{"id":11513,"date":"2022-11-06T19:19:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T00:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idavox.com\/?p=11513"},"modified":"2022-11-06T19:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T00:19:12","slug":"proud-boys-a-no-show-at-the-roe-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idavox.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/proud-boys-a-no-show-at-the-roe-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Proud Boys a No-Show at the Roe Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The neo-fascist group threatened to show up at the NJ event. So everyone else did. And they didn’t. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

FRANKLIN, NJ \u2013 It was a fundraiser event that was, according to its flyer, “part of a series celebrating femmes, trans, GNC, BIPOC, non-binary, women and allies. And when the neo-fascist Proud Boys threatened to come out to oppose the event, all that did was galvanize supporters even more. In the end the show featuring bands and artists from as far out as Baltimore went on without any problems with the Proud Boys not even bothering to show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large crowd began packing the Muckracker Beermaker for the Roe Show an event put on by Damaris Lira and Camila DiResta, Democratic candidates for the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners who were seeking to promote diversity in the mostly White and Republican county and in an old mining town of 5,100 people. It was under the name of Fem Fest NJ<\/a>, under which three other events have been held. Many came with their families – some even with pets – while antifascists from the New York\/New Jersey area maintained security. In addition to the bands, trans advocate Simone the former Vice-President of Triversity Pride Center in Milford, PA spoke on the history of transgenderism as well has her own to the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concern for the event was sparked by a since-deleted posting on the Telegram account of Proud Boys New Jersey that featured a picture of the flyer of the event alongside a graphic of the Proud Boys logo. Underneath, it read, \u201cYou don\u2019t shut this down, We will show up!!\u201d This was accompanied by other memes attacking the event as being supported by \u201cgroomers\u201d and \u201cbaby murderers\u201d – epithets commonly used by the right to falsely charge the LGBTQ+ community as dangerous to children – as well as a message shared from the Cape Fear Proud Boys Telegram account that featured a picture of a group of Proud Boys and the message, \u201cIf you don\u2019t want to see us out in front of your establishment, don\u2019t invite children to your drag show.\u201d Many who attended said they came out because of the possible threat from the group who has attacked other LGBTQ+ events across the country in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only did the Proud Boys failed to appear, but curiously an article on a blog called the Jersey Conservative attempted to imply that it was Democrats who created a false flag threat by posing as Proud Boys. \u201cOf course, there is no evidence that these so-called \u201cProud Boys\u201d even exist \u2013 apart from some fake profiles on Facebook,\u201d an article from the site read. \u201cIt might even be that these profiles belong to Democrats because it is certain that nobody other than the Democrats have heard of or from them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Proud Boys New Jersey Telegram account was launched early 2021 and has 401 members. It lists an account on Truth Social that similarly lists the Telegram account on that platform. Last month, Shawn Price, a New Jersey Proud Boy pled guilty<\/a> to charges stemming from his actions during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the Proud Boys not showing up, there was still cause for concern after one person parked across from the venue in his pickup truck with a placard supporting right wing candidates from Montgomery Township, an hour\u2019s drive away. He was later identified as Ron Lazar of Belle Mead, NJ, a retiree who has participated in \u201cStop the Steal\u201d and anti-mask rallies and also posted a graphic on his Facebook page<\/a> announcing a rally against the Roe Show. Among those who liked the graphic was onetime Tea Party activist Bill Hayden who is currently running for a seat on the Sussex County Board of Commissioners as is Lira and DiResta, his Democratic counterparts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Despite the Proud Boys being a no-show at the NJ event they threatened – and a right wing blog saying that the threat was a false flag by Democrats – "Stop the Steal" rally vet Ron Lazar came out to seeming stalk the event until he was asked to leave. pic.twitter.com\/7t8ZZLdcWN<\/a><\/p>— Idavox (@IdavoxOPP) November 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>