The Proud Boys: Extreme Right-Wing Cult Behind Donald Trump in 2024?

Who are the Proud Boys and how are they linked to Donald Trump 2024? Many of you will have heard of them, and might know them as the Right-Wing Neo-Fascist group in the US that only allows in men, and engages in political violence. Designated a terrorist group in Canada and New Zealand, they are known for their vehement support of former president Donald Trump and their Storming of the Capitol on Jan 6th.

The group is led by Canadian writer and far-right political commentator Gavin McInnes, who was also the founder of Vice Media. Which is surprising because Vice has often positioned itself as edgy and Left-Wing, but a closer look reveals that isn’t typically the case – they’ve done some great journalist over the years, but they’re often just annoying and hipster regardless of the political spectrum. The only thread I see in Vice’s media is how they look down on just about everyone. Anyway, McInnes brought that hipster vibe – long known as a Leftie fashion statement - to the Right, so you see all these marching, angry racists with hipster beards and attire.

Here to talk about the proud boys, who better than Andy Campbell, a writer from the Huffington Post who has a new book out called We Are Proud Boys.

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