<![CDATA[As I have written before and shall undoubtedly write again: chaos begets chaos. It is unavoidable. You cannot summon the spirit of Madame Defarge and expect to keep it contained. If you instigate a movement and accompanying protests that devolve into riots, those characteristics will naturally follow the movement, even if in its most peaceful incarnations. The organizers may have every intention of keeping things civil, but in 2025 America, these gatherings attract agents of destruction. Some may be deployed there, others may come on their own accord. They may be true believers in the cause célèbre, or they may just be attracted by the potential for violence like moths to the proverbial flame.]]>