should i be worried that my friend has become a member of the proud boys?

what are the potential problems they may encounter by becoming part of this group? are they going to be considered a terrorist? will they be harassed by police or the govt? i want to let them to know about any potential problems this may cause

thanks
ozmaoz

Whether you like the man or not. “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” Thomas Jefferson.

No, you should be proud of the boy!

As long as he isn't racist and genuinely cares about the public and his country, I don't see a problem.

originally posted by: FinallyAwake
As long as he isn't racist and genuinely cares about the public and his country, I don't see a problem.

Agree.

Makes me wonder though. Do people today really know the difference between prejudice and racism?a reply to: FinallyAwake

He may be the only non glowie in the group.
Hate to tell you.

originally posted by: CopeLongCut
Makes me wonder though. Do people today really know the difference between prejudice and racism?a reply to: FinallyAwake

Yes it's a good question. Everything (exaggeration acknowledged) seems racist these days, it's meaning now morphed with being prejudice.

The difference I'm aware of is racism is against people of colour, and the unequal rights and distributed power, and generally the poor treatment they recieve (inc brutality)

Whereas prejudism is a biased/one sided idea about a particular group that forces a false social status, and also inflicts brutality.

Something like that anyway. So I suppose I can see why the 2 may have morphed, but they should remain separate entities imo.

originally posted by: FinallyAwake

originally posted by: CopeLongCut
Makes me wonder though. Do people today really know the difference between prejudice and racism?a reply to: FinallyAwake

Yes it's a good question. Everything (exaggeration acknowledged) seems racist these days, it's meaning now morphed with being prejudice.

The difference I'm aware of is racism is against people of colour, and the unequal rights and distributed power, and generally the poor treatment they recieve (inc brutality)

Whereas prejudism is a biased/one sided idea about a particular group that forces a false social status, and also inflicts brutality.

Something like that anyway. So I suppose I can see why the 2 may have morphed, but they should remain separate entities imo.

Whereas prejudice

You can be prejudice without being racist. Prejudice about games, about thoughts, about whiskey or whisky, about ideas, about jobs and pay, about weather, about religion, about firearms, about conspiracy theories, about tide pods, about weed, about this and that. You can even be prejudice about racism.

Somehow, they (we know who "they" are, we see it everyday) have put prejudice in a bundle package called racism.

Even "they", I am prejudice against. This is not racism.

a reply to: ozmaoz47

"should i be worried that my friend has become a member of the proud boys?"


Should we be worried you haven't?

originally posted by: CopeLongCut

originally posted by: FinallyAwake

originally posted by: CopeLongCut
Makes me wonder though. Do people today really know the difference between prejudice and racism?a reply to: FinallyAwake

Yes it's a good question. Everything (exaggeration acknowledged) seems racist these days, it's meaning now morphed with being prejudice.

The difference I'm aware of is racism is against people of colour, and the unequal rights and distributed power, and generally the poor treatment they recieve (inc brutality)

Whereas prejudism is a biased/one sided idea about a particular group that forces a false social status, and also inflicts brutality.

Something like that anyway. So I suppose I can see why the 2 may have morphed, but they should remain separate entities imo.

Whereas prejudice

You can be prejudice without being racist. Prejudice about games, about thoughts, about whiskey or whisky, about ideas, about jobs and pay, about weather, about religion, about firearms, about conspiracy theories, about tide pods, about weed, about this and that. You can even be prejudice about racism.

Somehow, they (we know who "they" are, we see it everyday) have put prejudice in a bundle package called racism.

Even "they", I am prejudice against. This is not racism.

Agreed 👍🏼

a reply to: ozmaoz47

Are your friends under age or 'special needs', for you to have to worry about them so much?

Do they have a women’s chapter? Asking for a friend...

a reply to: oloufo

Yes the proud boys are Nazis, does that make the Democrats communist socialists like we saw in the Soviet Union, let’s talk civil law

no different than some poser joining antifa

they are all just idiot pawns

You should be stop being an *ATS Edit*

You should worry if your friend became a member of ANTIFA or BLM

originally posted by: ozmaoz47
what are the potential problems they may encounter by becoming part of this group? are they going to be considered a terrorist? will they be harassed by police or the govt? i want to let them to know about any potential problems this may cause

thanks
ozmaoz

So you're literally "Asking for a friend?"

MmmmHmmm

originally posted by: ozmaoz47
what are the potential problems they may encounter by becoming part of this group? are they going to be considered a terrorist? will they be harassed by police or the govt? i want to let them to know about any potential problems this may cause

thanks
ozmaoz

As someone who works in the HR world I have seen my fair share of people been denied/fired from jobs due to issues that come during interviews and/or background checks.

Best advice: keep social media clean, tell him to avoid been cited, arrested, charged with any crime.

Maybe you should mind your own business. The only problem here is you trying to mind someone else's.