The Proud Boys Are Plotting a Comeback. And They Want Revenge
Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup.
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The pardons are definitely going to embolden the Freikorps to do more riots and more murders. Trump just demonstrated that if you act in his name you can get pardoned for it.
But like, Trump doesn't actually give a shit about them. I doubt he's actually going to pardon them if they get themselves arrested again unless it's really popular.
So, mixed bag I guess.
If my understanding of Trump is correct, I believe he 100% would pardon someone for doing some illegal act in his name, so long as it's not against one of his allies or maybe even against anyone in the ruling class.
He doesn't give a shit about the person themselves, but he cares about his image and "looking strong". He is playing into the aesthetics of fascism, while not really understanding what fascism is (e.g. interlinked with capitalism)
He already pardoned the proud boy leadership that was in prison for their January 6 roles
I figured he wouldn't do it because he thinks they're losers for failing their January 6 objective but here we are
They'd have to do something really spectacular to even get his attention, something on the level of storming the capitol.
I have a feeling they'll start small and he'll just totally ignore them.
The point of the pardons is to send a signal for more vigilantes to take action, not to protect or create alliances. He will deploy pardons insofar as it communicates something.
I doubt he's actually going to pardon them if they get themselves arrested again
Why? It seems extremely likely he'd do exactly that, imo.
