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Manitoba (Canada) Proud Boys disband following Jan. 6 violence at U.S. Capitol

Dekuman

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Manitoba Proud Boys disband following Jan. 6 violence at U.S. Capitol | Globalnews.ca

According to experts and activists, at least two Canadian Proud Boys chapters have dissolved in the wake of the Jan. 6 violence in Washington, D.C.
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Through an email account used by the Proud Boys Manitoba, the group confirmed to Global News on Tuesday it had folded.

"Proud Boys Manitoba are formally disbanding due to ever-growing differences between our autonomous chapter's values and how the name is perceived," the group said in a statement.

"Although we as an organization have always been opposed to political violence, the recent events in the United States has (sic) made it impossible for us to continue. With solid leadership and a proper code of conduct internationally The Proud Boys could have been a great thing."

A separate statement posted on Telegram, said to be from the Manitoba chapter's founder, blamed the "left-wing media" for tarnishing the Proud Boy name, and spoke of a forthcoming "rebrand."
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Related article about the panic. Also waiting for the rebrand. Maybe they'll change to Goodfellas.

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Canadian Proud Boys in ‘panic’ as platforms go offline and government talks of terror listing - National | Globalnews.ca

Most social media platforms used by Canadian Proud Boys groups were taken down on Monday.
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Deleted member 70788

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Heh. Big talkers, but as soon as the heat gets turned up they cower.

This is why consequences and deplatforming are important.
 
Weiss

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Am I misremembering or were they supposed to be classified as a hate group in Canada due to the riot in DC but that fell through?
 
Josh378

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The first part of the Op's post I thought that they where breaking apart because they disagreed with how the proud boys in the United States acted, but after seeing that second Telegram, I hope the Canadian government keep a close eye on them and when they do try to form their new group, place them right back on that terrorist list.
 
rsfour

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Terrorist watch list. But the gov't doesn't recognize them as terrorists, garbage.
 
Zip

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Yeah they're just feeling the heat and pre-emptively regrouping under a different name. The real life version of creating a new account to try and dodge a ban.
 
Annubis

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This is just them saying that since Proud Boys will be added to the list of terrorists, they're changing names.
 
killerrin

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Fuck off. Put them all on a Terrorist Watchlist already. Disbanding shouldn't be enough to save you from your abhorent views. Same with all the other "Proud" Organizations across the country.

Starting with "Ontario Proud" and "Canada Proud", the worst of the worst.
 
Nepenthe

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Why the fuck are a bunch of Canadians trying to play at being Proud Boys?
 
shinobi602

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Cut and run now eh? Yeah I had a feeling...

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