The conspiracy charges against leading members of the Proud Boys has put the group's history of violence and violent rhetoric in the spotlight.
We reviewed hours of interviews with key Proud Boys, including Ethan Nordean and Joe Biggs.
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We reviewed hours of interviews with key Proud Boys, including Ethan Nordean and Joe Biggs.
npr.org/2021/04/09/985…
In his own show, uploaded Jan. 1, Nordean (aka Rufio Panman) said:
"When police officers or government officials are breaking the law, what are we supposed to do as the people? Discourse? What are we supposed to debate?" Nordean asked rhetorically. "No, you have to use force."
"When police officers or government officials are breaking the law, what are we supposed to do as the people? Discourse? What are we supposed to debate?" Nordean asked rhetorically. "No, you have to use force."
On the Proud Boys show "WarBoys" in Nov. 2020, Biggs said Democratic officials imposing coronavirus-related lockdowns deserved "to die a traitor's death."
Nordean responded, "day of the rope" - an apparent reference to "The Turner Diaries."
Nordean responded, "day of the rope" - an apparent reference to "The Turner Diaries."
"The Day Of The Rope," as @kathleen_belew and @intelwire have written, is a white supremacist concept taken from the book "Turner Diaries."
That book helped inspire the Oklahoma City Bombing, among other acts of violence.
So a Proud Boy mentioning it is especially notable.
That book helped inspire the Oklahoma City Bombing, among other acts of violence.
So a Proud Boy mentioning it is especially notable.
I'll have more on the conspiracy cases against the Proud Boys today on @npratc
Thanks to @dburghart @cpicciolini @cassiepmiller and @Mourningshannon for their insights for this story
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