Welcome to the world of performative authoritarianism, a form of politics that reached new heights of sophistication in Russia over the past decade and has now arrived in the United States.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/trump-putting-show-portland...



Why has this been allowed to happen? Any rank amateur could have predicted that unprepared troops with guns would increase tension and prolong the crisis. The people in the White House and the Department of Homeland Security who have sent employees of ICE and the Coast Guard into Portland surely knew that they would make people angrier. But although the administration’s behavior makes no sense as law enforcement, it makes perfect sense as a new kind of campaign tactic.

I finally saw the one and only person dressed in all black get carted off the street by 2 Jack Booted Thugs (JBT for short) while atleast 1 more JBT stood by and watched.

This was filmed by a fellow "peaceful protester".

The guy who got carted off into a van, as soon as he sees the 2 JBT's approach looks em in the face, and puts his hands behind his back - not up, not get on the ground - behind his back (where he could have a gun and shoot them). They dont even bother yelling at him to do this or that. They walk to him - dont cuff him - very important, now he's within knife range cos they're next to him. They take him by his hands, the third guy is guarding them all and isn't looking at the guy they snatched, but at everyone else around. The filming woman asks for his name and says we'll get you out, and he mumbles something. No resistance, no cuffs, he never tries to outrun them - which is easy cos they're 40lb loaded with bullet proof and guns and flashlights, and he's taller too, easy for him to take them on in a sprint and all he had to to was turn a corner and hide (being from that area he knows the spots I'd assume if he was a real local protester) - Instead they walk him out of there without cuffs and no one knows his name.

This was them retreiving an undercover asset. Look it up and look up analysis by cops and other people who are better at reading body language on you tube. Officer Tatum is a good one in this aspect.


Cool.
Srinath.