This article by Miles Mathis disputes the notion that the FBI merely “infiltrated” the Patriot Front. Instead, Mathis argues that the FBI created the group from the ground up, with all its members being agents. He uses the group’s consistent military-like appearance, their preferential treatment by law enforcement and the courts (such as Thomas Ryan Rousseau avoiding convictions), and the dismissal of charges in Idaho when the FBI refused cooperation, as evidence. Mathis contends that this manufactured opposition, along with groups like Proud Boys, Oathkeepers, Vanguard America, BLM, and Antifa, is a tactic to “control and blackwash the opposition” and suppress legitimate protest by associating it with neo-Nazis and white supremacists. The article also scrutinizes Thomas Ryan Rousseau’s background, questioning the SPLC’s narrative and suggesting his association with a progressive high school and its advanced film program (KCBY, run by Irma Kennedy, formerly of NBC) and New Tech High (funded by Bill Gates) might be relevant to his recruitment. Mathis points to Rousseau’s student newspaper writings, particularly a piece promoting a Diversity Club, as contradictory to his alleged neo-Nazi persona, suggesting FBI manipulation of his byline. He also mentions that Joe Rogan and Elon Musk have commented on Patriot Front but not with the depth Mathis believes is necessary. Mathis draws a parallel to J. Edgar Hoover’s tactics in 1924 to expand his budget by manufacturing fake gangsters and communists.
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