31 linked to white nationalist group arrested near Pride event in Idaho
NBCAPR 2 2022
31 Members of Far-Right Group Arrested at Idaho Pride Event
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The Spin
Right narrative
Patriot Front is a bonafide hate group, and its members deserve to be arrested for planning to disrupt a peaceful event for transgender people and their families. But are they dangerous? Probably no more so than Antifa and elements of BLM - these groups are also comprised of radicals whose actions often fall short of their grandiose rhetoric.
Left narrative
Idaho is becoming a ground zero for the far-right in America. The state has become a magnet for extremists who work in lockstep with elements of the GOP to assume control of governance, and cruelly target all opposition. Abuse of LGBTQ+ and minority communities is increasingly prevalent in the state, and the entire country needs to pay close attention to what this means for the evolution of America's right-wing.