I've seen a lot of people say "What Kyle did was stupid" or "He shouldn't have been there." At the time I agreed. He was a 17 year old and I didn't think a minor had any business being around a riot even if his intentions were pure (I knew he was doing cleanup and such earlier in the day, but I thought he should have just left once things got rowdy.) After all, why take that risk?

But more recently I've come to realize that if more people acted like Kyle did in that situation, the country would be a lot better off. He went with peaceful intentions to clean up, provide medical assistance, and protection to the area he worked, but knowing that because he opposed the senseless violence he was making himself a target and came prepared.

We cannot allow the threat or presence of violence to dissuade us from following our beliefs and opposing the destruction of our countr(y/ies). Yes, this will involve risk, and we must each determine how much risk is acceptable personally, but standing idly by and waiting for someone else to organize resistance to the anarcho-tyranny will inevitably result in us losing.