HARD-LEFT YOUTH GROUPS ARE GROWING LIKE WEEDS
After the attack on Tucker Carlson’s home last night, I wanted to know more about Smash Rascism DC, the Antifa-like group that has been confronting prominent Conservatives since Trump was elected (and more so since Maxine Waters’ “call to arms” and the truly awful Kavanaugh hearings). But although I could find 100 reports of what happened at Tucker’s, there was very little else. Going back a month, there are stories about Smash Racism DC’s confrontation of Ted Cruz and his wife. Further back, and you find stories on the Sarah Sanders confrontations. There are more, but you get the idea.
What’s hard to find is anything that goes beyond the obvious. Who, What, Where, When is there, but not How or Why. Info is scare about actual funding sources, links between organizations, and how actions diverge from rhetoric. Most of what I found was from WND—World Net Daily. There is a very good article (“10 Leftist Groups Wreaking Havoc Acorss the US,” Sept 2017). It’s not brand new, but it’s the newest I could find. There’s also a book on Antifa from the same groups—based no doubt on the same research—written late in December 2017. For the Antifa book, 55% of the reviews are either 4/5 star; all the rest were 1 star. Nothing in the middle, just like in today’s America.
https://www.wnd.com/2017/09/top-10-leftist-groups-wreaking-havoc-across-u-s-sabotaging-trump/
https://www.amazon.com/Antifa-What-Americans-about-Alt-Left-ebook/dp/B075Y4WQVG (amazon = only link)
This dig made see the sharp rise in new left-wing, radical groups, like Smash Racism DC, in the last two years. Most are aimed at the young, like the group I tracked earlier this week, Future Coalition, aimed at snagging young voters and “pre-voters” for the movement. There is very little information about groups like these. They put forth their message on websites, on Facebook or Instagram, or (especially) in Tweets. But when you try to look behind the scenes to find out “sauce,” there’s nothing there. Ditto when you try to follow the money. They say they are grassroots, supported by their readers or members. For example, the group behind the demonstrations today, Common Dreams, has a PO Box in Portland ME for an address. It says it is funded by small donations from readers. (I wonder how much Hillary, Soros, and Obama read?).
http://commondreams.org
@futurecoalition
https://www.facebook.com/AntifaDC/ (Smash Racism DC)
One thing is clear: these new groups are sprouting up really fast, like dandelions. Just look at the pictures above. Right now, most of what we know about them are what they WANT us to know. Everything else is hidden. I’ve done 3 digs—on Future Coalition (home of WalkOuttoVote), Common Dreams (planner of today’s demonstrations), and now Smash Racism DC (Antifa). Most of what I know so far is that they hate Trump, guns, and people who think.
Defeating these groups is part of the Plan. I has to be. My purpose here is to share what I learned doing these digs: that these groups are like cancer—they morph into whatever they need to be. The leaders make their minions into True Believers and then direct them in whatever direction they want. If you look at the pictures of today’s demonstrations, notice how yesterday’s goal of protesting the firing of Sessions has in ONE DAY morphed into protests against hiring Whitaker and supporting Mueller.
Knowing the names of these groups and their avowed aims is the first step. Next, knowing their methods of manipulation. Third, finding out who’s behind them (especially the donors). Fourth, exposing them for they are, so they lose their appeal.
SAUCE:
Another source to try is https://farleftwatch.com/