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The problem in the chain is that conservatives don't think he was inciting a riot and/or that it wasn't a riot and/or that it wasn't composed of his supporters,

The problem in the chain is that conservatives don't think he was inciting a riot and/or that it wasn't a riot and/or that it wasn't composed of his supporters, and/or that it was justified to enforce democracy. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-disinformation/half-of-republicans-believe-false-accounts-of-deadly-u-s-capitol-riot-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN2BS0RZ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-disinformati... Therefore, Facebook is just exerting their market power to push a partisan narrative.

slumdev 5y ago
That article is a litany of false talking points that leftists repeat as dogma. Case in point: > known white supremacist groups such as the Proud Boys The Proud Boys were headed by a man named Enrique Tarrio [0]. Enrique Tarrio is of Afro-Cuban descent [1]. How many white supremacist organizations are headed by people of Afro-Cuban descent? And before you suggest that he's a token figurehead, how likely do you think it is that an actual white supremacist would join an organization led by a man of Afro-Cuban descent? Do you think that leader would attract many actual white supremacists? Aren't there plenty of other white supremacist groups led by white men? No, it's simply not believable. The claim fails. Reuters is willingly participating in a disinformation campaign. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Boys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Boys 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio
- void_mint 5y ago
  Is your argument that only white people can be white supremacists?
- user982 5y ago
  "We will no longer cuck to the left by appointing token negroes as our leaders. We will no longer allow homosexuals or other 'undesirables' into our ranks. We will confront the Zionist criminals who wish to destroy our civilization. "We recognize that the West was built by the White Race alone and we owe nothing to any other race." https://www.newsweek.com/proud-boys-based-stickman-enrique-tarrio-goys-1546597 https://www.newsweek.com/proud-boys-based-stickman-enrique-t...
  - slumdev 5y ago
    Proves my point. An actual white supremacist rejected the non-white leader of the Proud Boys and split off to form his own group. The Proud Boys were not a white supremacist organization. Attempts to use this despicable man's quotes to smear the entire organization (which he rejected) are naked appeals to guilt by association.

slumdev 5y ago

That article is a litany of false talking points that leftists repeat as dogma. Case in point: > known white supremacist groups such as the Proud Boys The Proud Boys were headed by a man named Enrique Tarrio [0]. Enrique Tarrio is of Afro-Cuban descent [1]. How many white supremacist organizations are headed by people of Afro-Cuban descent? And before you suggest that he's a token figurehead, how likely do you think it is that an actual white supremacist would join an organization led by a man of Afro-Cuban descent? Do you think that leader would attract many actual white supremacists? Aren't there plenty of other white supremacist groups led by white men? No, it's simply not believable. The claim fails. Reuters is willingly participating in a disinformation campaign. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Boys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Boys 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio

void_mint 5y ago
Is your argument that only white people can be white supremacists?
user982 5y ago
"We will no longer cuck to the left by appointing token negroes as our leaders. We will no longer allow homosexuals or other 'undesirables' into our ranks. We will confront the Zionist criminals who wish to destroy our civilization. "We recognize that the West was built by the White Race alone and we owe nothing to any other race." https://www.newsweek.com/proud-boys-based-stickman-enrique-tarrio-goys-1546597 https://www.newsweek.com/proud-boys-based-stickman-enrique-t...
- slumdev 5y ago
  Proves my point. An actual white supremacist rejected the non-white leader of the Proud Boys and split off to form his own group. The Proud Boys were not a white supremacist organization. Attempts to use this despicable man's quotes to smear the entire organization (which he rejected) are naked appeals to guilt by association.