George Floyd protests: Who are Boogaloo Bois, antifa and Proud Boys?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

George Floyd protests: Who are Boogaloo Bois, antifa and Proud Boys?
By Shayan Sardarizadeh and Mike Wendling BBC
17 June, 2020

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-53018201

Excerpt:

More than three weeks since the death of George Floyd, anti-racism protests are continuing across the US. While in many cases peaceful, the protests have also featured scenes of police brutality, looting and violence.

Politicians, law enforcement and commentators on the left and right have accused a number of fringe groups of encouraging and participating in acts of violence.

BBC News has been examining these groups on social media platforms.

Informative article that summarizes the foundations, activities and symbols of these groups.

KY

[FM123]

1. Interesting article

but I was suprised how BBC included antifa in there with the other two since antifa is not a unified organization, but rather a loose ideological label.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. Yes, I think that was a poor choice to include since numbers are tiny....

compared to many right-wing groups that were not listed. I know there's been a few antifa that were violent but it's been insignificant and I've wondered how many of those were right-wing plants. Executing clandestine measures to discredit an anti-fascist group would indeed be a very Republican thing to do.

Other than that, I appreciated the reviews.

KY

[GemDigger]

2. Thanks for this.

[herding cats]

3. Good article on this.

I have a Boogaloo Bois who lives behind me. They're not normal people.

[underpants]

5. Named after a breakdancing movie and a song from Aladdin

That sounds like something Q would throw out to see if followers would lap it up. Too funny.

There’s a link in your article from Houston Chronicle that is also really good. It’s about the 3 whole Antifa’s they think they caught stealing from a Target in Austin.

[7wo7rees]

6. Actual pic of Antifa leader!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

7. Ah Ha! The very first Antifa president I remember from my childhood.

How long before House Rethugs call for a resolution demanding removal of all Ike photos and busts from government property?



Thanks for posting, maybe you can make this an OP. I hope the internet is flooded with this one and others such as Patton, Schwarzkopf (Stormin' Norman), etc.

KY