“I think there’ll be riots either way...”
It will have to be more organized and with purpose if there is any chance he wins. They will have to call what we do REVOLUTION.
My occasionally paranoid brain just twitched on your post.
Riots, per se, are pointless. Lots of anger vented, lots of damage, emotions & fires burn out, cleanup ensues, status quo resumed.
How could post-election riots be used as a tool by those deliberately instigating them?
First thought: by drawing out those who would oppose the instigators. Those fond of “bring it” chest-thumping would race to the streets, stopping some expendible “we’re angry” martyrs. A few cycles of this, and these agressively patriotic types can thus be identified and permanently put away. Those sympathetic but not quite so enthusiastic are given pause to follow in those footsteps, not so keen on opposing the messiah.
Political rioting, alone, does little. Yeah, it might scare the legislature into momentary compliance - but the passions on both sides fade quickly, leaving only the status quo stained by ill will. Consider not those directly involved, but those who observe the tactics and bend those to strategy.
We’ve seen an awful lot of historical parallels to BHO’s strategy and iconography. Consider what’s next on that timeline - Kristalnacht, as I recall.
What I meant was that the same people will be rioting whether The One wins or loses.