Political protest has always be a part of America. It’s part of how we became America. Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense” to protest the actions of King George. However, it seems that in recent years we have forgotten the difference between protest and destruction. Our civil rights include protest, but the right to protest ends when property is destroyed or people are put in danger. Unfortunately, that is what some angry Americans are planning for this Friday.
Yesterday John Sexton at Hot Air posted an article showing undercover video obtained by Project Veritas showing protestors planning destructive acts during the Inauguration of President Donald Trump.
The video of the planning is posted on YouTube. In case the video mysteriously disappears, here it is:
A group called Disrupt J20 is planning the disruptions.
The article at Hot Air gives a little background on the group:
The DC Anti-Facist Coalition wrote the call to action for a protest of the Deploraball on the DisruptJ20 site. It reads in part:
This protest is being planned by the DC Anti-Fascist Coalition. We recently organized successful protests against the white supremacist “think tank” National Policy Institute. Our events drew about 500 activists and led the way for massive public outcry against the Fascist Alt-Right. Let’s repeat that, and open the Trump presidency on the proper foot.
The DC Anti-Fascist Coalition is an anti-racist, anti-fascist coalition; united along these principles:
We confront, and do not ignore, oppressors
We don’t rely on the cops or the courts. Cops reinforce oppressive systems. We rely on ourselves to protect ourselves and fight for deeper justice.
As I noted last month, Michael Moore has promoted DisruptJ20.
It is ironic that a group that is trying to disrupt the peaceful transition of power in a representative republic is complaining about oppression. These are very simply anarchists of the same stripe that routinely disrupt trade meetings. Their denunciation of both the police and the courts gives them away–they have no respect for law and order. If they actually do what they are talking about, they should be considered domestic terrorists and put in jail. Protest is fine. Destruction of people or property is not.