The organizer, Jason Kessler, is still making one of the big mistakes of the movement by not denouncing the guy who ran over protesters last year, killing one of them. The ugliness of their response was a big part of why people shut down on them. They didn't even think random killing was ugly--they didn't even have that bit of decency. Perhaps as nasty as concentration camp guards. Not a good look for people hoping to gain popularity.
Here are some links:
- A long video, much of it from within the 'free speech' group.
- Reporting from Vox.com. Short, pithy.
- Reporting from Vox.com on bad behavior from antifa protesters. No surprise there. Somewhat sympathetic in that they point out how it hurts the cause.
- Fox news reporting on the same topic. The last video shows how Fox subtly slants their coverage in ways not noticeable in print.
Kessler and his small cohort within a square of yellow vested police
Image: bloomberg.com
Update. This article from 10/7/18 is about a protest in Rhode Island. It's not a neutral source, but it contains lots of facts, including that Proud Boys were flown in from the west coast. Ah, to fly around the country in order to have street fights. What a life.
Update. This article from 5/22/19 contains screen shots of Proud Boys chats. They wanted to return to Rhode Island for more mischief, and increased street cred if they could provoke a fight, but it didn't materialize.
Update. Four years later, a detailed article about the civil trial against the organizers. I appreciate the detailed reporting but disagree that the nation hasn't grappled with the events at Charlottesville, and that racism is more mainstream now. From what I've seen, the public overwhelmingly rejected the hate.
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