Oregon Video Claiming To Show Far Right Groups Clashing Sparks Fed Theory

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Oregon video claiming to show far right groups clashing sparks fed theory

Mystery surrounds the identify of the two groups involved, with some claiming the masked men were not really anti-gay protesters but were actually feds.

www.newsweek.com

An aggressive dispute caught on camera—ostensibly between two far-right groups who had gathered to disrupt a Pride event in Oregon—has sparked a wave of theories about who was involved and why.

Footage of the scuffle in Oregon City went viral after it was shared widely across social media over the weekend and, somewhat unusually, it was shared across the political spectrum of online commentators—because they all claimed it showed something different. While those on the left claimed the incident showed a fight between two homophobic groups who had gathered with the same aim of protesting against LGBTQ+ rights, others said that there may have been more going on than it initially appeared.

Video of the Oregon incident showed two groups of men. One group, mostly wearing T-shirts and baseball caps and brandishing the American flag, faced off against another group of men clad in black, whose faces were completely covered in black masks and sunglasses. The masked men were pushed back along the street by the first group, who shouted obscenities. A scuffle then broke out and punches were thrown as the first group began ripping off the masks of their rivals, who covered their faces with their hands.


I can't link the video directly due to the slew of obscenities used, but in the the video the Proud Boys can be see hitting Patriot Front with American flags, and can be heard shouting "get the - out of here you racist --".


It should be noted that while some of the chapters of the Proud Boys do seem to hold some more racist views, those views aren't universally shared by all their chapters, as there have been a few notable events/rallies where certain members of the Proud Boys (including members from this chapter in question) have even co-hosted (and participated in) rallies with members of BLM.

There are people spinning some theories claiming that the members of "Patriot Front" that showed up were actually "Feds trying to stir up trouble", I don't know if that's a conclusion that can be jumped to yet... I think a more plausible explanation would be that Patriot Front showed up, assuming that they had allies there due to the past behaviors and rhetoric of other Proud Boys chapters, and quickly found out that the racial stuff wasn't one of the aspects embraced by this particular Proud Boys chapter.