Prologue
Many things in the present resemble the past. They are not exact replicas for sure, but they have enough in common to make us aware of the existence of human nature. Yes, recurring instances prove our commonness since our creation and/or evolution. The scenes on the streets of our cities circa 2020 strikingly approximate the blind fury of the young that was ignited by Mao in China from 1966-76, something called the Cultural Revolution. The mob personality, the participants’ ages, the modes of behavior, all fitted to a revolutionary cause, transcends group titles and the calendar.
Mao’s Red Guards and Black Lives Matter/Antifa occupy the same category in group genus.
The Return of the Red Guards, Episode 1
We are in a very critical moment in our country’s history. The unthinkable is gaining currency. Namely, the sources of stability, legitimacy, security, and decency are coming under assault. Mobs and protest movements are spreading throughout the country to destroy some of our most critical institutions as they ride on a current of provable falsehoods. Right now, the target are police departments. Violent lunatics are in charge of the streets with chants of “Abolish the police” and “Defund the police”. History provides examples of the horror. From 1966 to 1976 – for ten years – Mao unleashed the zealous young to rid the country of any vestiges, real or imagined, overwhelmingly imaginary, of the fuzzy sin of counter-revolution. Defacing the country’s history was all the rage. Assaults and public humiliations were common.
Sound familiar? Look to your tv screen. We have our own Red Guards rampaging through downtowns and neighborhoods as they destroy any symbol of “oppression”. Public humiliations proliferate like the one inflicted on Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey. Mitt Romney disgraced himself by lending legitimacy to the lie with his presence in a Black Lives Matter (BLM) march. They have captured an entire political party, the Democratic Party. It’s shameful and a harbinger of more evils to come.
The video below will introduce you to the reality of Mao’s Red Guards. As you watch, notice the similarities between what racked Red China for a decade and American cities of 2020. More videos will follow, including the public humiliation of Mayor Jacob Frey.
The Return of the Red Guards, Episode 2
Here are more people who participated in Mao’s monstrosity. Notice the Red Guards’s attempt to expunge elements of the past. Notice the fervor and public humiliations. We are replaying a tumult that set China back for decades. The same could be in store for us.
The Return of the Red Guards, Episode 3
After humiliating himself at the alter of the god of “systemic racism” with a confession of his own “privilege”, Mayor Jacob Frey ended up not earning any street cred with the Red Guards 2.0. When he couldn’t, and shouldn’t, commit to abolishing the city’s police department, he was demeaned out of the horde with shouts, cursing, and boos.
To placate the radical left in their party, the Dem leadership in Congress promises “reform” of the police. It won’t matter if their efforts are just tinkering around the edges. Even minor moves to satisfy the Red Guards will send the signal of reward. To borrow a phrase, what gets rewarded gets repeated. Brace yourself for more havoc in our cities, if not now, in the not-too-distant future.
Epilogue
Many things become possible – and horrifying – in a setting of intense, excitable crowds with animated and demagogic firebrands. The goal of this social swarm is the all too common “burn it all down”. The only problem is, the eradication of the old is replaced by systemic thuggery. Systemic thuggery is real, as folks in Russia, Germany, Italy, China, North Korea, Cuba, Cambodia, et al, can attest. In contrast, systemic racism is a ghost for ideological gangsters to continually resurrect to generate disorder. And make no mistake about it, for these malcontents, disorder is their path to power.
RogerG