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Banned for Life

JL;DR SUMMARY The piece explores the controversial figure of Gavin McInnes, known for founding the Proud Boys, a political group with far-right ideologies. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpControversyProud BoysCultural ImpactFar Right PoliticsVice MediaGavin McinnesWestern ChauvinismAntifa ClashesMedia Evolution

Places mentioned

South Bronx, New York, United States
"Gavin McInnes... is finishing up his daily podcast, Get Off My Lawn, in the South Bronx studio complex of Compound Censored (the #1 MAGA network on the internet)."
Israel
"Today's topics include Trump's insane vision for the Gaza Strip (Is he trolling, or is this a weird policy flex?)"
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The way McInnes tells it, the Proud Boys began as a lark, centering on a nebbish cameraman on set named Ben Ratner... launched in Brooklyn as another McInnes parody."
Berkeley, California, United States
"During the 2017 presidential campaign, Proud Boy chapters skirmished with antifa in Berkeley, California, and shortly after in Portland, Oregon."
Portland, Oregon, United States
"During the 2017 presidential campaign, Proud Boy chapters skirmished with antifa in Berkeley, California, and shortly after in Portland, Oregon."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"I first met McInnes in 1992, he was a scruffy staple of the downtown Montreal scene."
Quebec, Canada
"Quebec's linguistic politics had killed the economy, turning it into a low-rent bohemian paradise."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"In those days McInnes was known for having helmed Anal Chinook, a legendary Ottawa punk band."
Shanghai, China
"For the Vice Guide to China, McInnes traveled to Shanghai on a clothes-buying boondoggle with comedian David Cross."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"... managers of a welfare-funded community rag from Montreal were installed in a sharp new headquarters on 27th Street in Manhattan."
Thailand
"They interviewed ladyboys in Thailand, got high on sizzurp-marinated ribs in Atlanta, and hung out with a Tokyo cocaine baron."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"They interviewed ladyboys in Thailand, got high on sizzurp-marinated ribs in Atlanta, and hung out with a Tokyo cocaine baron."
Tokyo, Japan
"They interviewed ladyboys in Thailand, got high on sizzurp-marinated ribs in Atlanta, and hung out with a Tokyo cocaine baron."
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"Then there was also the infamous Unite the Right rally at Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, where Proud Boys were reportedly present."
New York, United States
"In October 2018, after a speech that McInnes gave to the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York, a confrontation with antifa brought the Proud Boys into the national spotlight."
Larchmont, New York, United States
"I live in Larchmont. There was damage to my house, garbage thrown at my door, constant threats."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Prosecutors claimed that nearly 60 Proud Boys were present on the Capitol grounds, many in positions of leadership."

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