Trump’s initial deployment of the National Guard to DC is not unprecedented. Instead it is an escalation of a centuries-long war against Black, working-class, and poor people waged by both political parties and supported by much of the US population because of the incessant racist rhetoric about Black crime. . . .
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Local DC Organization Explains Trump Takeover of DC As a War Against Working Class Communities
In Trump’s address he made pointed calls for cities, such as Chicago, New York and Los Angeles to bring crime under control, implying a desire to enact similar measures in these same cities. This along with a declaration that “this is liberation day” echoes and appropriates the language of developing movements on the left who seek to resist these latest advancements of fascist repression in the U.S. The language calls to mind other federal crackdowns on organizers through the use of RICO charges and anti-terrorist legislation, which precede the Trump Administration. . . .