They want you angry, they want you very angry.  It’s emotion that drives the collective; it’s emotion that drives the mob; it’s emotion that drives democracy to totalitarianism.

There’s a reason the founding fathers of the U.S. Republic promised a “republican form of government“, a constitutional republic and not a democracy.
A Republic is ruled by principles of law, and as a consequence it is a representative process of considerable debate and deliberative conversation.
A Democracy is ruled by majority, by emotion.  Debate is not considered – the arguments are short and quick – the rules quickly assembled without lengthy forethought toward consequence.  (If that sounds like ObamaCare, it’s not coincidental) (more…)

Consider us cynical, however I doubt he was arrested because of his threat against Darren Wilson. It is perhaps more likely this man was arrested because he represented a political risk to exposing the hidden undercurrent/narrative.  If his activity had not been stopped he could potentially have exposed the entire construct of the leftist’s Ferguson ideology based around racism and hatred. That exposure, and not the risk to Wilson, needed to be managed removed.
UPDATE: SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED:

[…]  “It is unclear how exactly authorities focused in on Abdul-Jabbaar, but the key FBI agent on the case is currently assigned to an international terrorism squad, part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force out of the the FBI’s Seattle Field Division. In addition to regular posts about the Ferguson shooting, Abdul-Jabbaar’s Facebook page includes many posts about the Islamic State (also known as ISIL or ISIS), and his cover photo is the Islamic State’s black flag.”  (link)

46 year-old Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar starting posting threats to Facebook shortly after the August shooting of Michael Brown. Investigators said the threats escalated and continued through late November – story here.
Abdul-Jabbaar also threatened other officers and even attempted to use Facebook to buy a gun, police say.
Acting U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes said freedom of speech does not extend to threats to kill or injure law enforcement officers.
“Although we each have the right to express our views about the decision reached by the state grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, we cannot tolerate violence or threats of violence that are intended to intimidate, and ultimately silence debate,” said Hayes in a written statement. “Such threats are crimes, and the individuals who make them must be held to account.” (more…)

Mommy, who is Mike Brown and why does he f*ck the policeman?

Kids, 7-10, here to perform carols ended up surrounded by #ferguson protesters on stage. All in tears.

— Joshua Trujillo (@joshtrujillo) November 29, 2014

Seattle […] Demonstrators marched through holiday traffic, blocked intersections and shut down light rail service to Westlake station. Some protesters moved the demonstration to the edge of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, where they clashed with police officers.
Both officers and demonstrators used pepper spray, police said. Some protesters wore gas masks.
Later, the city’s traditional Christmas lighting ceremony at Westlake started early after protesters surrounded the area and began rallying. Police turned out in force, arresting five people and prompting the mall to close several hours early.
Police said the arrests included people accused of assaulting officers and damaging an officer’s bicycle. (more…)

Saint Louis Grand Jury Announcement Anticipated 4:00pm Tomorrow

• The election is over • Obama has conferred with the BGI • Holder is coordinating diversity training • DOJ/CRS boots on the ground • Emergency plans in place – The “no bill” announcement could come at any day now….

• ♦ INFO – Feds Release Investigative Details To New York Times (LINK)
• ♦ INFO – Officer Darren Wilson version of events given to media. (LINK)
• ♦ INFO – Official Mike Brown autopsy supports Wilson’s Version of events. (LINK)
• ♦ INFO – Eight Black Witnesses Confirm Darren Wilson Version (Link)
• ♦ INFO – Feds Reveal No Charges Expected Against Darren Wilson (LINK)
• ♦ INFO – STL Post Dispatch Releases Audio/Video of Police Call (LINK)
• ♦ INFO – FBI Shares Violence Is Expected/Anticipated (LINK)

• Officer Darren Wilson pushed into vehicle by Mike Brown. • A Struggle ensued. • Two shots fired inside vehicle. • One bullet striking the hand of Mike Brown. • Blood from right arm wound on interior door, uniform and officers weapon. • Gun powder residue also on hands of Mike Brown. • Attorney for Dorian Johnson admits DJ lied to media.

• One bullet lodges in door panel of SUV • One bullet strikes near window of adjacent apartment building. • Hat and one shoe located on South side of police SUV. • Second shoe located approximately 10-15′ East. • Officer Wilson chases Mike Brown. • Both travel approximately 100′ from SUV. • Brown stops, turns, makes aggressive statement. • Brown charges Wilson. • Ten additional shots fired at approaching Mike Brown. • Five bullets strike Brown. • Total of 12 shots fired.
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Shades of Ayers/Dohrn  as information about pipe bombs surface against the backdrop of Chicago Revolutionary Communists in the Ferguson/Saint Louis area.  Two New Black Panther Party affiliates arrested today….
Update: Video Surfaces of one of the arrested bombers, Olajuwon Ali, via WeaselZippers

ST. LOUIS • Two men have been indicted on weapons charges in federal court here for allegedly making straw purchases of two handguns at the Cabela’s sporting goods store in Hazelwood.

A police source says both men are affiliated with the New Black Panther Party and were taken into custody this morning.
The indictment was handed up Wednesday and unsealed today accusing Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Davis of making false statements to obtain firearms. The defendants’ ages and addresses were not made public. (more…)

…”Students should walk out of school when they hear another murdering pig has gone free”…

Mommy, why did the masked man say we needed to murder a pig?
Early in the Ferguson protesting a group of professional communists and antagonists from Chicago arrived on scene to exploit the Mike Brown shooting outrage.

Today within an article highlighting school closings for Monday and Tuesday in/around the Saint Louis/Ferguson area you find the following disturbing mentions:

[…]  School district representatives from several north St. Louis County districts say they’ve been requested by law enforcement to close for two days immediately after the announcement to keep buses and excess traffic off streets in the event of unrest.

Children in Jennings don’t have bus service. Most of them walk, making Anderson even more concerned for their safety.

On Thursday, Anderson said a group of adults wearing masks and claiming to be from Chicago were passing out fliers to students as they walked home along Cozens Avenue. The street has an elementary school, the junior high and high school.

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Yikes.  The National Anthem needs a warning ?

(Via Daily Caller) CNN, which bills itself as “The Most Trusted Name in News,” sure knows how to put a weird damper on a perfectly heartwarming, patriotic and downright tearjerker story during the week of Veterans Day.

The video story is entitled “Sailor mom surprises daughter at school.” It first appeared on CNN on Thursday — on loan from an Indianapolis Fox affiliate.
Prior to CNN’s presentation of the video (just after the mandatory commercial), a warning message appeared for several seconds in bold font atop a two-tone black background.
“Please be advised you are about to hear an excerpt of the national anthem,” the warning declared (more)

For the latest example in total and complete reality disconnect we travel back to the Left Coast courtesy of Bill Maher and Socialist Bernie Sanders.
Painful though it may be to watch – it’s worthwhile as an exercise in sharpening the saw:

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Another suspected (non-insured) Ebola patient is receiving expensive, time consuming medical attention after landing at Newark International Airport on Friday, clearing US Border and Customs Inspection and taking a long bus ride from New Jersey to a relative’s home in North Carolina before spiking a fever and contacting the CDC which triggered the hospital admission:
“….A male patient, age unknown, was transported today to Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and is being tested this evening for Ebola virus infection.
The individual flew into Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday after traveling from Liberia through an unknown destination, then traveled to the Durham area on a commercial bus, according Aldona Wos, MD, secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
On Saturday, the individual was picked up by a relative and taken to the family’s home in Person County, north of Durham. After spiking a fever this morning, temperature unknown, the individual was transported to Duke Hospital and is currently isolated in a contained unit designated previous during training as the site for treatment of a potential Ebola patient.
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Within the details you find all the jihadist nuggets which connect leftists (Democrats) to radical terrorists (ISIS).

A “teenage” “activist” leaving “Chicago” to travel to “Turkey” to cross into “Syria” and become a “jihadist“…. Can you identify a logical, historical and familiar evolutionary pattern? 

[Also, (we know Treepers are sharp on this stuff) notice the picture the liberal media are using to portray the “teen”, and you can identify the liberal bent ideology behind the sketch artist.   They want him to appear “older” because it deflects attention from the indoctrination et al.   If the media could attach a right-wing-extremist label to the teen, they would use his high school yearbook picture.]  

CHICAGO – An Illinois teenager was arrested Saturday at a major airport as authorities say he was attempting to travel to the Middle East to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). (more…)