“The issue is not the issue, the issue is the revolution.”
Step 1. Riot over a cause. The cause doesn’t matter. Only that key demos should be convinced that it’s moral, outrageous and urgent. BLM, Gaza, Abortion, illegal aliens are just interchangeable causes to everyone except those directly affected by them.
Step 2. Make martyrs when the riots escalate. The martyrs should preferably be telegenic and have compelling stories. Minorities are good for triggering white guilt. White women are ideal for suburban penetration.
3. Radicalize. The entire purpose of the exercise is to find new recruits and to radicalize them. The ‘martyrdom’ then brings in new recruits and the riots escalate into a new and more violent phase.
The cycle repeats until either the violence reaches a pitch sufficient for a takeover or becomes politically inconvenient and then gets tamped down. The causes rotate but the agenda remains the same.
“The issue is not the issue, the issue is the revolution.”
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Daniel became CEO of the David Horowitz Freedom Center in 2025.
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