I should reword what I said - the Proud Boys are bad and they will kill people, for sure. So they need to be stopped. But I don't think it's gonna be the Proud Boys who help usher in fascism in any way, I think that will be 100% on the cops.
In the event of a fascist takeover of the US, you are like 99% right in thinking that local police departments as well as groups like CBP, ICE, and the DHS are going to be far more of a threat than the Proud Boys. Proud Boys will be used as a front, however. If the state wants to instigate a conflict with protesters they aren't going to do the deed themselves and create a Kent State-like scenario, they'll just do it like they did in Kenosha and kettle the protesters towards the counter protesters, sparking a conflict, and allowing the fascist police department to swoop in and restore law and order like the "heroes" they are.
I think in a way they will be helping with the ushering, because 2%ers boogaloo boys etc. will be a front that can be pointed to as if to say "See? The people love this fascism shit." They are kind of a legitimizing force, I guess.
Yes, you're wrong, because they're gonna kill people for sure
I should reword what I said - the Proud Boys are bad and they will kill people, for sure. So they need to be stopped. But I don't think it's gonna be the Proud Boys who help usher in fascism in any way, I think that will be 100% on the cops.
In the event of a fascist takeover of the US, you are like 99% right in thinking that local police departments as well as groups like CBP, ICE, and the DHS are going to be far more of a threat than the Proud Boys. Proud Boys will be used as a front, however. If the state wants to instigate a conflict with protesters they aren't going to do the deed themselves and create a Kent State-like scenario, they'll just do it like they did in Kenosha and kettle the protesters towards the counter protesters, sparking a conflict, and allowing the fascist police department to swoop in and restore law and order like the "heroes" they are.
I think in a way they will be helping with the ushering, because 2%ers boogaloo boys etc. will be a front that can be pointed to as if to say "See? The people love this fascism shit." They are kind of a legitimizing force, I guess.