According to the Institute for the Study of War, the US Military doctrine defines the first phase of insurgency as
“The first phase is latent and incipient. During this phase, activities include the emergence of insurgent leadership, creation of initial organizational infrastructure, training, acquisition of resources, and political actions, such as organizing
protests. A group that eventually becomes members of an insurgency may simply be a legitimate political group at this stage. Governmental actions and changes in society can transform political groups into insurgencies.”
https://www.understandingwar.org/
So they're discussing Iran and the protest movement there but it sounds like BLM and Antifa to a T.
ScottW
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