The Proud Boys say that they are not racist and say they do not like white supremacy, racism, violence or fascism, however they do have many people and factions within their organization that do support Fascism along with other ideologies. They like to carry weapons in public. They say they must exist as a politically right counter to the anti-fascist group Antifa. According to scholar Amy Cooter of Vanderbilt University, they do support White supremacy and only say they don't. Cooter told "USA Today" that the Proud Boys are trying not to look like Neo-Nazis. 