Are the genuine concerns of locals in Minneapolis being exploited by Antifa and their political backers? Listening to interviews broadcast live, I have heard many locals express a sense of loss for George Floyd’s horrifying murder, but also for the destruction of their city.
Amidst the looting you can see there are protesters who are NOT participating in the violence and at times trying to intervene or stop it. If you pay close attention you may notice distinctly different groups - it can be pretty obvious once you know what to look for...
Antifa - the anti-facist facists who experts say operate much like the Brown Shirts of Nazi Germany - are not hard to spot. Look at what they’re wearing: a lot of black, often hoodies, an equipment backpack, radios, unusually expensive cameras, go-pro’s mounted on helmets etc.
If they look like they are destroying for the sake of destruction or inciting and instigating - adding fuel to the fire literally and figuratively - professionals say those are signs of organisation, financing, training and intent - not an outpouring of grief and pain and anger.
But the most telling indicator is one you can’t see: WHERE ARE THE RIOTERS FROM? HOW MANY ARE OUTSIDERS & HOW MANY LIVE THERE? Progressive activists/extremist groups like Antifa have a history of coming in to exploit tragedies like this & leave locals to clean up their mess.
And how can it take so long to arrest & detain someone in the face of such explicit evidence? Sure, you have to do this right - if you believe in the rule of law & due process that’s a given. But my question for the authorities: ARE YOU TRYING TO DRAG THIS OUT AND MAKE IT WORSE?
