The reason violence "works" from the left is that they are already in control of the institutions. Antifa, BLM et. al. won't be prosecuted for theft, destruction of property, violent assault, or even murder. They will receive favorable coverage in the media (or minimized coverage if their actions are harmful to the narrative). They are free to spread their message on social media largely without interference. And as long as they continue to toe the line they won't have their lives destroyed by digital (or sometimes IRL) lynch mobs, or be banned from engaging in commerce. Any action by the left that doesn't cause an overwhelmingly negative reaction from a significant portion of the populace before they can put their PR spin on it will "work" (or at least not harm them.)
Conversely, those opposed to Antifa, BLM, et. al. will be prosecuted for simply going about their lives peacefully, or exercising their rights to defend themselves, their property, or others('). Their actions will be portrayed in the harshest possible light by the media, with a healthy dose of outright lies thrown into the mix to make them look even worse. They will be heavily censored on mainstream social media sites, and even some alternatives. If they reach enough prominence, they, their employer, and/or anyone that does business with them will be harrassed online and possibly IRL until they are unable to work or engage in commerce. Nothing the right does will "work" in the short term unless they are capitalizing on a failure of the left (and these will generally only last as long as they can maintain some grasp on institutional power.)
So to summarize, for any strategy to be effective from those opposing the left, it must be part of a long term plan to subvert/destroy the existing institutions and replace them with ones we control, and/or it must be done with overwhelming public support. This is how the communists won the cold war (at the cost of the collapse of the USSR, but I'd say control of the West is a fair trade there.)
If the Fabian Socialists won (a claim that's probably more accurate than mine, but would take a bit longer to explain) they did so with the (witting or unwitting) help of the Soviet intelligence apparatus.
The Fabians and Soviets are still both fundamentally Leftist, so there's not too much of a problem when they are working together to support Socialism in America, the issue is just that the Fabians didn't want their particular structures to be subverted by Communists. They still don't.
It's not a surprise that after the KGB archives were unsealed, the State Department was massively infiltrated by the KGB. The State Department has always been a major source of Fabianism in America, so there were plenty of fellow travelers in State, even if they were at times in opposition.
The State Department might not want the USSR to put soldiers in some specific country; but they are happy let, or even assist, in the undermining of religion in the US.
The reason violence "works" from the left is that they are already in control of the institutions. Antifa, BLM et. al. won't be prosecuted for theft, destruction of property, violent assault, or even murder. They will receive favorable coverage in the media (or minimized coverage if their actions are harmful to the narrative). They are free to spread their message on social media largely without interference. And as long as they continue to toe the line they won't have their lives destroyed by digital (or sometimes IRL) lynch mobs, or be banned from engaging in commerce. Any action by the left that doesn't cause an overwhelmingly negative reaction from a significant portion of the populace before they can put their PR spin on it will "work" (or at least not harm them.)
Conversely, those opposed to Antifa, BLM, et. al. will be prosecuted for simply going about their lives peacefully, or exercising their rights to defend themselves, their property, or others('). Their actions will be portrayed in the harshest possible light by the media, with a healthy dose of outright lies thrown into the mix to make them look even worse. They will be heavily censored on mainstream social media sites, and even some alternatives. If they reach enough prominence, they, their employer, and/or anyone that does business with them will be harrassed online and possibly IRL until they are unable to work or engage in commerce. Nothing the right does will "work" in the short term unless they are capitalizing on a failure of the left (and these will generally only last as long as they can maintain some grasp on institutional power.)
So to summarize, for any strategy to be effective from those opposing the left, it must be part of a long term plan to subvert/destroy the existing institutions and replace them with ones we control, and/or it must be done with overwhelming public support. This is how the communists won the cold war (at the cost of the collapse of the USSR, but I'd say control of the West is a fair trade there.)
Agreed. Except for the last bit. The Fabian Socialists won the Cold War, but they were also fighting it against the Communists.
If the Fabian Socialists won (a claim that's probably more accurate than mine, but would take a bit longer to explain) they did so with the (witting or unwitting) help of the Soviet intelligence apparatus.
Yes, and it was both witting and unwitting.
The Fabians and Soviets are still both fundamentally Leftist, so there's not too much of a problem when they are working together to support Socialism in America, the issue is just that the Fabians didn't want their particular structures to be subverted by Communists. They still don't.
It's not a surprise that after the KGB archives were unsealed, the State Department was massively infiltrated by the KGB. The State Department has always been a major source of Fabianism in America, so there were plenty of fellow travelers in State, even if they were at times in opposition.
The State Department might not want the USSR to put soldiers in some specific country; but they are happy let, or even assist, in the undermining of religion in the US.