The American protest wave of 2024 will follow the scenario of 2020, almost to the day, security policy expert Robert C. Castel writes on his social media page.

Four years ago, the April Fools started destroying America's inner cities around this time.

The excuse this time is not George Floyd, but Gaza.

The goal is the same.

Influencing elections through low-intensity mob terrorism.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 28: Protesters cheer as the Third Police Precinct burns behind them on May 28, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As unrest continues after the death of George Floyd, police abandoned the precinct building, allowing protesters to set fire to it. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

The message is simple.

If you want "normalcy" back, you know who to vote for.

Both then and now, the "spontaneous" flare-up of events is supported by serious organizational and financial scaffolding.

The more desperate the outlook for the American left in the polls, the more chaos we can expect.

It was naïve from the outset to assume that the methodology developed in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America would not work on the home field as well.

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