York Police Department confirmed that three arrests had been made in connection with the incident.
The altercation occurred shortly after the group, which calls itself Proud Boys and is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, held a meeting at the New York Metropolitan Republican Club.
Before the meeting, the club had been vandalized. Fox News, in its story on the incident, seized on the vandalism to imply that Antifa might have been responsible for both acts.
Its story, headlined “Antifa strikes again” suggested the violence and footage of a man brandishing a sword were linked with the far-left group.
But city officials have never said the vandalism was committed by Antifa, and the man brandishing a sword in the video appears to be the founder of Proud Boys -- and one of the founders of the media company Vice -- Gavin McInnes.
Multiple other videos and records of arrests provided to Newsweek suggest the far-right group was, in fact, involved in the violent attacks that took place on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
It was a plastic sword, used as a prop in a humorous reenactment of a notorious political assassination.
Ex-Newsweek Owners Arraigned on $10M Fraud
Need anyone say more.
I thought Antifa took credit and promised more violence.
Well, if the “Southern Poverty Law Center” says they are a violent group . . . I’m thinking they are peaceful patriots waving the flag of the United States and singing the praises of our Constitution.
Fist bump to the Proud Boys.
Southern Poverty Law Center is a Deep State / US Intel front that specializes in the dissemination of propaganda.
Proud boys defend lawful demonstrations from physical violence that the police refuse to. I guess the msm believes protecting conservatives from beatings is terrorism.
“and is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center“
Oh, well then....
The Proud Boys aren’t “far” anything. If the Left keeps this sh*t up, they’ll be praying for the Proud Boys to be all they have to deal with.
Exactly.
Love how NW covers ONE part of the story. They just chased these two guys down for no reason right? YEA SURE.
We all know these violent shitheads have been attacking people for the last three years with impunity and as soon as people fight back “OMG NAZI”
This is why the left hates guns for self defense. They hate all self defense. They want to have their paid for soy boys running amok with their face masks attacking people and running away.
RIght can you imagine a group of dudes, some who are minority, being labeled a ‘hate group’ by SPLC. The Proud Boys simply show up where a conservative is speaking and keep them from being hit with bike locks and such.
OMG they’re such fascists. *eyeroll*
Proud boys defend lawful demonstrations from physical violence that the police refuse to. I guess the msm believes protecting conservatives from beatings is terrorism.
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The southern poverty law center is a left wing hit group. They are liars and what they say or claim is worthless political propaganda.
At least somebody’s fighting back.
Proud Boys are not street fighters.
That comes next. That, or snipers. This has gone too far to end peacefully.
When you are being chased, beat down, and robbed, I would say you were "involved", but is that what Newsweek meant? I think not.
Does Newsweek know we saw the video?
No matter, buy companies who sell bodybags.
Film at 11.
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I’m dizzy from that spin.
Instead of running from the antifa when the started throwing bottles and fireworks at the pro Trump really they CHARGED at v them and have them a good old fashioned ass kicking. It was glorious.
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