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Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes: ‘We want to make America hate again’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Far-right figure blames ‘corrupt leftwing media’ for January 6 attack on US Capitol in new Trump documentary

The founder of the Proud Boys, the far-right group that played a major role in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol and was memorably instructed by Donald Trump to “stand back and stand by”, has told the makers of a Trump documentary: “We want to make America hate again.”

Gavin McInnes, the UK-born British Canadian citizen who co-founded Vice magazine and was influential in the New York hipster scene of the early 2000s before becoming a far-right militia figure, also claimed to the BBC that his group wasn’t responsible for what happened that day.

“It was you,” he told the makers of the documentary, which has aired on the BBC’s Panorama strand. “If anyone should apologise … it should be the corrupt leftwing media, and I’ll accept your apology now if you want to do it.”

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[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 269 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 101 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you for bringing this up. Anytime this fuckwit is allowed back in the public eye, this should be right at the top to help invalidate the shit he spews.

[–] frickineh@lemmy.world 63 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Didn't he also eat cereal with pee instead of milk and take a picture of himself stepping on his own nutsack? I feel like this dude is just forcing his gross fetishes on people left and right.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Which I'd respect if he was honest about it. I don't think he's capable of being honest with himself, much less anyone else.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Honest question: is it physically possibly to step on one’s own nutsack? Do I have to dislocate my pelvis or something?

[–] SilverCode@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

I find if you use a pair of scissors to remove the nutsack first, then stepping in it becomes a lot easier.

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[–] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world 53 points 3 weeks ago

"Proud" boys alright

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

The peak of intellectual prowess.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

I... I thought the top comment was a joke lmao

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 207 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

The left are the violent ones. They burnt down this country for 2 straight years.

me looking at all the intact cities, towns, and unincorporated townships that haven't been burnt to the ground for 2 years straight

These assholes literally live on Earth 2, don't they?

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 42 points 3 weeks ago

They got frightened when people reacted poorly to cops killing people again and again and again ...

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 3 weeks ago

They have no qualms about lying to further their agenda. Many of the people leading these movements aren't unintelligent, but rather immoral.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago

Shane Isaac is the actual actual mastermind behind it all!

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[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 93 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

UK born British-Canadian citizen? So another far right anti-immigrant immigrant, coming to the US to stir up shit? When will we deport this clown and Phony Stark?

[–] solomon42069@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

That's one area I'm proud of Australia for. We frequently deny travel for problematic people - most recently Candace Owens was denied entry. Most likely for saying that Australia should be invaded, but she's said a lot of horrible stuff so who can tell!

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

how the hell has he not been kicked out yet?

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

Some of those that work forces...

[–] Baggins@feddit.uk 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Too late. He's yours now. We aren't taking him back.

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[–] Linktank 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I hate him, does that count?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If this post is any indication, he definitely has succeeded in making America hate him again. If that's what he wanted.

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[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@lemm.ee 39 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hey look it's that chud who shoved a dildo up his ass on youtube to prove how unwoke he is......

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

rest assured this american hates you gavin

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Now vice had its problems, but how the fuck was this goon one of the co-founders?

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The British-Canadian Hipster found of Vice became the leader of an anti-immigrant white nationalist group in the United States? Weird character arc. Anyone have any insight?

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah I'm... agog.

Am I wrong to think of hipsters as generally lefties?

Am I wrong to think of Vice as the people that do edgy progressive journalism and interesting documentaries?

Something is wrong with my preconceptions about these things.

... or maybe he just smoked too much crack and is suffering a psychosis.

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[–] nick@midwest.social 27 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, I already hate.

I hate these fucking cocksuckers (proud boys) and hope they all burn.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I love that he called his little gang ‘The Proud Boys’. It makes think of him and his little buddies all sitting around playing video games, proudly shitting in their pants, with big smiles on their happy faces.

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[–] don@lemm.ee 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah yes, Gavin “I enjoy practicing anal sex to defeat those degenerate liberals” McInnes has an opinion about something.

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[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

''I love being white and I think it's something to be very proud of,'' he said. ''I don't want our culture diluted. We need to close the borders now and let everyone assimilate to a Western, white, English-speaking way of life.''

-Gavin McInnes

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Conflating culture with skin color is so strange. McInnes has way more culturally in common with the Taliban than he does with any white representative of liberal values. Idiot.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I hear he’s sleeping with other proud boy’s’ partners. They should all know that.

Let him die a traditional neonazi death

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[–] madjo@feddit.nl 17 points 3 weeks ago

UK-born British Canadian

Found another foreigner that wants to destroy the USA.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did he say that with a butt plug up his ass?

[–] godlessworm@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

dude you don't get it, when he fucked his ass on camera it was to own the libs.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Several individually coordinated crimes and violent lyrics got the ICP a gang designation.

This motherfucker has had centrally planned riots and an attempted insurrection, has a jumping in process, has perpetrated stochastic terrorism campaigns, and is still invited to speak at public and campaign events.

[–] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I like it when they grow a spine and tell the truth about what they believe. It makes it easier for the normies to figure it out and leave the group.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

Padme: "So they are leaving the group?"

[–] frezik@midwest.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

I can't take them seriously after learning where their name came from. Which is a discarded song from Disney's "Aladdin" that was later revived for the stage musical. Yes, really.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

This toolbag again? He moved to a town not too far from me and people started putting up "Hate has no home here" signs on their lawn, and he threw a fit. What a crybaby. Like if you're going to be a bigot, you should probably have thicker skin. Dude has the spine of a jellyfish.

Here's an article on that whole thing:

Https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gavin-mcinnes-emily-mcinnes-neighbors-over-anti-hate-signs_n_5c34c117e4b05d4e96bcc88d/amp

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

What about just hating him?

[–] lickmygiggle@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Dude can literally go fuck himself.

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