I think it was Mattias Gardell who said that the three most common accusations hurled by neo-Nazis in the US against each other are "you are gay", "you are really Jewish" or "you are a FBI agent". Gardell also added that surprisingly often, the accusations turn out to be true...
And here we go again. For whatever reason, the Patriot Front is constantly accused of being "glowies" and "Feds" by other groups on the Alt Right. The first article linked below is parody, but does capture the sentiment.
I have about zero interest in the Patriot Front, but they certainly seem to act in very amateurish manner. From the SPLC´s article:
>>>Like other hate and extremist groups, the need to recruit and grow their members makes PF a target for antifascist activists who attempt to infiltrate white nationalist groups to expose and disrupt their activities. Since 2018, antifascist activists have infiltrated PF at least five times, which has led to journalist and activist networks obtaining thousands of documents, including internal chat logs, audio and video recordings, and photographs. The laxed operational security measures of PF that are responsible for these infiltrations led to the identification of more than 130 current and former members since 2019.
>>>PF keeps records of members’ exercise regiments, weight, meeting attendance, event participation, and logs when a member attends events with affiliated white nationalist groups, such as the National Justice Party. Leaders publicly and privately shame members who do not adhere to exercise routines, attend events, or do not purchase enough PF branded promotional material. According to leaked documents, members are expected to post of certain number of racist flyers and banners per months. Patriot Front members purchase PF branded flyers, stickers, and stencils from Rousseau at a premium.
>>>Despite efforts to conceal their identities, antifascists and researchers have identified approximately 120 individuals as former or current Patriot Front members, many of whom lost their jobs after their membership in an organized hate group was revealed.
>>>According to leaked private chat logs, phone calls and documents obtained by Unicorn Riot, Rousseau requires Patriot Front members to purchase branded stickers, stencils, patches and clothing items. Members are often directed to purchase clothing from an affiliated online store, Will2Rise.
Apparently, they even publicly disclose where the flyers have been passed out! Anyone with an IQ above 25 understands that a group of this type will be mapped and/or infiltrated. Even the fact that they (rather flamboyantly) mask up at marches really functions as an identifying marker.
Some far left groups and Black nationalists also act like this. Funny that it´s always the most extreme ones, the ones that openly tell the world about the need to form Baader Meinhof-type urban guerilla units! But sure, it doesn´t have to be a COINTELPRO operation, it could simply be a narcissistic leader who wants a picturesque personality cult around himself, with zero intention of actually making any "revolution". Which, I suppose, might be just as well...
Parody article about the Patriot Front
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