Posted on 12/08/2021 7:49:14 AM PST by lasereye
I started to write about this story a couple of days ago, but stopped because I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I’m still not sure, but here goes anyway, for what it is worth.
On Saturday afternoon there was a demonstration in Washington by a small group of identically clad and masked men, many of them carrying American flags. They reportedly were members of a group called the Patriot Front, which is said to be white supremacist:
A beautiful night at the Lincoln Memorial interrupted by demonstrators chanting “reclaim America.“ The crowd gave them the finger and exchanged profanities. pic.twitter.com/Z2voculi9Z— Andrea McCarren (@AndreaMcCarren) December 4, 2021
Everything about this scene is weird: the identical clothes, the masks, the plastic shields, the greaves. I don’t know; maybe white supremacists actually dress and act like this. I can’t say, as I’ve never met one.
Twitter conservatives promptly questioned whether the whole thing was staged by the FBI. For example:
Same Feds
Different Costume pic.twitter.com/cQFFG8rKo5— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) December 5, 2021
Things then started to get even stranger. Stephen Green writes:
I *believe* the first person to tweet about the supposed fascist march in DC was this pretty lady. pic.twitter.com/GMs2ALDNAi— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) December 5, 2021
But here’s where it gets really weird.
Links omitted in what follows:
There’s an entire thread devoted to this mysterious young lady, who joined Twitter just last month and whose existence can’t be verified anywhere else.Her face, experts say, appears to be an AI blend from photos easily found on an internet image search.
Jarvis, who spotted “Sheryl Lewellen,” tweeted, “There is no google history for anyone named Sheryl Lewellen. She joined Twitter a few days ago.”
So this facebot tagged a bunch of journalists in a tweet warning that “500 men with riot shields are marching in #WashingtonDC” — and that days-old account somehow managed to go viral.
Shortly after going viral, the account’s name changed to “Patriot Front,” and started posting pro-Patriot Front material instead of warnings.
Insanity Wrap just checked, and “Sheryl Lewellen” has had “her” account suspended for unknown reasons.
Most recently, the Washington Post headlines that “experts say” a “white supremacist march in D.C. was pushed by a fake Twitter account.” The article is behind a paywall, so I don’t know what it says.
I have no idea what to make of this. Was the D.C. rally, minimal as it was, a legitimate product of the Patriot Front? To what extent does such an organization actually exist, independent of federal infiltrators? How many of those who participated in Saturday’s demonstration were FBI agents? None? Some? Most? All? Why did this tiny demonstration get so much publicity when, for example, the annual March For Life draws hundreds of thousands of participants and gets little or no press coverage? What is the story with the apparently fictitious “Sheryl Lewellen”? Was she created by the Patriot Front? Or by the FBI? “She” apparently spread the word about the rally by tagging journalists. How did “she” know that journalists would jump on a report of a white supremacist rally at the Lincoln Memorial?
Heh. Just kidding about that last one. Everyone–even a non-existent AI construct–knows that journalists are desperate for news of white supremacists, the demand for which vastly exceeds the supply. White supremacists, whatever that term may mean, seem oddly reticent compared with, say, Black Lives Matter and Antifa rioters, who make their presence known by burning down large sections of major cities.
The secret police are behind it. Just like they are the ones who run Antifa and BLM.
I don’t understand the Fedgov or media for the race baiting. I don’t understand any of the supremacist groups (kkk, black panthers, BLM) or any of the communists like Antifa, or the fascists like the democrats and Antifa(which are fascists actually).
Basically I would recommend staying away from these people, even the hot looking girl who is their Facebook lead…
Not only are all the participants dressed the same, they all have the same physique.
They all seem to be above-average height, and given that 74% of Americans are overweight, not one of them even has a beer belly. Very strange for “white supremacists” and “rednecks.”
if you actually go to their website and search the web for local news stories, this group has been around for the last few years. They have staged demonstrations, marches, hanging banners over highways, etc., in dozens of states.
I’m sure the FBI has plants in the group, but so far, this group appears to be quite active, and have engaged in only lawful and peaceful activities. Not surprising the ADL, SPLC (both hate groups themselves) have labeled them “white supremacists” and a “hate group”.
More evidence that these people HATE patriots and HATE America. They should be doxed and their addresses made public. We are at war with these people.
Beware of the "Buffalo Jump" that McGee has talked about.
Since no 'White Supremacists' boogeymen have yet been found by the DOJ,
and since the word "entrapment" doesn't seem to exist in the lexicon of the Justice Department
I would suggest caution and consider them an interesting anomaly.
I understand the technology creating those pictures - and it’s still disturbing that such realistic images aren’t actual people.
I know lots of people who were never racist. Many of them are now reevaluating. While they aren’t white supremacists, they aren’t stupid. They know they are now a target.
...wait...
The first thing that struck me is that they ALL seem to be thin and in shape. I mean how many white supremacist groups are completely lacking a corn-fed ground behemoth or three? It looks like a special field trip for some alphabet agency’s academy.
Freegards
Didn’t anyone think to follow this group home?\
If this is the FBI, WTF are they doing?
They don’t seem to be INVESTIGATING crimes anymore, they seem to be MANUFACTURING crimes
What does Laz have to say about her?
bfl
I know, it’s creepy as hell. Once in a while a face will pop up that looks ridiculous and you can tell it’s fake but most look real as it gets. No question scammers use it to con people
They do have a website that contains a manifesto that speaks of preserving our 'European heritage." They also have a recruiting page, which asks for contact information and requires a statement as to why you want to join the Patrioti Front. Reminds me of the Communist Party, which from its founding to the present day has required prospective members to state why they want to join.
The only time I remember ever seeing white supremacists was years ago on Jerry Springer. There were a couple of KKK guys (and they might have been fake, knowing how the Jerry Springer show was) and they were creepy. They were sort of unkempt and out of shape.
It's not surprising that they are a real group. It proves nothing about the march.
What is their website? I did a brief search and didn't find it.
Also notice that all of them are wearing masks. At real patriot rallies, be they for Trump, against vaccine mandates, curfews or critical race theory, or to celebrate fallen heroes, you will see few, if any masks.
“What does Laz have to say about her?”
He’d hit all 35.
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