>> However, the capacity of the oligarchy (witness Antifa) to stir up great violence—needs to NOT be underestimated.
Totally agree.
However - mitigating factor is that most of these movements are NOT organic. They are astroturf. (You can tell what the left is doing by what they accuse you of doing.) Most of these were incited and/or paid for by leftwing backers. It appears that Trump has frozen some assets. Maybe not enough to shut this down - after all there is still plenty of loose money everywhere - but maybe enough to put a dent in it.
99% of paid protesters will not show up if they aren’t bussed in and aren’t paid.
Also, our side has the guns and the gun training. I hope it doesn’t come to that, but if it ever did, I’d bet on our side coming out on top for 3 reasons. 1. We’re on the side of truth and morality. 2. We’re better armed. 3. We care. We are motivated by far more than a $50 bribe and a free bus ride.
I think a ton of liberals are going to:
1. go catatonic
2. hit the bottle and stay drunk for far too long
3. go suicidal. 4. some will probably go erratically violent.