Opinion
“A government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams.
Welcome to America’s second civil war, which is only marginally more “civil” than the last. As expected, it is not, strictly speaking, a war between the states, nor even between Democrats and Republicans; this time the war is between those who want America, and those hell-bent on tearing it down to replace it with The Great Socialist Utopia.
In a tactic plagiarized from the Soviet Union, neo-Marxists now project upon Donald Trump all the crimes of which they themselves are guilty, claiming he is creating a “constitutional crisis” which they, themselves, are busily manufacturing.
I’ve long said that we have reached a point in American political debate where facts no longer matter. Unfortunately, that cancer has now metastasized into a body politic for which, at least in some quarters, laws no longer matter.
Inside vs. outside battles
Leftists employ a two-front strategy in attacking our political system:
- From within using scores of lawsuits, deep-state leakers, and refusals to comply with federal law (which could be federal, state or local entities); and
- From the outside by “from-the-river-to-the-sea” anti-Semitic protests, obstructing immigration raids (including doxing ICE agents), burning Teslas and dealerships (Blast those onboard cameras!), and inciting nutcases to kill the occasional Jew (are you sensing a theme yet?), all leading to “la Pièce de résistance” … the one critical step they had not yet been able to orchestrate …
Widespread civil unrest.
Only with widespread civil unrest (or the perception thereof) are “Color Revolutions” born. And what exactly is a “Color Revolution?” As Mike Shelby of Gray Zone Research succinctly defines it:
“A Color Revolution is a type of irregular warfare that uses predominantly non-violent action to topple an existing government, usually through mass protests, demonstrations, and public displays of mass political defiance.”
In Los Angeles, they have now achieved the first step toward that goal. Fresh from the Department of Homeland Security:
“Last night, over 1,000 rioters surrounded a federal law enforcement building and assaulted ICE law enforcement officers, slashed tires, defaced buildings, and taxpayer funded property. It took the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) 2 hours to respond.”
The message being delivered by the left? “Game on: Federal facilities are now targets for the perpetual malcontents we have already radicalized.” As such, you can expect more to come.
What the riots really mean
Given the usual inaction from leftist governments – this time Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom – to restore order, Trump promptly used his authority under Title 10 of the U.S Code to dispatch the National Guard, producing inevitable outcries from the left and leading Time Magazine to accuse Trump of “sparking a backlash”:
“In a move that prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. ‘These radical left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will not be tolerated. Also, from now on, masks will not be allowed to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why?” Trump said via Truth Social.’”
As lefty strategists planned, the introduction of the National Guard further inflamed rioters, resulting in days of clashes featuring thrown bottles, burned cars, and tear gas. The narrative from Gavin Newsom and leftist media, of course, is that it’s all Trump’s fault. “Bad. Bad Donald,” say the legacy media. “How dare you enforce the law?”
Even Fox News doesn’t know how to reply, as anchors moan about poor people whose cars are obstructed by rioters, blithely ignoring the reality of the situation: This isn’t about Palestinians, nor immigration, nor even the big, bad Donald Trump. This is a coordinated effort, likely buoyed by Chinese money laundered via leftist non-profits like the ones Trump defunded through USAID, all intended to destabilize the administration effort to undo the damage of the left’s relentless march toward socialism.
Supported by liars from within
So far, Trump is faced with a no-win situation. Leftists orchestrated the heavy-handed response, allowing their media cohorts to claim Trump is a dictator. But had Trump done nothing, we would have seen federal buildings burned as in Portland in 2020, and he would have been called “weak.”
None of this stops leftists from lying through their teeth about what is transpiring. Newsom decried Trump’s use of the National Guard, claiming (with a straight face), “We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved.” As bottles and bricks were being thrown and cars being burned, Kamala Harris called the riots “overwhelmingly peaceful.”
As all-the-usual-rioters get bussed to Los Angeles, Congressman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the woman who once called for rioters to get “more confrontational” once again stirred the pot by calling Trump a “cruel, dishonorable human.”
Whatever happens next, understand that none of this is spontaneous. What you are witnessing is nothing less than a struggle for the future of your country.
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About Paul Valone
Author F. Paul Valone has been kicking leftist tail for twenty-eight years. Alarmed by the U.S. House passage of the “assault weapon” ban in 1994, he decided to take action. Finding no suitable organization, he organized a rally leading to the creation of a 501(c)(4) organization, Grass Roots North Carolina (GRNC), which remains North Carolina’s primary and most successful gun rights group to this day.
