G20 protesters naive, N. Korea real trouble

Right on cue, the G20 protesters began their wholly predictable rioting in Hamburg, led by the usual suspects of anarchists, anti-globalists, anti-capitalists, and anti-(fill in the blank) everything — including, of course, those who are paid to provoke water cannons.

The evils of capitalism aren’t so bad if you’re also prepared to be a left-wing hypocrite in return for a few euros.

It was therefore a not-so-gentle crowd that greeted the G20 this week.

Security police had already seized a cache of makeshift weapons before the crowd went wild: Fire extinguishers filled with flammables, baseball bats, and the makings for petrol bombs. “Welcome to hell,” the protesters screamed. Really? If this collective truly wants to see hell, then have them go to North Korea and try similar stunts, and see how far their so-called cry of democratic freedom and human rights goes.

It ends, if not in a morgue, then in life imprisonment and near starvation in the Hermit Kingdom’s many forced-labour camps.

But the radical left, led by the violence-loving Black Bloc, won’t think of that, of course.

No sense letting reality get in the way of a good protest that involves riot police and the maxing out of Hamburg’s and Germany’s security budgets. Our prime minister is there, of course. To Justin Trudeau, many of these protesters are his kind of people, lacking only in understanding, appreciation and hugs. They just need his benevolent guidance. What Trudeau has to do, however, is ignore this mesmerizing circus and bear down on what is important. Climate change, while politically correct in its warmth and fuzziness, should not be at the top of Trudeau’s G20 agenda. However, North Korea is a real threat. U.S. President Donald Trump, while acknowledging his support of NATO, needs his “new friend” Trudeau to have his back when he puts heat on Russia and China to intercede and pressure Kim Jong-un to stop his insanity before armed conflict ensues.

The North Korean leader is a candidate for a straitjacket and will only be stopped if the world’s three major powers collectively exert their considerable influence and resources to bring the latest Kim to heel.

In the alternative, the world becomes a far more dangerous place.