I'm not a fan of Antifa and the like, but I do recognize they are out there, and deserve respect, even if it's the same kind I reserve for rattlesnakes, etc. It's not as much about where they stand as it is about how far they'll go to force their will upon society.
I want to see them out there, making their commitment in more than a verbal manner. The bigger their balls the better, lets see them all on parade. After that, there can be less doubt about who they are, as a group and as individuals, and about what kind of benefit or threat they pose to our society.
I think Big Brother is watching and will be in attendance. On this matter, Chairman Mao got it right.
But what won't be in evidence will be the instigators, organizers, and financiers. Identifying them will require guile and subtlety, as in "softly, softly, catchee monkey...".. I want to see perps in custody, and harsh sentencing.
Meanwhile, localities like Berkeley and the like will be in evidence in a completely different light. I want to see them make undeniable commitments to their viewpoint as well, as unquestionably clear as possible. Time to call spades spades.
What I don't think is that the more sane among us should permit ourselves a taste of the current insanity. I don't believe it serves any good purpose for any of the non-Antifa folks to use force in a conflict of philosophies. It would depict sanity in a bad light, and simply provides negative fodder for the mealy mouthed MSM.
Remember, Antifa wants their opposition to show, to serve themselves up as victims, oppressors, whatever. Let it be "What if they held a war, and nobody came...".
I want them to shoot their bolt, and then, to fail ignominiously; as in "Who cares about those Silly Fucks, anyway...".
Protect hearth and home, of course, but also make it clear that there is a prescribed role for official agencies, leave them to their task, and put the pressure on them to get their hands wet and dirty on this stuff. If they leave it to others to act, I don't see good outcomes resulting. Meanwhile, leave it to them to play their necessary roles, and hold them accountable for the outcomes.
This entire movement is bringing many things to a head. Foremost is how irrelevant and ridiculous their entire message actually is. Also prominent is that this is what results from pandering to and coddling the wackos in our society. This point in our public behavior is a necessary extreme from which a -productive rebound can launch itself. The time is very near when the rest of society puts its collective foot down hard. So let them dangle their lunacy way out there for all to see and note.
I want the Antifa and it's ilk to get really way out there, so that the pendulum can take its full swing in response.
It all starts with the bigger, quieter sector standing up and saying, "No..., enough...! If our Nation as a government isn't going to halt this crap, once and for all, we will; and then we'll all come back and deal with the ones who wouldn't. Last chance, Swamp...!".
We did that back last November, and the intended improvements are not yet in evidence. Maybe this is the straw that gets the camel up off its knees and using teeth.
On a side note, the Romans conquered the entire known world, but there were no guns back then...
...And there's more out there in that swamp than just them Liberals...
BTDT, and I got the shirt, too...
Greg
