Os EUA à beira de uma insurreição? (I)

Is America in the Early Stages of Armed Insurgency?, por Fred Kaplan (Slate):

One of the world’s leading counterinsurgency experts is alarmed by what he sees.

David Kilcullen is one of the world’s leading authorities on insurgencies. For decades he has studied them. As an infantry soldier in the Australian army and an adviser to the U.S. Army, he’s fought against them. His latest scholarly work has focused on their role in urban conflicts.

So when Kilcullen says that America is in a state of “incipient insurgency,” it’s worth sitting up, taking notice, and trembling just a little.

America in 2020: “Insurrection” or “Incipient Insurgency”?, por David Kilcullen (Fundation for the Desense of Democracy):

Thus, as this month’s disorder fades, the main long-term impact may be its radicalizing effect on a tiny minority of participants who join more violent groups as a result. It is commonplace in insurgencies for guerrilla talent spotters to identify recruits through street violence, inducting them into armed, organized groups over time. More broadly, the military concept of insurgency –subversion plus violence, intended to seize, nullify, or challenge political control – may be more applicable here than insurrection.