That is the clearest analysis I have ever read of the modern Marxist approach to power politics. It begs the question: How, then, should those of us who oppose them react and retaliate?
Deanne - my sentiments are with you. But the problem is that Marxists willingly and effectively engage in voter fraud - that is no longer a conspiracy theory, they control education from K-12 to higher education, and the MSM is a part of their very powerful cabal that is limiting freedom of communication. The old ways just will not be workable.
I actually whole heartedly agree with your points. However, I can't find a way to justify (for myself) lowering my standards and breaking my convictions to match the immoral ways of the left/Marxists. I'd rather continue to be moral, lawful and ethical. Hoping we can find strategies that work while maintaining our integrity!
Well, it seems possible. When they needed it, they easily figured out criminal charges for Donald Trump when he asked his supporters “to march to the capitol to peacefully and patriotically make our voices heard," which resulted in unfortunate violence.
The violence at the Capitol, such as it was, was instigated and led by FBI infiltrators. The attempt to hold Trump responsible for this deep state operation was part of the plan all along.
So true. But the Marxicrats are adept at doing such things. They have a central program they all rally behind and support. So when the opportunity presents itself, they are all over the MSM and in the courts seeking to exploit it, as in the Jan 6 episode. The Republicans on the other hand are a confederation of people, without a program per se, loosely united by opposition to the Marxicratic program. As a result they are very good as back benchers, but they are somewhat inept and unable to stay together to get things done, when they are in power. Witness the last two months in Congress to get my point. The House passed the Save act yesterday, I have not looked, but the odds are nowhere near 100% that it will make it through the Senate. Sorry to be such a downer.
make it painful and costly to both those involved in the "direct action" and those leading them, using the full weight of the massive State power that they love so much.
Thank you for this astonishing article. What at first appeared as an amorphous mass of far-left agitation finally makes much more sense because the underlying motive force is revealed. Knew it had to be organized at some level, but this is truly ingenious. Now that you have revealed the mechanisms, we have a better chance of sabotaging them.
Simple: no Democratic politician (except one, Ro Khana) will denounce the terrorist attacks. Ro called on them to do so but none will. One reporter asked Dem Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to denounce it and he wouldn't. Instead he condemned Elon Musk.
And I have been prompting average Democrats to denounce it. None has so far.
The people in the street constitute what the Left calls "the revolution from below" while people like Schumer in positions of power are what are know as "the revolution from above.". But they are joined at the hip. This is why the Dems never condemn the violence from the revolution from below. It's the same revolution, just different tactics.
I hope law enforcement, everyone from the attorney general to local police, become aware of the “diversity of tactics” the left employs. Perpetrators of vandalism, assault, or other violence need to be caught and prosecuted. Only by making perpetrators suffer consequences can we deter their behavior. The activities of those who fund all this should not only be followed by journalists but by the FBI.
Thanks for connecting the dots. One correction, please: R. H. Lossin is not a member of the Harvard History Department, but of the Brooklyn Insitute of Social Research. She was a visiting lecturer at Harvard in Spring 2024. Somebody, presumably the dept's Marxist chair, wanted Harvard to pick her up, but failed. Things are bad in Harvard history, but not yet that bad.
Thank you for this comment. I looked her up as I read the story. In addition to being an extreme far Left revolutionary ideologue, she has a PhD in communications, not history. I mean. She hasn't even been trained as an historian. Things are pretty bad in Harvard's history dept that she was even there. But, she did get her grad degree at Columbia, so anything goes
Sounds suspiciously like strategies put into play years ago. I distinctly remember one instance of some junior politician/lawyer acting as a “community organizer” somewhere up north in Illinois. 🤔
This is exactly the model used in the BLM and anti-Israel campus protests, tried and perfected over time. There are many centers, but they all have the same funding sources and standard paraphernalia. I saw some of the templates for the banners on the ayatollah Khamenei website, in English, ready for a download.
Wow! Great piece...thanks for laying this out....I hope & pray this gets the attention of the Trump admin....& that they are able to come up with a counter strategy to disrupt this...
Brilliant work! You describe definitional domestic terrorism. Would you present a mapping of these groups? I certainly wouldn't want to inadvertently support any of these criminals.
I haven’t seen anyone visually map these connection points yet.. it’d be an interesting project for sure. I’d be interested in seeing it. I’m actually a visual designer and I’ve create visual charts for other things.. not hard to do, someone just needs to provide the bullet points and connection data.
These are the real domestic terrorists, not the grassroots parents protesting at school board meetings against woke curricula that Merrick Garland conspired with the National School Board Association to designate as domestic terrorists.
That is the clearest analysis I have ever read of the modern Marxist approach to power politics. It begs the question: How, then, should those of us who oppose them react and retaliate?
More to the point, what countermeasures are available?
You can shine the light on cockroaches and watch them scramble and hide, but you still have a bug problem.
If there is this "subtle" coordination of effort...does it qualify as RICO?
With prayer, votes, free speech and education of our children.
Deanne - my sentiments are with you. But the problem is that Marxists willingly and effectively engage in voter fraud - that is no longer a conspiracy theory, they control education from K-12 to higher education, and the MSM is a part of their very powerful cabal that is limiting freedom of communication. The old ways just will not be workable.
I actually whole heartedly agree with your points. However, I can't find a way to justify (for myself) lowering my standards and breaking my convictions to match the immoral ways of the left/Marxists. I'd rather continue to be moral, lawful and ethical. Hoping we can find strategies that work while maintaining our integrity!
To quote Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott of the Federation Starship "Enterprise".
"The best form of diplomacy is a fully charged phaser bank!"
Just heard today that Tulsi Gabbard is heavily investigating voter fraud.....
and there's enough time to fix it before 2028
Maybe some new legislation can make the architects accountable for the actions of their foot soldiers.
"Alexander I." Maybe, but I have lost most of my faith that such actions will ever happen...thought they are aptly justified.
Well, it seems possible. When they needed it, they easily figured out criminal charges for Donald Trump when he asked his supporters “to march to the capitol to peacefully and patriotically make our voices heard," which resulted in unfortunate violence.
The violence at the Capitol, such as it was, was instigated and led by FBI infiltrators. The attempt to hold Trump responsible for this deep state operation was part of the plan all along.
So true. But the Marxicrats are adept at doing such things. They have a central program they all rally behind and support. So when the opportunity presents itself, they are all over the MSM and in the courts seeking to exploit it, as in the Jan 6 episode. The Republicans on the other hand are a confederation of people, without a program per se, loosely united by opposition to the Marxicratic program. As a result they are very good as back benchers, but they are somewhat inept and unable to stay together to get things done, when they are in power. Witness the last two months in Congress to get my point. The House passed the Save act yesterday, I have not looked, but the odds are nowhere near 100% that it will make it through the Senate. Sorry to be such a downer.
Good point!
make it painful and costly to both those involved in the "direct action" and those leading them, using the full weight of the massive State power that they love so much.
They use “mostly peaceful” but never its synonym “somewhat violent”.
Or even just "violent".
Euphemisms were one of the strongest weapons of the Nazi's rise to power too.
Brilliantly written article!! Makes total sense. I wonder if the top architects have any fear their mindless minions will wake up and mutiny?
Thank you for this astonishing article. What at first appeared as an amorphous mass of far-left agitation finally makes much more sense because the underlying motive force is revealed. Knew it had to be organized at some level, but this is truly ingenious. Now that you have revealed the mechanisms, we have a better chance of sabotaging them.
Brilliant article! Now all we need is a follow up,equally brilliant article, discussing effective ways to counter these communist!
We need to find direct ties from this insanity to the DNC.
Simple: no Democratic politician (except one, Ro Khana) will denounce the terrorist attacks. Ro called on them to do so but none will. One reporter asked Dem Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to denounce it and he wouldn't. Instead he condemned Elon Musk.
And I have been prompting average Democrats to denounce it. None has so far.
The people in the street constitute what the Left calls "the revolution from below" while people like Schumer in positions of power are what are know as "the revolution from above.". But they are joined at the hip. This is why the Dems never condemn the violence from the revolution from below. It's the same revolution, just different tactics.
They might exist, but this movement is sufficiently problematic that it should be handled in ways the DNC never could be.
Again, Mr. Rufo shows what serious journalism looks like. Thank you.
Send a copy of this to Pam Bondi for today’s to do list.
I hope law enforcement, everyone from the attorney general to local police, become aware of the “diversity of tactics” the left employs. Perpetrators of vandalism, assault, or other violence need to be caught and prosecuted. Only by making perpetrators suffer consequences can we deter their behavior. The activities of those who fund all this should not only be followed by journalists but by the FBI.
Thanks for connecting the dots. One correction, please: R. H. Lossin is not a member of the Harvard History Department, but of the Brooklyn Insitute of Social Research. She was a visiting lecturer at Harvard in Spring 2024. Somebody, presumably the dept's Marxist chair, wanted Harvard to pick her up, but failed. Things are bad in Harvard history, but not yet that bad.
Thank you for this comment. I looked her up as I read the story. In addition to being an extreme far Left revolutionary ideologue, she has a PhD in communications, not history. I mean. She hasn't even been trained as an historian. Things are pretty bad in Harvard's history dept that she was even there. But, she did get her grad degree at Columbia, so anything goes
Really exceptional Chris. Everyone in the US should read this so each is truly informed as they watch the “news”.
Sounds suspiciously like strategies put into play years ago. I distinctly remember one instance of some junior politician/lawyer acting as a “community organizer” somewhere up north in Illinois. 🤔
This is exactly the model used in the BLM and anti-Israel campus protests, tried and perfected over time. There are many centers, but they all have the same funding sources and standard paraphernalia. I saw some of the templates for the banners on the ayatollah Khamenei website, in English, ready for a download.
Wow! Great piece...thanks for laying this out....I hope & pray this gets the attention of the Trump admin....& that they are able to come up with a counter strategy to disrupt this...
Brilliant work! You describe definitional domestic terrorism. Would you present a mapping of these groups? I certainly wouldn't want to inadvertently support any of these criminals.
I haven’t seen anyone visually map these connection points yet.. it’d be an interesting project for sure. I’d be interested in seeing it. I’m actually a visual designer and I’ve create visual charts for other things.. not hard to do, someone just needs to provide the bullet points and connection data.
These are the real domestic terrorists, not the grassroots parents protesting at school board meetings against woke curricula that Merrick Garland conspired with the National School Board Association to designate as domestic terrorists.