Posted on 02/03/2021 5:53:27 PM PST by SeekAndFind
TORONTO — Canada on Wednesday declared the Proud Boys a terrorist entity, adding the far-right group to a list that includes al-Qaida, ISIS and al-Shabab in an effort to crack down on “ideologically motivated violent extremism,” described by the country’s public safety minister as the “most significant threat to domestic security.”
The announcement by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair came less than a month after Proud Boys allegedly joined the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol after attending a rally by then-President Donald Trump in the hope of overturning the presidential election. Five people, including a Capitol Police officer, died in that attack.
It also followed a warning last week by the Department of Homeland Security about the heightened threat of “ideologically motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition” and “perceived grievances fueled by false narratives.”
Designation as a terrorist group carries financial and legal consequences. Police can seize the property of the group or its members; banks can seize their assets. It’s a crime to knowingly provide assistance to a designated group to facilitate or carry out attacks. Group members may be denied entry to Canada.
The government also listed the Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi group whose members participated in the violent 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. The Base, another neo-Nazi group, and the Russian Imperial Movement, a Russian nationalist group with members linked to violent activity abroad.
“These groups are unfortunately active in Canada and around the world,” Blair said. “Their violent actions and rhetoric are fueled by white supremacy, anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, Islamophobia and misogyny.”
Also added to the list were seven groups affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State, as well as Hizbul Mujahedeen, a militant Kashmiri liberation group.
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Yeah, the Proud Boys really screwed up.
If they had killed people, rioted, burned places to the ground,
and looted, they would have been nominated for a Nobel Peace
prize.
how dumb
The only purpose of demonizing these guys as terrorists while allowing the likes of Antifa and BLM to run wild, is to strip the rest of us of our right of self defense against their Brownshirts.
I keep saying, the evil doers can not allow us to have a person, group or symbol to rally around. They need to stop us from unifying against them and so far are doing a great job.
Canada. The Great White Insane Asylum of the North.
Vicious. I was in the Jewish Defense League so I admire the Proud Boys.
He’s the darkest looking White supremacist I’ve ever seen!
and he was an fbi informant. Unbelievable. This should be a Spike Lee movie.
That’s why I left that stupid country. When I go back to visit, they treat me like sh*t at immigration. “Oh, how come you are using your US passport not OUR passport?” (stupid crap) I come back to America, the border guards treat me alright.
Liberals only do such things because they haven’t experienced true evil. Comparing the PBs with the likes of Al Qaeda, ISIS, Al Shabaab, Boko Haram, Abu Sayyef, and the like clearly tells me that the Canadian Public Safety Minister is I) deluded; II) is operating in an extremely safe environment that allows him to include any organization in his list and/or III) has been fortunate enough not to experience true evil.
Even if the PBs were what these guys claim they are, and they’re not, they would not be close to what a group like ISIS and Al Qaeda are!
And unfortunately for the Canadian Public Safety Minister, when true evil does come knocking on his door, it will not give a damn about his political bias against right-leaning groups that may not share his political beliefs. True evil is not political - it is just, well, evil.
And it’s always seeking a way in.
Is BLM and ANTIFA on that list?
Real question but not about the ADL. The SPLC designates a church or organization as a hate group. One gets firebombed the other a near massacre by AR-15. If one designates an individual or organization as hateful, puts it out on the internet, is that not soliciting harassment or violence towards said individual/group?
Who knows the names of the proud boy groups, and the members and how many. Someone in the FBI has got to know those answers. If Proud Boys are the top terrorist threat in our country, why do we know almost nothing about them? If they are so dangerous, why aren’t we getting threat briefings? Why are the airports still worried about Middle East terrorists, why aren’t they identifying and frisking Proud Boys, why haven’t we heard about their sadistic plans? This is yet another setup!
Yep
I'm glad to hear that's still true at least. :)
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