This was not unexpected. We did NOT put all our eggs in this one basket. There really are people smarter than us working for Donald Trump. TRUST the President. When the time comes, we will know what to do. This is not the time to carry rifles.
(But it is the time to clean them and load magazines)
I know lots of people like to joke that this "civil war" will be over in a few days, but I caution all of you to not fall for this. Facts:
- The enemy has been organized in trusted "affinity groups" for years now. They know how to communicate with each other and with external trusted sources. It will be challenging to gather intelligence from them (all "intelligence jokes" aside)
- The enemy is well-funded and well-supplied by many NGOs. There's suitable indicators that the ammo shortage, for instance, isn't solely because of panic buying. NGOs have been buying it up under cover companies/people and storing in caches, likely with sympathetic people who have more-secure-than average facilities (think: wealthy lawyers, investors, union bosses, etc.). Same goes for firearms. We've seen plenty of pics of well-equipped ANTIFA operatives.
- The will likely have a large swathe of the public that is a) sympathetic to their cause or b) fearful of reprisals. This will complicate things in urban areas.
- They have been training to do fire-team maneuvers. Yeah, I know of the LARP videos and the myriad of videos showing that they can barely understand which end of the gun the bullets come out of, but don't discount the abilities of organized enemies you would certainly come into contact with. A few squads (maybe platoon sized) in an urban area can do significant damage, especially when coupled with effective direction of mob-related riots as distractors
- Learning to shoot a gun isn't hard. Learning to make your rifle integral to your existence IS hard, but not many people (including "us") hold this skillset. Don't take a casual attitude about the average liberal idiot - aiming and pulling a trigger is a pretty simple task.
- They will likely have no concept of "mercy," and it's almost certain some will use the conflict as a channel for sadistic reasons. Don't expect them to follow Hague rules/Geneva conventions (or any other conventions).
I'm sure the list can be longer. I'm not a ground combat veteran, so feel free to criticize or add/subtract what I've written - my ego isn't attached to these words, but a good chunk of the intel I have is.
Don't be too disheartened with what I've written though -- our "side" holds several moral and logistical advantages, not to mentioned that we are more populous with respect to percentage of arms. Our biggest challenge will be how rapidly we can self-organize into effective units, and how each unit will communicate/interoperate with others, as well as with friendly federal units.
-Imagine you were selling a nice car for 9000.
-Several people make offers, but one guy offers 12000, so you accept.
-You and the buyer meet at the bank, because you both need witnesses to the transaction
-The buyer hands the bank teller 12000 to give to you for your car
-The teller looks at the buyer and says, "I’m sorry, but 8000 of this money is counterfeit."
-The buyer says, "doesn’t matter. I paid the amount that I promised."
-The bank manager, a friend of the buyer, says "I don’t see anything wrong here."
-The seller calls the police, but the police won’t even answer the phone.
-In spite of all this knowledge, social/mass media keep saying "He bought the car fair and square."
-So, does the buyer get the car with a "peaceful transfer of title?"
Relevant Executive Order: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-09-14/pdf/2018-20203.pdf
For you TL;DRs, relevant 6 minute video summarizing EO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2MkvWh7poY
Christmas is coming a few days early.
BE WARNED NOW: The well-funded/organized opposition to the current administration may use this Christmas eve/day to make a last stand (think, "Tet Offensive").
If anybody has links to the multiple exhibits filed in GA, please let me know. I'm specifically looking for Exh. 4B, October 2019 Declaration in Document 959-4.
Also, fun fact: The first plaintiff in the GA lawsuit is listed as CORECO JA’QAN PEARSON. You know him better as "CJ Pearson."
Given what the Blaze reporter did regarding BRCC and Kyle (offering a discount code on the pic), I think BRCC had bo choice but to respond the way they did. It’s my firm opinion, based on knowing the political leanings of BRCC, that BRCC staff DO support Kyle. I’m disappointed that they didn’t take a more proactive support path with Kyle, but I don’t think this should be an opportunity to get on the "cancel culture" bus.
I know many of you will excoriate me, but I really feel like we aren’t improving ourselves by demanding everyone line up with our collective opinions. Feels a bit too much like how those other people would respond.
I'm trying to get a relevant historical timeline of all the attacks on conservatives (press, physical, implied - I know, it's a LONG list) going back to 2008/9, sooner if it's relevant. I remember the media blaming conservatives for the attack on the Holocaust Museum, but I'm sure there are incidents going back further than that. Most of this started during Obama's campaign of racial division running up to his election, so I'm sure we can start to see the cascading chain of events going back to then.
Has anybody done this before? Seems like.... something obvious.
Let me be clear up front: This isn't about doxxing.
I'm curious who is gathering public records of the enemy (not speaking about federal organizations). I started searching through a list of the people, NGOs, influencers and politicians that are clearly dedicated to destroying the Constitution and the American way of life (via direct public statements). Obviously, "enemy" is highly subjective, but it's like porn - I know it when I see it. I was overwhelmed by the data and the incredible number of connections. Surely somebody is doing this. Twitter posts alone are an absolute gold mine of such people. It seems that it would be ABSOLUTELY critical that we fully understand who are the players, the organizations, and the connections between them.
