What happens when the guerrilla war comes home — not to the countryside, but to the city?
In this follow-up to our earlier episode, Insurgency 101, we apply insurgency theory to the 2020 urban unrest in America, examining the ways groups like Antifa and BLM-adjacent actors deployed guerrilla-adjacent tactics during riots and protests.
We cover:
- The anatomy of the modern urban guerrilla
- Why the 2020 riots weren’t spontaneous chaos, but structured disruption
- The role of perception warfare: “mostly peaceful” as strategic cover
- The dangers of overreaction vs. paralysis in state response
- How these movements exploit decentralized networks and media influence
- What law enforcement, protectors, and aware citizens need to understand next
You don’t need a jungle to wage a guerrilla war. The new insurgents operate in crowds, on social media, and behind ideological movements. Recognizing the playbook is step one.
So pull up a chair and sit a spell as we dive into American Insurgency: the Guerrilla's Playbook.
Resources:
Referenced Works:
- Robert Taber — War of the Flea
- FM 3-24 — Counterinsurgency
- Reports and footage from the 2020 urban riots and current events in Los Angeles
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