Discussion: 3 Arrested After Fights Following Speech By Far-Right Leader Gavin McInnes

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Am I the only one who thinks “Gavin McInnes” (if that IS his real name), is just Gary Oldman playing one of his patented badguys?

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This story may get weirder.

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If only the Democrats were more civil then this kind of thing wouldn’t happen.

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The Metropolitan Republican Club once had a honorable history with members like John Lindsey, Jacob Javits, Louis Lefkowitz Bill Green and Roy Goodman. All of whom stood up to this kind of thuggish behavior. It goes to show you what the Republican Party has become over the past 30-40 years. From the party of Lincoln to the party of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis.

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Even more importantly I have seen reports that police did nothing while the assaults were occurring. I hope Mayor DeBlasio is finding out why police officers stood by while people were being harmed.

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From Law & Crime: NYPD Accused of Protecting Pro-Trump Street Gang Who Beat People While Screaming Anti-Gay Slurs

NEW YORK CITY — On Friday night, dozens of members of the far-right gang known as the “Proud Boys” attacked multiple people on the streets of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Many witnesses say that while these attacks occurred, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) simply refused to intervene.

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So now it’s official that the Republicans have embraced the brown shirts as their shock troops.

How people can support this is beyond me.

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Proud Boys,
Whatcha want, whatcha want
Whatcha gonna do
When Mayor DeBlasso comes for you
Whatcha wanna do, whatcha gonna do?

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No you silly, Proud Boys wear khakis and black golf shirts, not brown shirts. Totally different dude.

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Separately, in Portland on Saturday night, the Proud Boys and another right-wing group, Patriot Prayer Preyer, fought in the streets with antifascist protesters.

FIFY!

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https://twitter.com/NewYorkStateAG/status/1051223895192346624

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“Several elected officials expressed outrage over the violence and blamed the Proud Boys, which has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.”

In all fairness, progressives sometimes post sarcasm in response to Republican violence.

So both sides are equally at fault.

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This isn’t what Fox says - Fox keeps telling people the mobs are Democrats. They haven’t so much as mentioned this.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I stand before you today a guilty and penitent crow.

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We all have to crow up sometime.

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what does this McAnus mook have to be proud of?

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You’re stark, raven mad!

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please beak-areful squirrel T, don’t hurt my feelings

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I’m flying in the face of common sense, I know.

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