Threatening public officials,
and their families,
with (sexual) violence,
doxxing them,
harassing them at workplaces and homes.
Three Percent takeover of Whidbey Island Grange shows how proto-fascist forces creep into mainstream
they have been able to insinuate themselves within the traditional mainstream,
sometimes by attempting to create a false image through the adoption of labels that create an image of legitimacy:
Think of the seditious “Patriot” movement with its “III Percent” militias and
Oath Keepers that try to claim a nonexistent connection to the Cons ution.
they sometimes actually try to take over existing ins utions,
such as the various attempts by the alt-right to gain a foothold within local Republican parties.
Organizers rebranded the rally a “protest,”
one that was part evangelical Christian tent revival,
part pro-Trump political event,
all wrapped up in patriotic bunting
to disguise the ugly proto-fascist politics lurking just below the surface.
Among the speakers that day was a man in a Revolutionary War costume with a tricorn hat.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/12/14/2001995/-III-er-takeover-of-Whidbey-Island-Grange-shows-how-proto-fascist-forces-creep-into-mainstream