1/5 The MAGA hoards are quick to point out POC membership in Far Right groups as if that is unassailable evidence that they are neither racist or fascist. We will briefly address this here.
2/5 This is not really different from right-wing women who advocate against feminism. They are providing a valuable service --plausible deniability-- so they receive a lot of personal reward within the movement they are in. Haley Adams started her activist career w/ "himtoo".
3/5 Having a lot of brown faces out front helps these groups tremendously. Tarrio and Gibson have profited personally from their involvement in the Far Right. It's basically a matter of placing self-interest over solidarity.
thedailybeast.com/why-young-men-…
4/5 Also the actual ideology of groups like Patriot Prayer is somewhat vague so a wide sector of the right can plug in around a shared love of neo-fascist violence.
5/5 There are many other issues such as internalised racism. Also POC are not a monolithic block & can be racist against other POC. The bottom line is the presence of some POC in these groups does not negate the well-documented ties to white supremacy.
theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
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