The Cruelty Of It All Is The Point For Authoritarians
September 30, 2025
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as posted by the channelFrom their perspective, this cruelty isn’t a bug—it’s a feature.’ Prof. Rosa Brooks gets to the heart of the brutal truth behind Trump’s policing playbook: the cruelty is the point, the fear is the tool. It’s not accidental—it’s deliberate. If we want change, we have to talk about it and expose it.
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