One of the most powerful tools the Kremlin has in its secret arsenal of Special War is provocation, what they call provokatsiya.
While Moscow cannot claim to have invented this technique, which has existed as long as there have been secret services, there’s no doubt that Russians have perfected the art and taken it to a whole new level of sophistication and deviousness. At times, it can become a strategy all on its own (not always, mind you, with edifying results).
Provokatsiya simply means taking control of your enemies in secret and encouraging them to do things that discredit them and help you. You plant your own agents provocateurs and flip legitimate activists, turning them to your side.
When you’re dealing with extremists to start with, getting them to do crazy, self-defeating things isn’t often difficult. In some cases, you simply create extremists and terrorists where they don’t exist. This is causing problems in order to solve them, and since the Tsarist period, Russian intelligence has been known to do just that.
While this isn’t a particularly nice technique, it works surprisingly well, particularly if you don’t care about bloody and messy consequences. ..."
http://20committee.com/2014/03/29/understanding-provocation/
Without a doubt.
Just recall how in Ferguson there were folks bused in from Revcom. A Chicago based Communist organization. They had folks leading their marches of useful idiots that where attempting to get the police to attack them.
Agitate the police into reacting so they could claim victim status that would be played up in the media.
Now, they found a target to attack, Neo-nazi’s, and their media cohorts are predictably painting virtually anyone that isn’t one of them as a racist etc...
This isn’t good.
Conservatives ability to unwind the current media narrative will be impossible.
Republicans are running scared and are fearful of the media.
If we go on the defensive we will be virtually admitting our positions are wrong. If we go on the offensive?, We will need to have the Balls to face an onslaught of attacks.
This is not good.
I’m sorry to be so negative.
But, there’s going to be a War.
The cards have been dealt and it’s just a matter of time before they are all played.