A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, court records show.

Kenneth Bonawitz, a member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group’s Miami chapter, assaulted at least six police officers as he stormed the Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. He grabbed one of the officers in a chokehold and injured another so severely that the officer had to retire, according to federal prosecutors.

Bonawitz, 58, of Pompano Beach, Florida, carried an eight-inch knife in a sheath on his hip. Police seized the knife from him in between his barrage of attacks on officers.

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    10 months ago

    I don’t know why you would put leftist in scare quotes.

    look up the father of anarchism proudhon. read about the second internationale. the Spanish revolution. anarchism is leftist. anything purporting to be anarchism that is not on the left is neither.

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      10 months ago

      Anarchism might be. But overthrowing a democratically elected government in spite of the population’s desires isn’t progressive. That’s fascist. So get out of here with your treason.

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      10 months ago

      Still bitter that right wingers stole the word libertarian from us, but they can keep it now. It’s been too thoroughly poisoned