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Closing b/c as usual no one can provide sources and this will just rot.--Jorm (talk) 15:40, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is certainly not neutral, and cited journalism as its sources, can somebody put a {{POV}} on this?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuskiomi (talk • contribs) — Tuskiomi (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Bring sources that show that it's NPOV or go home.--Jorm (talk) 15:39, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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No Basis for "neo-fascist" Claim

I have been trying without success to pin down any source of the claim that the "Proud Boys" are in any way related to the notion of fascism, except for the opposition to ANTIFA which in of itself would not make one a fascist. There are loose citations to various articles which casually throw out the term "neo-fascist" but are themselves unsubstantiated.

It would seem that the most authoritative, comprehensive, and objective resource on the nature of the "Proud Boys" can be found at the Anti-Defamation League website: https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/proud-boys-0

If any resource would be motivated to identify fascist organizations it would be the ADL, yet they find no such association. The wording of the "Proud Boys" as "neo-fascist" should be struck as it is not appropriate and Wikipedia should be committed to maintaining an accurate and trustworthy library of knowledge.