Excellent twat thread - This is a communist-style revolution disguised as protests -
Nick FadFlag of United States
@NicAtNigh
Thread: What you’re seeing isn’t new, and is bigger than just grievances with the police department—taking shape is a communist-style revolution disguised as protests.
We must view it from a strategical perspective so that we may understand, contain and ultimately defeat it
An insurgency is an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a government through the use of subversion and violence. The objective of most insurgent groups is to control a particular area or country, which differs from that of terrorists, who don't look to form an alt Gov't.
Insurgencies typically begin before it is recognized by the government in power. It is by no means an instantaneous movement.
Insurgent leaders learn about local issues, and then teach communities to blame those issues on a particular class and the government.
Over time this builds an anti-gov't sentiment that insurgents use to fuel rebellion.
However, grievances alone are not enough to spark an uprising. Insurgents must find a compelling issue, around an injustice, it can use to create a narrative to justify its use of violence.
When a narrative is linked to grievances related to a particular ethnic or religious group, it is politically and socially persuasive.
Insurgencies have always been a tool for regime change and capitulation.
Three conditions must be present for an insurgency to be successful.
A. Vulnerable population - the federal and local governments’ inability to provide security for property, and it’s people.
Insurgencies grow in areas where police are reluctant to patrol, giving the Insurgents freedom to become tactically and operationally more effective.
B. Leadership available for direction - A leader that can shape, mold, and direct the frustration of the population
C. Lack of Government - Failures of gov't to provide basic services, such as health care, justice, education, a stable economy.
Moreover, when these three things exist simultaneously, an insurgency can operate in the open. The use of kidnappings, extortion, assassinations, and other forms of terrorism to advance political agendas become common.
There are five elements of an insurgency—leaders, guerrillas, political cadres, auxiliaries, and supporters.
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Insurgencies are often headed by leaders who are charismatic, rank high in public esteem, and posses a relatable personality.
The charisma of insurgent leaders can be more appealing than the ideology in convincing others to join. Leaders provide strategic direction and are responsible for developing the insurgency narrative to mobilize individuals into an adequate force for armed political action.
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Guerrillas are the forces who do the actual fighting for the insurgency. This can include unemployed youth getting paid to conduct acts of terror to the criminal gang leader exploiting a state of lawlessness.
Members can include people seeking an escape from boredom.
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Political Cadres - These are people in positions of power that are at best, sympathizers of the movement or, at worst, members of the insurgency. They do not report insurgents to counterinsurgent forces, usually out of sympathy for the cause, and anti-government sentiment.
Political Comrades work to implement policies provided by the insurgency leader. They often continue in their regular position in society, but lead a second, secret, lives for the cause of the insurgency.
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Auxiliaries are active sympathizers who provide essential logistical support such as funding, communication, transport, supplies, weapons, early warning, housing, creation, and spreading of propaganda. Still, they do not directly participate in combat operations.
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Mass Base - The following of the movement, the people who mindless repeated and disseminate propaganda the other elements have fed them. This is the neighbor down the street who watches mainstream media and believes the narrative.
Insurgent groups can organize dozens of front organizations, in such a way, that seemingly independent entities are simultaneously advocating the same things.
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