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There were violent protests at the Berkeley campus of the University of California:

February 2, 2017

Berkeley, California (CNN) Violence erupted Wednesday night at UC Berkeley — the same campus where the Free Speech Movement began — to protest a scheduled talk by right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos.

The university blamed “150 masked agitators” for the unrest, saying they had come to campus to disturb an otherwise peaceful protest.

Administrators decided to cancel the event about two hours before the Breitbart editor’s speech. UC Berkeley said it removed him from campus “amid the violence and destruction of property and out of concern for public safety.”

Black-clad protesters wearing masks threw commercial-grade fireworks and rocks at police. Some even hurled Molotov cocktails that ignited fires. They also smashed windows of the student union center on the Berkeley campus where the Yiannopoulos event was to be held.

At least six people were injured. Some were attacked by the agitators — who are a part of an anarchist group known as the “Black Bloc” that has been causing problems in Oakland for years, said Dan Mogulof, UC Berkeley spokesman. …

President Donald Trump weighed in on Twitter, suggesting the possibility of cutting federal funds to the public university.

“If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view — NO FEDERAL FUNDS?” Trump tweeted Thursday morning. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/us/milo-yiannopoulos-berkeley/

I watched some of the violent masked thugs last night on CNN and FOX intentionally trying to cause damage. Since the news crews were able to film, I was wondering why the police were not arresting the people. I figured that perhaps they would do so later, but apparently they did not.

In today’s news, CNN reported the following related to that:

No arrests were made throughout the night. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/us/milo-yiannopoulos-berkeley/

It seems to me that certain UC Berkeley and other officials decided to not arrest the rioters. Notice the following:

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the violence and unlawful behavior that was on display and deeply regret that those tactics will now overshadow the efforts to engage in legitimate and lawful protest against the performer’s presence and perspectives,” UC Berkeley said in a statement.

While UC Berkeley officials claim to strongly denounce this, they should have had campus police and other police arrest those causing violence and damage.

In my view, the reason that they did not is that they and others more and more support violent protests against speech that they do not support.

Consider something I posted here back in September:

For years I have warned that more civil unrest was coming to the USA.  We have already seen a re-emergence of civil unrest already in 2015 and 2016.

That does not mean that I agree that globalists will necessarily trigger it etc. But the media certainly has fanned the flames in the past and I expect them to do more such fanning in the future if Donald Trump were to win. (Thiel B. ‘Chaos will erupt across America in less than 100 days… no matter who wins the election’. COGwriter, September 5, 2016)

Notice also the following report:

2 February 2017

The University of California at Berkeley was forced to cancel a talk by an editor at the right-wing Breitbart News website, Milo Yiannopoulos, after student protests turned violent.

Mr Yiannopoulos is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump. …

Protests began peacefully earlier on Wednesday. But demonstrators later broke windows at the hall where the talk was due to be held, threw smoke bombs and started a fire on Sproul Plaza. …

Colin Duke, said: “I just came to see if I could get into the Milo event. I support free speech. It’s Sproul Plaza, so the birthplace of campus free speech. And it just got shut down by a bunch of people in black cloth.” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38837142

The flames of violent protest has been fanned by the media and various school and government officials.

On other hateful matters, I reported yesterday about the threats against Jewish Community Centers in the USA over the past several weeks (see First they came for the Jews, then will they come for the true Christians?). Today, BBC reported the following:

2 February 2017

Hate crime against Jewish people in the UK increased by more than a third last year, with recorded incidents now at record levels, charity figures suggest.

The Community Security Trust (CST), which monitors anti-Semitism, recorded 1,309 incidents in 2016 – surpassing the previous high of 1,182 in 2014.

Mark Gardner, from the CST, said anti-Semites currently felt “emboldened”. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38836536

Anti-Semites as well as pro-left wingers both seem to be emboldened.

This is not unexpected. Notice some biblical prophecies:

25 There shall be terror within (Deuteronomy 32:25)

1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Timothy 3:1-7)

23 ‘Make a chain,
For the land is filled with crimes of blood,
And the city is full of violence.
24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles,
And they will possess their houses;
I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease,
And their holy places shall be defiled. (Ezekiel 7:23-24)

13 … evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:13)

Although there will be some type of lull internationally (see The ‘Peace Deal’ of Daniel 9:27), we will see violence, terrors, and persecution greatly increase before Jesus returns (cf. Daniel 7:25; see also Persecutions by Church and State).

Until then, heed Jesus’ words:

 9 In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10)

9 But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”  … 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man. (Luke 21:9,36)

The Kingdom of God is the Solution. Watch, repent, and pray.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 at 8:00 am and is filed under Prophecy.

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