New reports indicate that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests that swept the nation in the summer of 2020 following the death of George Floyd were often coordinated and sponsored by a group with Chinese ties.
What many believed were organically driven protests were actually organized by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), a secretive pro-Beijing organization, according to a Breitbart report.
The simmering cauldron of racial discontent was stirred by the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and Michael Brown in 2014. Their deaths were followed by Eric Garner, Lauan McDonald, and George Floyd.
Black Struggle leader, Montague Simmons organized sometimes violent protests in response to the deaths, which he characterized as expressions of racism.
At one point, Simmons bragged he brought 10,000 out-of-state activists to share in a protest.
A Breitbart investigation revealed that Simmons was also a member of Liberation Road, which is connected to FRSO. Progressive, social justice author Max Elbaum wrote that FRSO has a long history of “taking their cues from Beijing.”
The author added that operatives from Bejing used Floyd’s death to push violent protests.
The Breitbart report indicated that “FRSO fingerprints were all over” the BLM protests that erupted in 2020.
FRSO political secretary Steff Yorek’s wife Jess Sundin brazenly bragged about coordinating rallies that emptied police stations and looting Target and other major stores. She referred to the activity as “absolutely tied to, connected to, and part of the movement.”
“I can’t tell you the joy it brought all of us to see the Third Precinct destroyed,” Sundin said.
FRSO member Michael Sampson posted a pledge for the organization’s support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCCP). He wrote:
Dear Comrades,
Freedom Road Socialist Organization congratulates the leadership of the Communist Party of China, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, for the great successes achieved at the 20th National Congress. . . . Socialist China is an example to oppressed people everywhere who yearn for a better future. Again, congratulations on a successful 20th Congress. The CPC is truly a great political party that has proven its ability to do great things. Long live the Communist Party of China! Long live the unity between the people of China and the people of the U.S.!
With fraternal greetings.”
In addition to the FRSO, the Party for Socialism (Slavery) and Liberation (PSL) also has ties to Beijing and supports civil unrest in the United States.
Brian Becker, national director of the ANSWER Coalition and a member of PSL, described the violent riots in Ferguson as a “rebellion” and distributed flyers reading:, “There can be no peace with this system! . . . The Party for Socialism (Slavery) and Liberation stands with those in the streets—they have every right to rebel. . . . the system is criminal . . . The cops are the real gangs.”
The Global Times, China’s state media outlet, interviewed Becker for a piece headlined “China’s Socialist Goals a Source of Inspiration to Those Who Seek a Humanist Alternative: AntiWar Socialist.”
The investigation indicates recent Chinese investment in protests in dozens of cities across the United States and concerted efforts to spur discontent.
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