Proud Boy Assaults Vietnam Vet Over Antifa Sign

Footage of a Proud Boy attacking a man identified as a Vietnam war veteran over an antifa sign is going viral after a rally turned into a riot in Oregon last week.

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The Proud Boys set up camp at Clackamette Park in Oregon City on Friday, something they have done for several weeks now. Some protestors showed up this time, including some who set up a banner reading “ANTIFA [HEART] YOU” in rainbow lettering on the other side of the highway.

One particularly aggressive Proud Boy wasn’t happy about it, and crossed the road to rip the sign down. The footage shows a man in a helmet standing calmly next to the sign as the angry dude slashes at the banner with his knife.

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“F—k antifa!” he yells.

As his fellow Proud Boys yell out the chant across the way, the guy who attacked the banner comes back and gets in the face of the antifa man — who @NDpendentPDX described as a Vietnam war vet when they uploaded the video.

“Do you want some of me?” the Proud Boy demands.

The vet calmly asks for a moment to put his mask on as the other guy keeps trying to intimidate him. The Proud Boy then shoves him out of nowhere.

A car pulls over to assist and temporarily draws the Proud Boy’s attention, as he yells another “F—k you!” into the car and tells the driver to “suck my d—k, b—ch” and calls them a Nazi.

“Yes, we’re white supremacists!” a woman with the Proud Boys then yells from off-screen.

The Proud Boy goes at it a little longer, arguing over the meaning of the word “antifa,” before finally walking away.

The Proud Boy in the video was later identified as Barry Lloyd James Johnson, who has a history of violence both with the police and in previous clashes as captured on video.

Horrifying. This is more than assault, it’s terroristic.

— Noone (@maskmyhood) June 20, 2021

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I really appreciate how he comes up and shoves the veteran and then tells the veteran not to attack him. Makes perfect sense.

— Bernadette Greenwood (@Bernade24521189) June 20, 2021

The whole situation was appalling to watch, and folks online had a lot to say about Johnson’s behavior.

My reaction as someone who isn’t a coward and actually knows how to defend myself in hand to hand combat… is the exact opposite when I see someone is non violent or weak and it is to decrease my aggression because I have nothing to prove and there is no high level of threat

— D&K (@KristenRemaro) June 20, 2021

The more he gets away with, the more he feels emboldened to go further each time.

— Ed Barroni (@BarroniBaloney) June 20, 2021

They throw words out there to hurt, then watch for what sticks. Look at how they talk about communism and socialism. Heck, they call themselves patriots, when they’re clearly the opposite. Most of it is word salad, but they use certain words for their good v bad value.

— Covfefe LeMew Soupninja Roundearth (@Budzmutti) June 21, 2021

They equate Antifa with liberals. They don’t care about a real definition. “Don’t try to explain it to me, I’ve already made up my mind.” Not too brite …..

— Kevin1928 (@vector1928) June 20, 2021

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— Mary Hoover (@maryh670_mary) June 20, 2021

The clash between the two groups at Clackamette Park ultimately turned violent, with the Oregon City police declaring a riot and having to break everything up. And yet no arrests were made at the scene.

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*First Published: June 21, 2021, 9:18 am