[Split Thread] Difference between Antifa and the Proud Boys

Reading this article on Lawfare, I'm struck with how much the Proud Boys came to resemble Antifa. Consider:

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Videos presented by the government show that, before the Proud Boys arrived, the circle was still calm and sparsely populated with protesters. The arrival of 200 Proud Boys changed that. Biggs led chants through his megaphone. They evolved <snip. to “Whose house? Our house” and “Whose Capitol? Our Capitol.”

Later, in chat messages:

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'"This is no longer Washington DC... This is the City of the People of the United States of America. Come and Take it!"

CHOP or CHAZ in Seattle?

Also numerous anti-police sentiments expressed, just like Antifa.

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