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Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July

Patriot Front was founded in 2017 following the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The neo-fascist hate group has gained visibility over the years as those connected to white supremacy organizations have been widely embraced by the Trump administration.

The founding rally:

Still though, could you imagine being her?

Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of Julyhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/neo-fascist-patriot-front-washington-dcOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
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They accuse anyone to the left of Hitler of hating America while flying the flag of an enemy nation defeated 150+ years ago.

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lemmy.world

Not even the flag of an enemy nation. They chose the battle standard of a particular regiment.

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That's what I was thinking. How is this in any way not the opposite of patriotism? On technicality they're steering torward treason, but neither state they adhere to exists anymore.

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Brave patriots. Proudly standing up and not being identified.

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lemmy.today

There's a reason they wear masks, hide all identifying information, and march only in a large group in sparsely populated areas.

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In general yes, but the pictures I saw were at Union station and Senate Park. Senate Park is relatively unpopulated. Unless you count the squirrels.

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Is that what you do? I bet you wouldn't do either if you weren't behind a keyboard....

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Take the masks off traitors. I'm not afraid of some treasonous rats that hide behind a mask like cowards.

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Remember when 4chan identified someone just from their eyes, brow, and nose?

The bike lock bandit. He ended up being an ethics teacher at a college and got fired for beating people with a bike lock. We just need that sort of investigation here.

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Seriously , a giant mob needs to break up the rally and burn those flags

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That first image from 2017 is something out of a 90s court room drama about the racist south. It's so extreme it borders on caricature.

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How can you be a "patriot" and then promote the flag from another country - a country of losers?

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lemmy.today

in the first image, i believe one of them fled to the UK before the pandemic, to avoid being doxxed. so he can finish his business degree.

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lemmy.world

Dude in lower right has a bump cap in his hat.

Edit: I meant lower left. See how smooth his cap is compared to the dudes behind the lady?

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