Covid-19 A Trojan Horse to Lawlessness, by Publius

Covid-19. The new normal? I pray this is not the new normal. No doubt we have all experienced what could only be described as a completely foreign way of life on a macro level; social distancing, lockdowns, masks, the closing of schools, businesses and economies world-wide. We are truly living in un-precedented times. But I recently discovered micro level changes induced by Covid-19 that appear to have a larger effect.

With the rise of revolutionary groups like Black Lives Matter and Antifa, citizens of America have witnessed chaos in the streets throughout the summer of 2020. These groups, which I will refer to as Rev/Comm, have used Police shooting events, as their reason and cause, to unleash the lawlessness we see today. But does Covid-19 have a hand in the Rev/Comm’s actions?

Like many cities across America, my city has not been spared of protests this summer. Around Memorial Day, our downtown was seized by violent activist. The city issued a mandatory curfew and thankfully quelled the violence over the weekend. Like many cities, it seemed we were caught off guard and unfortunately an officer had their neck sliced with a knife and several businesses fell victim to the Rev/Comm’s destructive actions. Recently, I noticed advertisements for another protest in my city. It was scheduled to take place on city owned property. Being the inquisitive citizen, I took it upon myself to investigate as to the city’s awareness of this planned protest and as to wether the event was legally permitted. I called my local administrative offices, as well as the Sheriff’s office and what I was told was shocking. Please read on.

Not only were the protesters, and their affiliated group coalitions, not legally permitted to hold an event on city property, there was no recourse for local law enforcement to shut down the unlawful protest! Because of Covid-19, the city (in their infinite wisdom), shuttered many administrative offices. One of these offices happened to be the Special Events and Permitting Departments. Employees are working from home, but not currently accepting new applications for large events due to CDC guidelines. In effect, due to Covid-19, the Sheriffs Office cannot shut down an illegal and non-permitted gathering because there is no permit that can be issued! A representative from the Sheriffs Office told me via telephone that, “We can only shut down the protest if things get violent”. My suspicions are that if I wanted to hold a peaceful parade, or block party celebration, my event would surely be shut down due to lack of a permit. As for the Rev/Comm’s, they obviously get a pass. I only wish I knew the reason why. It is important to note that I live in a city with a Republican Mayor and Sheriff. It is easy to say that Rev/Comm groups are allowed to be unlawful in cities run by Democrats, but in my experience, this is not true.

In closing, Covid-19 has unleashed a hellish nightmare upon this earth. Just as Menelaus’ Trojan Horse provided cover for his invading army at Troy, the overzealous response to the virus allows Rev/Comm groups immunity to law. Rights granted to men from God and Government are being ignored on a global and local scale. Rev/Comm groups are profiting from the exaggerated response of the virus. Unfortunately, ideas like Liberty and Rule of Law, are not.

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About the Author: NC Scout

NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

4 Comments

  1. Dean Varner September 8, 2020 at 09:07

    “the right of the people peaceably to assemble” I’d argue perhaps that we have actually gained back some of our rights (however fleetingly), and less government? That use to be a slogan of the “right.” Remember the 2nd amendment assembly not long before this all started? The VA gov had fits about people wearing mask.

  2. Anonymous September 8, 2020 at 10:01

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  3. Randydrummer September 8, 2020 at 14:28

    With forced lockdowns and closures, mask mandates, government agency closures, contact tracing apps installed on smartphones and deliberate censorship of citizens First Amendment Rights, I fail to see how we have gained anything. More tyranny perhaps. Remember our “rights” have always been present. They come from our Creator. The population abdicating those aforementioned rights is a individual choice. What we see here is a population of citizens relinquishing their rights in exchange for security. To paraphrase Franklin, ” In the end you will have neither”.

  4. Curious Passerby September 9, 2020 at 01:17

    I won’t pretend to know your area, but I do know the repubes. Just because you have a repube govt doesn’t mean you have a liberty-loving Constitution-obeying American govt. I volunteered with the repubes once and I was shocked by the level of infighting and double-dealing that went on. I’m sure it’s the same everywhere and in any party, but it’s still something to experience. Also, my observation of the repubes from the national level seems to be they’re most skilled at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, then asking for more money, because next time they’ll get it right.

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