Dozens of White Supremacist Patriot Front Members March Through Boston

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Source: daily beast




Published Jul. 02, 2022 5:55PM ET


About 100 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front paraded through downtown Boston on Saturday, with several of them holding riot shields. Photos from the Boston Herald show members of the group unloading their infamous U-Haul and several counterprotesters confronting them as they marched along with a “Reclaim America” banner. The white supremacist group made national headlines in June when several members were busted by police on their way to an Idaho Pride parade. Local authorities were quick to make their opinion about the group known on Saturday. “To the white supremacists who ran through downtown today: When we march, we don’t hide our faces,” Mayor Michelle Wu tweeted. “Your hate is as cowardly as it is disgusting, and it goes against all that Boston stands for.”

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[MyOwnPeace]

1. Probably just......

going down to the harbor to scoop out the tea in support of 'their country'.........

[LonePirate]

2. The Klan traded in their robes for khakis.

[AllTooEasy]

15. In Boston??? No Fucking Way!!!

As an Afro-American, I would expect this in DC, Chicago, Philly, NYC...but Boston! I'm shocked. Shocked I tell ya!!!

[Danmel]

30. I lived in Boston in the early 80s

I too am Shocked!
Sarcasm noted.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

32. Didn't Boston have huge segregation and bussing battles in the 70s and 80s?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_desegregation_busing_crisis

[Deuce]

46. Yes...

[llashram]

54. yes

I was an intern at WCVB in the '70s...bussing big-time white racist reaction. Louise Day Hicks who was the s.Boston councilperson was very racist, and very vocal.

[Eugene]

40. Show of force in hostile territory, like Nazis marching on Skokie, Illinois.

In recent years the far right did the "Boston Free Speech Rally" along with a "Straight Pride" rally.

They usually attract more reporters than marchers. However, counter-protesters show up in overwhelming numbers.

[reACTIONary]

58. The Nazis never marched in Skokie....

.... they threatened to because they were being denied a permit to rally in a park.

Although the ACLU prevailed in its free speech arguments, the neo-Nazi group never marched through Skokie, instead agreeing to stage a rally at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago.

https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-history-taking-stand-free-speech-skokie

[IronLionZion]

66. Nazis won their supreme court case though, 5-4 vote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Party_of_America_v._Village_of_Skokie

ACLU decided to stop defending Nazis after Charlottesville violence in 2017

[IronLionZion]

65. I hate Illinois Nazis

[llashram]

53. not with having spent

5 years in Boston and always wary when around s.Boston...an Ethiopian student got on the wrong line, I think the red line. Ended up in s. Boston and ended up murdered. Not shocked at all and I know you were being sarcastically aware...Boston back in the day had problems with murderous racists. This was almost 50 years ago since I attended university. Still, a problem I see. Not surprised. d.trump has really put American racism and racists on front street for the whole world to see. They are not slithering around in the sewers anymore.

[IronLionZion]

61. Philly protestors chased them out of town

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/philadelphia-bystanders-ran-patriot-front-out-town-it-won-t-ncna1273283

They do this in my city (DC) but always very secretly because they don't want protestors. They were arrested in Idaho recently.

[AverageOldGuy]

3. Hitler's goons wore brown shirts.

Trump's goons wear khaki trousers and masks.

No difference between them. None at all.

[SouthernDem4ever]

9. now they are Trump's goons

[asiliveandbreathe]

12. Trumps goons +1000

[IcyPeas]

4. Here's a couple harassing them to their cars and they got licence plate #s too.

This was posted in one of the above links. The audio goes in and out. He calls them nazis and other taunts. He says something about them not being able get laid.

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[EarthFirst]

31. "Seen protecting Patriot Front members..."

Edit: “Seen protecting off duty colleagues…”

[SouthernDem4ever]

34. bunch of cowards have to cover their faces

[IronLionZion]

63. Doing their part during a pandemic

[IronLionZion]

62. Patriot farts

good that they are being called out as Nazis. Make Nazis the bad guys again.

[msongs]

5. aint it wunnerful how twitter users are spreading their propaganda for them nt

[Sparky 1]

6. What? Did they run out of sheets?

If anyone recognizes any of them or knows who they were, I hope their faces show up in the paper and online.

[Rebl2]

7. Why are they

so afraid to show their faces? You would think they would be proud to do so.

[icymist]

8. Because they are there to be violent.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/02/white-supremacist-group-the-patriot-front-reportedly-marching-through-boston/

A group of about 100 marchers identifying themselves by flyers as belonging to the white nationalist group the Patriot Front, cut through the heart of downtown Saturday sparking a confrontation.

A scanner call came in at around 12:30 p.m. announcing that a group had gone up to a rental truck parked in the area of the Haymarket MBTA station and off-loaded a number of shields and flags. Many were U.S. flags, with at least one flown upside-down and many showing just the 13 stars in a circle for the original U.S. colonies, as well as flags featuring different designs.

Many flags also had a stylized version of the symbol that represented Benito Mussolini’s National Fascist Party.

[NJCher]

28. it is offensive

that they spent any time whatsoever at the Old State House.

[speak easy]

10. Klantastic! :sarcasm:

[Evolve Dammit]

11. Who is bankrolling these groups?

[SouthernDem4ever]

35. that has been my question

Don't these idiots work for a living? Seems they have an awful lot of time on their hands. Who is their welfare donor(s)?

[True Blue American]

44. On Welfare or Disability.

Work is for suckers. They think like Trump!

[Evolve Dammit]

45. No doubt some are, but that's not living large. Seems like some may be funded like te ones paid to

attend rallies?

[True Blue American]

51. Of course

We know who was funding that, but his well seems to be running dry.

Not to worry Trump is a announcing another run in 2 weeks!

[Evolve Dammit]

57. another round of the big grift of the rubes! They will gladly open their bank accounts.

[Me.]

13. Such Brave Men

So brave they hide their faces so no one will know who they are.

[LudwigPastorius]

14. "Patriot Front"

Those boys need to own their shit.

Wearing masks and not calling themselves fascists, while they appropriate their symbols, makes them look like the fragile, gutless punks they are.

Patriot Front flag



Partito Nazionale Fascista flag

[IronLionZion]

60. My first thought was P-38 can opener

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[jcmaine72]

67. A big C-Rats +1

That image should give anyone who has ever watched YouTuber Steve1989 eat expired C-rations from the Korean War using one of these things to open the cans a smile...and a cringe.

[Jamesm9164]

16. After watching the posted videos.

This is all I have to go on but would not be surprised to see O'Keefe in the credits. To me, all bullshit. Why? I do not know.

[3Hotdogs]

36. Nah. O'Keefe has a new girlfriend to keep him busy. You should see her.

She has the cutest dark brown wool you ever saw on a ewe.

[3catwoman3]

17. A little editing - dozens of white-masked cowards...

…march through Boston.

Real tough guys, hiding their faces.

[Jamesm9164]

18. Also beginning to question the Idaho event.

These folks are real and dangerous - do not think otherwise. But, the response to the "threat" was beyond the capability of Idaho "law" folks. Not to mention their own sympathies.

[vercetti2021]

19. All I see are a bunch of bitch boys

Seriously these are not close to SS soldiers. These little shits couldn't handle a fight and likely would shit their khakis and run away back to mommas basement

[Jamesm9164]

20. Really folks, hope you are doing something serious about dealing

with the ever evolving situation or just typing shit.

[Jamesm9164]

21. FYI, the Ukrainian flag and little shaded quotes are a tell. Calling bullshit on most, but not

necessarily all comments. Also too, rooting for Ukraine and doing what I can.

[LudwigPastorius]

22. OK.

The quotes around Patriot Front are because they are NOT patriots. Get it?

[Jamesm9164]

24. Oops, did not see you do have a history of posting. Sorry.

[Jamesm9164]

25. Also too, really about getting it. Please define "patriot" and provide any evidence that you have

ever had to support such a claim of "patriotism".

[Jamesm9164]

27. Also too, Ludwig, may I call you Ludwig?

Please post the bullshit emoji or whatever they are called after you have posted something meaningful.

[rockfordfile]

26. That's the same un-American fascist pos that were arrested awhile ago.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

29. Oh. Goody. Drumpf's incel cosplaying Nazis are back

Complete with their stupid Drumpf golfing attire uniforms. Another day, another terrorist threat upon this country - from so-called Americans.

I see the only thing they've learned from the mass arrested in Idaho last month is to do it again - this time with even more incels descending upon a city to raise hell and create terror. Ohhh, and to get help from the cops as well, because as we saw, the cops were more interested in protecting their pet Nazis than protecting innocent people.

We dodged a bullet when those 31 incels got arrested last month. That said, how many of them decided to invade Boston? You'd have to imagine more than a few so-called "freedom fighters" didn't think twice about heading down to Boston to riot and assault people. Why not? They don't think the laws apply to them, and considering they got assists from the cops, it's easy to see how they'd think that.

No doubt they were going to do this to that Pride festival last month. No doubt they are going to do this again. And the next time, we could wind up with people getting killed - like what happened in Charlottesville.

When the hell does something get done to stop this shit? How many more are going to get hurt? How many are going to wind up killed?

Welcome to the Divided States of Terrorism. Thanks so much, Drumpf.

[3Hotdogs]

37. I believe the cops are legally responsible to protect them... as per George Lincoln Rockwell's

parade in the 60's. ANY group should have protection, no mater how odious.

Now that doesn't justify why leftist groups don't get protection.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

50. Cops are legally responsible for protecting thugs?

These people aren't showing up to Idaho or Boston, or to gay bars and drag queen story time, to "protest." They are showing up to attack innocent people.

Something's very the fuck wrong when alt-right terrorists can get police protection to riot and "kick some ass," while the rest of us aren't even be safe walking down the street. It sure looks like the cops should've been protecting someone else yesterday:


And yeah. I'm beyond tired of thugs getting protection while we get told "You're on your own!"

[3auld6phart]

56. It's a shame

the lad in the pink tank top didn’t nail that
yellow bellied bastard in his honker hard
Make the scum bleed hard in that rag he
has on his maggoty face.

[IronLionZion]

64. Rockwell was shot and killed outside DC

Cops are more interested in beating up unarmed peaceful leftist groups than protecting them from RW violence.

[Brenda]

33. Is that a stylized KKK

on the Reclaim flag? Looks like the Supremes and Repugnants have unleashed the hounds.

But really what a bunch of cowards - covering their faces and they chose a tourist area to march to get the least resistance!

[dflprincess]

59. It looks like that to me. nt

[The Jungle 1]

38. republicans fascism

They are banning:
Abortion
Birth control
EPA
Voting rights
Gun control laws
Minorities
Books
Fascism is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and the economy. wiki
Call it what it is.

[The Jungle 1]

39. The patriot front cowards came to Philly

We ran them out of town.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/philadelphia-bystanders-ran-patriot-front-out-town-it-won-t-ncna1273283
This needs to happen everywhere these cowards show up.

[Traildogbob]

41. Fire departments

Should come wash the shit off the streets with powerful 5 inch hoses. With those masks it would be like water boarding their Nazi asses. I’m sure lots of WWII veteran’s families would approve.

[Marthe48]

42. I hope lots of people point and laugh

It is ridiculous in this country that we have such useless people concerned that they are being replaced.

[True Blue American]

43. 100?

Sounds like the Reump crowds lately. Hundreds of thousands marched against the Roe ruling and still are.

I heard this little bit on Ali this morning.

“ Remember The Ladies,” written by Abigail Adams.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abigail-adams-urges-husband-to-remember-the-ladies

[ShazzieB]

47. "...several of them holding riot shields."

Riot shields!

What a pretentious pack of pestiferous poopheads.

[Bayard]

48. Where's Paul Revere?

"The morons are coming! The morons are coming!"

[dchill]

49. See? This is why they need to be allowed to pack!

Some gunz would have supplied all the courage they do obviously lacked.

[SWBTATTReg]

52. Cowards. And now, w/ the way tRUMP acted when they showed up last 1/6/21 at the

insurrection, I wonder just how many people that they would have shot, had tRUMP given the order to break into Congress? I suspect that it would have been a bloodbath. rump deserves a life long prison sentence, w/ no communications allowed w/ the outside world. He is a danger to us all.

[Martin68]

55. Clearly outing white supremacists online has had an effect. They are now afraid to lose

their jobs.

[purr-rat beauty]

68. If they are walking around with "tactical" gear they should be kettled and questioned

[Quanto Magnus]

69. Should've

been in white hoods, not white hats.....