Trumpism is a destructive cult

From	vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
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Subject	Trumpism is a destructive cult
Date	2020-09-30 16:35 +0000
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8788187/Proud-Boys-celebrate-online-Trump-told-far-right-group-stand-stand-by.html

"'We are ready': Proud Boys threaten to act and pledge
allegiance to Trump after he told the far right group to
'stand back and stand by' during presidential debate"

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The Proud Boys were celebrating online Tuesday night after
Donald Trump told them to 'stand back and stand by' during
the first presidential debate.

Members of the far-right group posted about the shout out,
telling the president: 'We're ready.' Their account on the
social media app Telegram posted: 'Standing down and
standing by sir.'

Proud Boys is a far-right organization that admits only men
as members and promotes and engages in political violence.
The group believes white men and western culture are under
siege.

'Proud boys, stand back and stand by, but I tell you what,
somebody has got to do something about antifa and the left
because this is not a right wing problem, this is a
left-wing problem,' Trump said when he was challenged to
condemn white supremacists during Tuesday's presidential
debate.

He claimed the protests in the country on race relations
were a left-wing problem.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, a liberal advocacy
organization, has designated the all-male Proud Boys as a
hate group. The group is known for its violent clashes at
political rallies.

Following the shout out several members of the group
appeared to pledge their allegiance to the president. One
social media account connected to the organization even
appeared to made 'Stand back. Stand by' part of a new logo

Joe Biden retweeted a post which looked to show a number of
their posts in the wake of Trump's comments. He wrote:
'This. This is Donald Trump's America'

Following the shout out several members of the group
pledged their allegiance to the president.

One social media account connected to the organization even
appeared to made 'Stand back. Stand by' part of a new logo.

Proud Boys organizer Joe Biggs wrote: 'President Trump told
the proud boys to stand by because someone needs to deal
with ANTIFA... well sir! we're ready!

'Trump basically said to go f*** them up! this makes me so
happy.'

Members of the far-right group posted about the shout out,
telling the president: 'We're ready.' Their account on the
social media app Telegram posted: 'Standing down and
standing by sir'

WHO ARE THE PROUD BOYS?
Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes started the Proud Boys
in 2016.

It is a far-right organization that admits only men as
members and promotes and engages in political violence. The
group believes white men and western culture are under
siege.

It describes itself as a fraternal organization that
'venerates the housewife' and is 'anti-political
correctness.' It has been suspended from both Twitter and
Facebook.

McInnes and the Proud Boys have described the group as a
politically incorrect men's club for 'Western chauvinists'
and deny affiliations with far-right extremist groups that
overtly espouse racist and anti-Semitic views.

In February last year, McInnes sued the Alabama-based
Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling the Proud Boys as
a hate group.

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted:
'It's astonishing that, when asked a simple question, will
you condemn white supremacists, @POTUS responded - 'The
Proud Boys should stand back and stand by.'

'Trying to determine if this was an answer or an admission.
@POTUS owes America an apology or an explanation. Now.'

Proud Boys describes itself as a fraternal organization
that 'venerates the housewife' and is 'anti-political
correctness.' It has been suspended from both Twitter and
Facebook.

Computer science professor Megan Squire told NBC News: 'To
say Proud Boys are energized by this is an understatement.

'They were pro-Trump before this shoutout, and they are
absolutely over the moon now. Their fantasy is to fight
antifa in his defense, and he apparently just asked them to
do just that.'

Jason Miller, a senior adviser to the president's campaign,
said Trump's call to 'stand by' was 'very clear he wants
them to knock it off'.

The Trump campaign tweeted afterward: 'President Trump has
repeatedly condemned white supremacists. What a ridiculous
question from Chris Wallace.'

Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes started the Proud Boys
in 2016.

In February last year, McInnes sued the Alabama-based
Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling the Proud Boys as
a hate group.

In response to the lawsuit, the law center said Proud Boys
members often spread 'outright bigotry' over the internet
and have posted social media pictures of themselves with
prominent Holocaust deniers, white nationalists and 'known
neo-Nazis.'

In New York City in October 2018, police arrested several
Proud Boys members who brawled with anti-fascist protesters
following a speech by McInnes at a Manhattan Republican
club.

Proud Boys members also have frequently clashed with
counterprotesters at rallies in California and Oregon.

About 1,000 people gathered at the Proud Boys rally in
Delta Park on Saturday, while a group of 500 left-wing
counter-protesters massed at nearby Peninsula Park, leading
to fears of clashes.

Ahead of the right-wing rally, which organizers said was to
support President Donald Trump and 'to end domestic
terrorism', Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a state of
emergency and Mayor Ted Wheeler said it poses the 'greatest
threat we've faced so far' amid fears of clashes with
left-wing protesters.

Debate moderator Chris Wallace asked the president if he
would condemn white supremacists and militia groups.

'I would say almost everything I see is from the left wing,
not from the right wing,' Trump said.

Wallace asked him to clarify what he meant.

'I'm willing to do anything, I want to see peace,' Trump
said.

'Then do it, sir,' Wallace challenged.

'What do you want to call them? Give me a name, give me a
name,' Trump said.

'White supremacist and right wing militias,' Wallace said.

Instead, Trump turned to attack antifa, an unorganized
group opposed to extreme right-wing political groups like
fascists.

'Proud boys, stand back and stand by, but I tell you what,
somebody has got to do something about antifa and the left
because this is not a right wing problem, this is a
left-wing problem,' he said.

But antifa is not an organization - it's a political idea
that many different groups support. And law enforcement has
found no evidence these groups were working with the Black
Lives Matter protesters in cities across the United States.

Trump has declined to call out the citizen militias that
have sprung up during the protests as he declined to do
Tuesday night.

'Antifa is an idea not an organization. His FBI director
said,' Biden said.

'Antifa is a dangerous, radical,' Trump started saying as
Wallace interrupted him to say they were moving on to
another topic.

But the president got in one last zinger on antifa:
'They'll overthrow you.'

Race relations, like other debate topics, resulted in a
furious back-and-forth, shouting over each other
conversation between the presidential contenders.

At one point in the night, Biden called Trump a 'racist'
when the two men debated race relations in the country.

Trump was defending his decision to end racial sensitivity
training for federal workers when his Democratic rival hit
him with the 'racist' label.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Such a clear dog whistle to the right-wing wackadoodles.

Can you not see that this has become a real problem? Trumpism
is a cult of personality -- and it is a destructive cult. This
is 1930's Germany all over again.

More commentary on my blog soon.

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-v https://theproblemisextremism.org

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