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"Today we need to examine something that reveals the machinery of authoritarian
propaganda with surgical precision: how a handful of violent incidents across a
few city blocks in Los Angeles was transformed into a “crisis” justifying the
deployment of federal troops against American citizens. And how easily that
transformation succeeded.
I write this from Los Angeles, where I’ve lived long enough to witness actual
citywide chaos. I was here during the widespread unrest following George
Floyd’s murder. I was here during the rioting after the Dodgers won the World
Series. I’ve seen what it looks like when a city of four million people truly
erupts in violence.
What happened this past weekend wasn’t that. Not even close.
Yet somehow, a few isolated incidents of vandalism and confrontation—contained
within a handful of city blocks—became the justification for deploying Marines
against American protesters. More disturbing still, this manufactured crisis
worked exactly as intended. Millions of Americans now believe that military
force was not just justified but necessary to restore order in a city that was
never actually in disorder.
Two plus two equals four. There are twenty-four hours in a day. And what we
witnessed was not urban chaos but the deliberate manufacture of consent for
military rule through carefully orchestrated propaganda."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
