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living in a cage of fear
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They are a little more organized than that. Their founder has an interesting history.
The Proud Boys have a four-degree initiation process for new members.[14] In the first degree, a recruit must declare "I am a Western chauvinist who refuses to apologize for creating the modern world."[20] The second degree involves five or more Proud Boys punching the recruit until he names five breakfast cereals.[citation needed] To earn the third degree, the recruit must get a Proud Boy tattoo.[21] The Proud Boys' website says that the fourth degree is reserved for those who have "endured a major conflict related to the cause."[22][23] The Southern Poverty Law Center has said this requires the recruit to get into a physical fight with an Antifa activist at a public rally.[12]
The Proud Boys have adopted a black Fred Perry polo shirt with yellow piping as their unofficial uniform.[24] Fred Perry was previously associated with the Mod subculture and skinhead groups,[24][25] including the British National Front.[26] Fred Perry's CEO John Flynn denounced the affiliation with the Proud Boys in a statement to CBC Radio saying, "We don't support the ideals or the group that you speak of. It is counter to our beliefs and the people we work with."[25]
The Proud Boys discourages its members from masturbating and watching pornography so as to motivate them to get "off the couch" and meet women.[23]
Well, I got the “idiot” part right at least.
