And I put my head down and work. (a millenial's perspective)

[David Horn]

(05-09-2020, 12:38 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(05-09-2020, 09:21 AM)David Horn Wrote: To be totally blunt about it, I'm equally worried that aggressive activism may arise on the left to match the activism on the right.  Antifa is still out there, but quiet at the moment.  What happens if this becomes confrontational, and the Trump Justice Department, not noted for its sense of legal balance, decides to only prosecute the Antifa crowd?  What happens after that?  

Scary. 

It still takes two sides to escalate a Spiral of Violence.  Antifa generally only shows up for a preplanned organized demonstration at which the police are generally present.  The anti isolation protesters are usually individual, widely scattered, unannounced and apparently spontaneous.  It would be hard to plan a reaction.  Things would have to shift significantly to bring about an escalation.

I’m sure, though, it could be managed if they tried.

I agree that Antifa has been pretty well-disciplined so far, but their pendulum of concerns is swinging strongly. I'm not sure that discipline can be assumed.  On the other hand, don't discount the degree of organization behind the alt-Right.  The participants tend to be unaffiliated for the most part, but there are agitators in the crowd, stirring things up -- especially now that Trump has made no secret of supporting them.  Will this ignite?  TBD.  Can it ignite? Absolutely.