Why National Guard Takeovers Don’t Make Cities Safer

Lawrence Grandpre of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle discusses Trump’s National Guard crackdowns in cities like Memphis and New Orleans, describing them as part of a “Willie Horton midterm strategy,” using racialized fear of crime to justify occupation and claim credit for grassroots-led crime declines. Drawing a parallel between U.S. policing and Israeli occupation, Grandpre argues that liberal Democrats’ “lawful” policing is just “liberal Zionism’s lawful occupation,” both rooted in the idea that “we cannot trust these people to govern themselves.” “Fascism is imperialism coming home,” Grandpre explains, urging investment in jobs, mentors, and community safety instead of soldiers in the streets.

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