Summary

The provided web content discusses the alarming alignment of President Trump with the Proud Boys, a white supremacist group, and the broader implications of this relationship for American politics and national security.

Abstract

The article critically examines the endorsement of the Proud Boys by President Trump during the first presidential debate of 2020, characterizing this as a significant moment where a white supremacist group became an unofficial militant wing of the Republican Party. It draws parallels between historical white supremacist groups like the KKK and their association with the Democratic Party, emphasizing the irony in contemporary Republican rhetoric. The piece argues that Trump's refusal to condemn white supremacy, coupled with his instructions for the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by," signals a dangerous validation of extremist ideologies and potentially foreshadows their integration into mainstream governance. The author suggests that this development is akin to fascism, with white supremacists aspiring to transition from insurgents to legitimate government officials, aided by lax gun laws and a sympathetic executive branch. The article concludes by asserting that Trump's actions, enabled by the Republican Party, pose a significant national security threat to the United States.

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The author believes that the Proud Boys' alignment with the Republican Party represents a significant shift in American politics, effectively making them a militant wing of the party.
The article suggests that Trump's command to the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" is a tacit endorsement of their activities and ideologies.
There is an expressed opinion that the Republican Party's failure to distance itself from Trump's rhetoric makes it complicit in validating white supremacy.
The author posits that the current situation in the U.S. mirrors the early stages of fascism, with white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys acting as "brown shirts" aspiring to become official law enforcement or government figures.
The piece criticizes the historical revisionism used by some Republicans to distance themselves from the KKK, highlighting the continued presence of white supremacist ideologies within the party.
The author implies that Trump's leadership style and the Republican Party's inaction may drive the country towards civil war, categorizing them as a national security threat.
The article conveys a sense of urgency regarding the threat posed by white supremacists, emphasizing the FBI's recognition of them as the #1 domestic terror threat in America.
The author expresses concern that the democratic processes in the U.S. are endangered by Trump's actions and the support he receives from the Republican Party.

“Stand Back and Stand By”

If the FBI recognizes that White Supremacists are the #1 terror threat of America, what does that make Trump, a sitting President who validates them?

Proud Boys. Gavin McInnes, founder in white shirt. Proud Boys are a Kinetic-action based white supremacist group in America. Proud Boys, a far-right group, at a rally in Berkeley, Calif., in 2017. Photography Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press

Ever heard of a Republican or Trumper mention the KKK? If you did, you probably heard the stock deceptive statement, “The KKK was a wing of the Democratic Party”. Usually when I hear this I point out the deception tactic of speaking of past occurrences in present tense. Highlight greater facts like the fact that they were confederates then, and Republicans are confederates now. After last night? None of that even matters.

Last night, September 29, 2020, we just witnessed the Proud Boys become the white supremacist-militant wing of the Republican Party.

When a sitting President — a Commander in Chief — who, after failing to get conventional U.S. Military to do his bidding, after numerous generals, serving and retired, told their forces to stand back and recognize the importance of racism in America (however milquetoast they stated so), tells a militant group of white supremacy insurgents to “stand back and stand by”, that’s the outcome. A militant wing of a whole political party of America.

I don’t think Trumpers can play the “Democrat/KKK association game” anymore.

The Proud Boys white supremacist organization just became a wing of the Republican Party, in the same manner at which Trumpers attempt to associate the KKK to the Democratic Party. The irony is as thick as a bundle of wooden sticks. With an axe in there somewhere.

Fascism and White Supremacy Goes Hand in Hand

Fascism, REQUIRES admiration of jackboot suits. “Jackboots” in America, are police and militarized personnel. Police and military uniforms look clean and pretty. All the organized uniform parts invoke admiration.

Fascism is sexy, and alluring, especially to the unwitting eye. Before we get to jackboots, we have the brown shirts. This is where we are. Brown shirts try to look like jackboots. Brown shirts (insurgents) want to be jackboots (official officers), but they aren’t there yet. Proud Boys, and all other white supremacist militia, including Kyle Rittenhouse, are brown shirts. And all brown shirts are literally insurgents.

White Supremacists are American Insurgents

FM 3–24 (field manual) on counterinsurgency operations. I suggest getting a copy. It’s going to get worse.

Numerous U.S. Army manuals and military doctrinal studies, including books written by retired generals and other military tacticians, indicate that the end of all life-cycles of insurgencies is to become valid, conventional government power and authority.

I remember seeing this myself, in Afghanistan and the Middle East; Taliban shadow governors want to eventually become real governors of provinces and districts. ISIL insurgents eventually want to become conventional leaders in Syria. The list goes on. Even in European History looking back that the German NAZI party; they first were an insurgent group before seizing official government power.

The difference in America however, is that Hitler started out as an insurgent; Trump did not.

Trump, already seated at the head of federal executive power, has a significant head start. Instead of pushing up as Hitler did, all he has to do is reach down. This is a very different fascism strategy, and uniquely dangerous, at that. In a nation that is loose with gun laws concerning white identity, and even looser on white racial terrorism, Trump can pick and choose which militia or stochastic terror provocateur he wants.

Donald Trump has been enjoying this fascist militia à la carte for a while now.

In America, white supremacist insurgents want to GOVERN. They want to become conventional, ordinary, validated wings of local, state, and national government. In many cases, they already have. The FBI has been tracking that white supremacist organizations infiltrating police departments for decades. With particular senators and representatives, even national legislature has been stained with this ideology. Overall, however, they want to govern. They want to have their hands on the wheel, officially. Proud Boys and other white supremacist seek validation, and there’s no better validation than from a sitting President. The Proud Boys white supremacist organization just became a wing of the Republican Party, in the same manner at which Trumpers attempt to associate the KKK to the Democratic Party. The irony is as thick as a bundle of wooden sticks. With an axe in there somewhere.

Kinetic-action white supremacists, as insurgents of course, are willing to take up arms against pre-existing jackboots (i.e., cops), but prefer not to. They only do such when they are officially hunted by local, state or national law agents. They only do so when they figure they have no choice. Regardless of the fact, white supremacist militia wish to change or replace pre-existing law enforcement. And they already been doing this.

This is why so many coalesce with law in enforcement. White supremacists have a symbiotic relationship with law enforcement, and this relationship is the reason why police are so willing to deputize any Kyle Rittenhouse they find out at night.

White Supremacists are the #1 terror threat

White supremacist racists seen during a rally in Madison, Indiana. 2019. Photo Credit: Megan Jelinger | Getty Images

If the FBI has been tracking that white supremacists are the #1 domestic terror threat in America, and a whole sitting-ass President endorses them on national television and gives them military commands for further instruction, wouldn’t that be a strong argument to consider that president a national security threat?

Wouldn’t that be enough to consider the whole Republican Party a national security threat to the United States, being that they as a party do nothing but enable Trump’s racist conduct? Wouldn’t a sitting president seeking to drive a nation into civil war be considered a national security threat?

America and all her democratic processes and her citizens are in mortal danger because of this man. Republicans failed America for allowing him to occur among their ranks. Republicans failed America for embracing him unwaveringly.

White Supremacists Don’t denounce white supremacy; they embrace it.

Republicans are a cult. The mismanagement of the COVID-19 (“Trump virus”, let’s put his name on it, it belongs to him) pandemic caused deaths well over 200,000, which is more than the War in Afghanistan, and War in Iraq combined. With this highly gun-saturated population, Donald Trump is about to become the most deadliest, murderous, American-killing president of all time.

The worst part? Voting might not even stop him.