I don’t think it has to be foreign...we have plenty of people and organizations here in the media to keep this going. While McCarthy’s techniques were wrong, he correctly saw that the media of his time were being used by the left, foreign and domestic, to promote and protect Communism. Thus it is true the media builds acceptance of the left and tolerance of its violence at a popular level.
I always wondered how people survived day to day life in turbulent banana republics where mobs roamed the streets and going to the market was like running across a battlefield. I guess we’re finding out, but I sure never thought it would happen here. In the 60s, bad though they were, the authorities were not on the side of the rioters and bombers; now they are, starting with the mayors and governors and going all the way to certain Senators and former presidents.
The foreign influence comes from Western/American people who are dependent on profits from foreign investments.
Notably, investments in China.
EG: Dependents of CALPERs had no choice. But now China is their savior. Or not.
What strikes me re: the Sixties...
Then, we wanted more freedom. Now these “protestors” want more control. Very weird to me- the young should never want more control!
Makes me think it’s all fake.
Nah, there’s definitely foreign involvement. All those radical movements from the ‘70s had a bear paw so far up their behinds you could see the claws when they talked. Now it’s a different kind of bear - a Panda.
And this isn’t banana-republic bad. Not yet.