Michael Brown Shooting: Radical Communists try to hijack peaceful Ferguson, MO protests
The arrests of numerous outsiders at protests in Ferguson suggests that outside political groups are trying to exploit a community's grief and sense of alienation from local political life to advance their own goals.
The National Interest points out that one of these groups is the Revolutionary Communist Party-USA. They are a Chicago-based organization whose primary platform is perpetual revolution. The group views protests over sensitive matters like the deaths of Michael Brown or Eric Garner as opportunities to provoke a fierce police response that will drive more people into the streets in disgust in anger.
The hope for this group is that they will kick off an ever-increasing cycle of violence that eventually leads to the overthrow of the U.S. government and all its institutions.
The members of the Revolutionary Communist Party-USA can be seen in a number of images and videos on social media. They are identifiable by their shirts, which have white lettering on the top that changes toeither red, yellow, or green.
Members of the party and their distinctive shirts can be seen below.
Chicago Communists, New Black Panthers Infiltrate #Ferguson Riots (Photos-Video) -->> https://t.co/AYMpXiIL3T pic.twitter.com/DGxFksxDSI
— SensibleOne (@SensibleOne) August 14, 2014
Another member in a similar shirt can be seen holding a sign with the party's website on it.
Communists now showing up at #Ferguson protests! C webaddress on signs! https://t.co/n6e5d8F2X0 pic.twitter.com/GP3ZoT61S4 — Kate MacGinn (@KateMacGinn) August 19, 2014
There is photographic evidence that at least one of their members was arrested.
For the record, this photo shows Revolutionary Communist Party operative Travis Morales in #Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/xk2lQ3n4F4 — Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 19, 2014
When these non-local protesters were discovered by members of the local community like local politician Antonio French, the locals did not take kindly to their presence.
"Antonio French decks an agitator", via @ryanjreilly: https://t.co/s31ZYrfoOs h/t @colinjones French for president? — Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) August 19, 2014
Locals also challenged the agitators in debate.
