They're getting more sophisticated. Patriot Prayer has always run optics for the Proud Boys and similar groups. Now they're hosting duel events so they can send duel messages.
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Yesterday, Joey Gibson held a Patriot Prayer rally that centered in Christian love, forgiveness, and charity. Tiny gave the coat off his back to a homeless person. At the same time, the Proud Boys held a "flag wave" in a different part of town and violent clashes broke out.
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Is the Portland far right a bunch of Evangelical Christians--obnoxious but mostly harmless--or are they brawlers looking to terrorize Portland residents? Both. Neither. What do you want to be true?
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The Christian love event was public. The flag-waving punchup was a flash mob organized secretly by the PBs. This is a good tactic and we're going to see more of it. We're going to have to adapt
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