A Choice That Will Show Just How Dangerous Terrorists Are

Imagine this scenario:

You are awakened by some noise. You open your front door, and notice the sound is coming from protesters nearby - perhaps a few blocks away, near an intersection.

You go outside, and your neighbors tell you that they saw the demonstration when they were walking their dog. Another neighbor says that the government has called them Dangerous Terrorists and Nazis.

You need to go out today, and will be traveling very near the protest.

The question is:

How concerned will you be about potential violence from the protesters?

Will it matter whether the protesters are:

• BLM activists
• Anti-Fa protesters
• Anti-Trump protesters
• Pro-Trump marchers
• Truckers protesting the vaccine mandates

Well, if you're like most of us, the first three possibilities might lead you to cancel or postpone your trip. Why? History, and a shrewd calculation that past performance is a pretty good predictor of future events. Vandalism, arson, and attacks on pedestrians, workers, and those passing through are quite possible, even likely.

The last two might cause you some concern - not of the protesters, but of the real  likelihood that counter-protesters or police action would make proximity dangerous. In other words, you don't fear the last two groups, you fear those who would act violently to shut them up.