{"id":6364,"date":"2020-07-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:08:18","slug":"provocateurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/provocateurs\/","title":{"rendered":"PROVOCATEURS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Launching\npowerful fireworks at police? It\u2019s the equivalent of IEDs, literally improvised\nexplosive devices. They can kill and maim.&nbsp;\nIn at least one reported case, an actual bomb was thrown.&nbsp; Congratulations, Antifa: you are now\nofficially the \u201cbomb-throwing anarchists\u201d our great-grandparents warned us\nabout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Portland,\n\u201cactivists\u201d have blinded law enforcement officers with illegal high-powered\nlasers that can destroy retinas.&nbsp; That\u2019s\nlethal force, and by any reasonable standard warrants a lethal force response.&nbsp; It\u2019s only a matter of time before one of\nthese lunatics points a laser at a lawman\u2019s eyes, and gets a bullet between his\nown in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously,\nthere are people on the rioting side who want exactly that to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some hope\nfor a replay of Kent State, with some of the well-intentioned protesters\nthey\u2019re manipulating and hiding amongst going down in puddles of blood.&nbsp; Martyrdom to fuel their cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And some\napparently hope for more of a Boston Massacre, a spark they think will set off\nthe revolution they\u2019re pushing toward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There may be\nsome on the aberrant far right who want to ignite the tinderbox, but the ones\nwho are clearly <em>trying <\/em>to provoke\nsuch an event are coming from the aberrant far left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>America\nneeds to listen to voices of reason.&nbsp; Here\u2019s\nthe superintendent of the Chicago Police Department speaking on recent events,\nconfirmed on irrefutable video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"QtxLhprBpDk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Superintendent David O. Brown addresses violent mob action at Grant Park Protest\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QtxLhprBpDk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>or watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QtxLhprBpDk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"video here (opens in a new tab)\">video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here\u2019s a Portland patrol officer offering a view from the streets in the center of the storm: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ha-7SETmJD4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KGW: What it&#039;s like to be a Black officer policing Portland protests | Raw interview\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ha-7SETmJD4?start=1347&#038;feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ha-7SETmJD4&amp;t=1347s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Video here. (opens in a new tab)\">Video here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the\nabove runs about half an hour, and is very much worth your time if you want\ngenuine perspective on these issues.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who don\u2019t have time, here\u2019s a \u201cwoke\u201d Seattle commentator who has REALLY started to wake up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6365\" width=\"254\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image.png 254w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1.png 254w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-1-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2.png 254w, https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launching powerful fireworks at police? It\u2019s the equivalent of IEDs, literally improvised explosive devices. They can kill and maim.&nbsp; In at least one reported case, an actual bomb was thrown.&nbsp; Congratulations, Antifa: you are now officially the \u201cbomb-throwing anarchists\u201d our great-grandparents warned us about. In Portland, \u201cactivists\u201d have blinded law enforcement officers with illegal high-powered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6364","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6364"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6379,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions\/6379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}