The Left’s playbook of chaos drives voters to Trump

One year into President Donald Trump‘s second term, the political temperature around the country is at an all-time high. This is hardly surprising given our sustained and intense polarization. The Democratic Party is still reeling from its November 2024 loss. But what it offered, a substitute candidate who entered the scene at the eleventh hour, had little appeal. Former Vice President Kamala Harris is far more mentally competent than was the diminished Joe Biden. However, she represented something average Americans reject: extremism.

There is much to say about the wrong behavior that both parties have displayed in recent years. And one action or incident does not excuse another, as much as blind partisans on both sides of the aisle would like that to be true. But when looking at both parties collectively, it’s clear that leftists prize mob behavior far more than those on the Right. We have seen this with the Black Lives Matter riots, Hamas-supporting protests and intimidation on college campuses, celebrating near-assassination attempts, and now, protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Making politics physical is a feature, not a bug, of the leftist playbook. Somehow, clearly pointing this out is akin to excusing what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, and glossing over the bad actors who exist on the Right. But those who are honest about what’s in front of us can call out all the bad, while also admitting the Left has a problem.

When ICE protesters stormed into Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, few outside observers were surprised. It’s not as though anyone wants to see this kind of disturbance, but at this point, we’re far more accustomed to it than we should be. The protesters entered a house of worship, targeting that one because Pastor David Easterwood is also the director

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Political analysts hold various views on whether internal “chaos” or disunity within the Democratic Party benefits Republicans. The impact is complex and depends on factors such as how voters perceive the source of the chaos and the political context at the time.

Potential Advantages for Republicans

<><>Voter Discontent: When the Democratic party appears weak or unable to unify (e.g., during government shutdown negotiations), it can lead to voter frustration and potential abstention on election day, which indirectly helps the opposition party.

<><>Framing the Narrative: Republicans often seize on Democratic infighting to portray the left as “weak,” “out of touch,” or unable to govern effectively. This narrative can be a powerful messaging tool for motivating their own base and persuading undecided voters.

<><>Loss of Moderates/Independents: Internal disputes might alienate moderate and independent voters who prefer stability and compromise, potentially pushing them to vote Republican or toward third-party options.

<><>Focus on Internal Affairs: A party consumed by internal disagreements and primary challenges may struggle to focus on fundraising, candidate recruitment, and developing a clear, compelling agenda to counter the opposition.
Potential Disadvantages for Republicans

<><>Blame for Dysfunction: Voters often blame the party in power for a dysfunctional government. If Democratic “chaos” manifests as a government shutdown or other widespread negative impacts on daily life, public sentiment can quickly turn against the entire political establishment, potentially hurting Republicans as well.

<><>Contrast in Stability: Conversely, if Democrats are seen as working to resolve issues and make government work, it can create a favorable contrast to Republican dysfunction and attract voters who prioritize stability and practical governance.

<><>Base Mobilization: Intense internal anger among Democrats can, paradoxically, be channeled into energy for primary challenges and grassroots movements, leading to a more engaged and motivated base in the long term.

Ultimately, the political impact is often viewed through a partisan lens, with each side attempting to use the other’s difficulties to their advantage in the ongoing battle for public opinion and electoral success.

The American public really needs to be educated on the communist playbook as revealed by Bezmenov, as you mentioned:

Phase One: Demoralization. Using all the pillars that hold up a society to so propagandize the people that they are unable to see what is true even if it is right before their very eyes. Education, media, business, government at all levels, sports, churches, etc. Venezuela, China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, and Serbia finally captured the government of the US in two ways:

a) using Cartel del Sol as the master cartel over all the others to use sticks and carrots on judges and other officials so that they would use their positions to serve the cartel and the communist cabal rather than the US Constitution and the American people. The whistleblowers have specifically mentioned the governor of Georgia. His daughter’s fiancee’ was killed at a very critical time in the 2020 election and from that point on he and SOS Raffensperger threw election integrity out the door.

b) Since 2007 stealing US elections using the Smartmatic source code (created to steal the 2004 referendum on ousting Hugo Chavez) which is in Dominion’s election systems, used in all the swing states critical to stealing Presidential elections. Through this they have been stealing US House and Senate elections, as well as Presidential elections. In 2016 the theft of the election for Hillary was stopped, partially because Trump’s lead was too large to overcome - which is why Covid-19 was essential to steal 2020. They had to have a plausible reason for 1 million extra manufactured votes, and the illegal mail-in ballots and drop boxes (not approved by state legislatures) gave that fig leaf. The fedsurrection on J6 ensured that lawmakers who would contest the Constitutionality of those unlawfully-chosen electors were not able to do so because emergency measures were put into place disallowing it. 2024 was not stolen because the US military blocked the Dominion servers in Belgrade, Serbia from uploading to the US machines the totally fabricated results. Two convicted narco-terrorists from Venezuela have written letters detailing how all this was done, and the DOJ has over a dozen whistleblowing engineers who can tell exactly how each theft was done.

Phase Two: Destabilization. Gunning for a spark to set the place on fire. Nicolas Maduro and his regime assessed that the US public had already reached the point of demoralization so they trained the worst prisoners in their system in how to destabilize a society and then sent them into the US under the guise of “gang members” forced out of Central/South America by “gang violence”. According to the whistleblowers these are not people looking for a better life; they are sleeper cells sent to destabilize America in immediate preparation for the revolution. In addition, we have a witness who saw the head of Cartel del Sol hand one of the founders of BLM $20 million in cash right before the George Floyd riots. The communist cabal is working with NGO’s, the US Deep State, and anti-American people like George and Alex Soros to create the force needed for both phase 2 and phase 3.

Phase Three: Revolution. The public takeover of the government and military. Allowing millions of foreign fighters into the country creates a stand-by force for when this occurs. Obama also spoke of creating a “military force” larger and more powerful than the US military. That’s what BLM, the cartels, Deep State, Soros, etc are all about. There was a report of unverified credibility that the “No Kings” protests were supposed to include explosions in large blue cities that would usher in the complete communist takeovers of those cities, creating outposts from which the communist control could expand. A lot of people were wondering why the democrats held America hostage by refusing to re-open the US govt until AFTER the “No Kings” protests which turned out to be a dud. Two reasons for that: Trump closed the border so the Chinese military amassed at the border for just this moment were no longer able to invade; and Trump also found a way to fund the US military without the fedgov re-opening. If this allegation about “No Kings” is true, legislative leaders were working to make sure there was no defense for the US at the precise planned moment of the communist revolution. Instead, Trump was putting National Guardsmen in critical large cities - possibly cities that were planned to be the centers of this revolution.

Phase Four: “Normalization”. The complete communist takeover of the government - nationalizing all industry, getting rid of all freedoms including all of the Constitutional guarantees through the overthrow of the US Constitution, etc. Running the country into the ground just like Chavez did with Venezuela, turning it from a prosperous country to one where the people were starving and unarmed.

When we look at Iran and Minneapolis right now, we are looking at the same fight. The only difference is that in Iran the Islamo-communist cabal is already fully in power, whereas in Minneapolis the Islamo-communist cabal only has partial power (state powers) but trying to hold onto that tyrranic power by fighting off the feds which guarantee a Constitutional form of governance.

The American people need to know all of this so they can put the current events into context and see how the demoralization that’s been done against them fits into everything we see. They are being played by powerful forces who literally want to destroy this country and turn it into Venezuela or Iran.

The battle lines are clearly drawn, but is the public well-read enough to see them?

People charge an established, limestone and oak, church to harass praying Christians.

An outrage (!) yes, but have the people read the Bible about our Lord driving (physical violence) merchants from the Temple? (cf. Matthew 21).

Or when Nadab and Abihu were fooling around in the Temple and were smitten by the Almighty? (cf. Leviticus 10).

I bet $100 that all are clueless of these passages and the obvious implication that:

What they did was beyond, way beyond, a civil rights violation of Christians in Minnesota.

It was a supernatural attack on the Almighty.

We simply are NOT going to be able to compromise or arrange a COEXIST, bumpersticker-type peace with these people.

We live in separate universes with the Communist-Moose limb alliance.

The key differences between us and them:

1.) They believe in Satan. We believe in the Almighty.

2. Their plainly stated and ultimate goal is to destroy and erase the Biblical culture, Christians and Jews; We foolishly believe that we can rehabilitate and assimilate them and COEXIST with them, just like the bumpersticker says.

This reality needs to be the Primary Lesson taught by our side. It is a cold, hard, reality that we must internalize. One side or the other will prevail.

The COEXIST bumpersticker is a psyop.

The entire Earth is at stake.

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