Orchestrated Destabilization or Random Insanity?

“Street clashes do not distress the ruling elites. These clashes divide the underclass. They divert activists from threatening the actual structures of power. They give the corporate state the ammunition to impose harsher forms of control and expand the powers of internal security.”

--Chris Hedges, truthdig, 8-27-17

Without basic knowledge regarding COINTELPRO's well-documented tactics to destabilize "subversive" organizations and foment general chaos on the domestic front, the below news item cannot be fully understood. When read in isolation, events like these merely appear to be examples of random, anomalous outbursts of social madness in the 21st century. When seen in a broader context, however, that view inevitably shifts. Further information about COINTELPRO (and the related OPERATION CHAOS) can be attained HERE and HERE.

What follows is an excerpt from Quillette's 6-30-19 article entitled "Antifa's Brutal Assault on Andy Ngo Is a Wake-Up Call--for Authorities and Journalists Alike":

All revolutionary movements seek to sanctify their lawless behaviour as a spontaneous eruption of righteous fury. In some cases, such as the Euromaidan movement in Ukraine, this conceit is justified. But usually their violence is a pre-meditated tactic to intimidate adversaries. Or as Bolshevik theorist Nikolai Bukharin put it, “In revolution, he will be victorious who cracks the other’s skull.”

To read the entire post, click HERE.