Causes of Civil Unrest: The California ICE Raids
This morning, I had planned to take the day off and continue working on my new bird pond project, even considering a trip to Home Depot later. However, it’s been difficult to ignore the disturbing news of the California ICE raids. We’ve been seeing civil unrest and masked agents, presumably from ICE, carrying firearms. We are seeing the chaos that leads to political instability and ultimately financial instability, as I have said repeatedly in my blog and YouTube videos.
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I keep posting on social media that they’re acting like it’s “Black Hawk Down,” moving into suburbs when the most undocumented immigrants do is run away. That’s really the worst thing they’ve done so far, but we’re seeing this significant military presence, which is concerning.
The California ICE Raids
I have a list here that I’ll review in a second, but it reminded me of an article I read years ago about a CIA agent. He spent decades overseas, working and living in countries experiencing civil unrest. He noticed a recurring pattern and a common thread that leads to civil unrest and civil war. He discussed how that relates to the U.S., which led to this post.
So, as more videos get posted online, it’s hard to watch and understand why this is happening, but it’s important to be informed.
Common Causes of Civil Unrest That Lead to Civil War
Political Polarization: This involves extreme ideological divisions between groups, which often leads to a breakdown in governance.
Economic Inequality: Widespread poverty or significant economic disparity can fuel resentment and drive people towards rebellion.
Loss of Institutional Trust: When people no longer believe in the legitimacy of their government or institutions, they often seek other forms of governance.
Ethnic or Religious Tensions: Conflicts between different ethnic or religious groups can escalate into violence. As I read these, I keep thinking about how they apply to what we’re witnessing in real-time.
Oppressive Government Actions: Authoritarian policies, the suppression of dissent, or human rights violations can provoke resistance. Does that sound familiar? Think about that one more time: authoritarian policies, suppression of dissent, human rights violations, and due process being ignored. We have an authoritarian president in Trump who doesn’t like dissent.
Militarization of Society: The presence of armed factions or militias can escalate conflicts into full-scale war. President Trump has said he is sending the Marines to Los Angeles, and the National Guard has already been ordered to California. We have the military along our borders, and all these militias, where we don’t even know if they’re really ICE agents or not, and they are always covering their faces.
Trigger Events: Specific incidents such as assassinations, fraudulent elections, or violent crackdowns can ignite uprisings. The wrong people have already been arrested. We see what’s happening with Kilmar Abrego Garcia; I posted on that, and trust me, an acquittal is coming in that case. If not, they will quietly dismiss the case to begin with.
We’re still talking about the 2020 election fraud, which is nonexistent. Violent crackdowns? Yes, we’re seeing that. What’s the trigger event? Well, they just arrested the President of a union, David Huerta, in California.
Is that enough? Probably not. It did create a little bit of an uprising in that situation, but the wrong person is going to get hurt, injured, killed, or arrested. We’re already seeing this, like the member of Congress and a mayor who were arrested for trying to go into an ICE facility. At least one journalist, Lauren Tomasi with 9 News Australia, was shot in the leg with a rubber bullet. Truthfully, in watching the video clip, it makes no sense that the officer was pointing in her direction with her back turned to him, and he fires.
Even California Governor Gavin Newsom had to reply to the threats made by “border czar” Tom Homan that officials could be arrested for impeding ICE operations.
It’s sad. I don’t know where this is going to end, but I don’t like what I’m seeing. I know some people out there like to say, “This is what they voted for,” assuming those are real accounts, assuming those people are informed, and assuming they don’t have mental health issues, among a lot of other assumptions. We didn’t vote for this, okay? Maybe a small minority did.
So, there are tough times ahead. To say otherwise would be ignorance; it would be a lie. But keep that list in mind. Let me quickly summarize it again: political polarization, economic inequality, loss of institutional trust, ethnic or religious tensions, oppressive government actions, militarization of society, and trigger events. That’s what you need to know.
Remember, chaos creates political instability, which leads to financial instability.
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