The Guardian: Proud Boys memo reveals meticulous planning for 'street-level violence'

[kpete]

Document of 23 pages shows the lengths to which the far-right group goes to prepare for potentially violent encounters and exposes the militaristic structure and language it has adopted

The document is so dowdy and formal it resembles the annual minutes of a society of tax accountants. Its index lists sections on “objectives” and “rules of engagement” and carries an “addendum” that provides recommendations for hotels and parking.

On the cover, two words give a clue to the notoriety of the group that produced it: “MAGA” and “WARNING”. That and the date: 5 January 2021, the day before the US Capitol attack.

What goes unsaid on the cover and is barely mentioned throughout the 23 pages is that this is the work of one of the most violent political gangs in America, the far-right street fighters who Donald Trump told to “stand back and stand by”: the Proud Boys.

The document, published by the Guardian for the first time, gives a very rare insight into the meticulous planning that goes into events staged by the far-right club.

DOCUMENT HERE!!!:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/19/proud-boys-document-jan-6-violence

[Chainfire]

1. For "Proud Boys" this will be the only book they will ever attempt to read.

Proud boys expanded becomes the SS. It is amazing to me that our law allows these types to gather, arm and train with the goal of destruction of the law and government.

[usonian]

2. HELLO! Canada labels the Proud Boys, neo-Nazi groups as terrorists. NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE U.S.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-proud-boys-terrorists-1.5899186

"Their violent actions and rhetoric are fuelled by white supremacy, anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, Islamophobia and misogyny, and unfortunately, often in combination of all of the above. ...

A group is added to the terrorist list if Canada's security and intelligence agencies, after an "extremely rigorous" probe, find "reasonable grounds to believe that an entity has knowingly participated in or facilitated a terrorist activity," the government said in announcing the new designations.

[wnylib]

3. Agree