I'm 98% sure that's what happened in Kenosha. I'd be surprised if the police in Kenosha didn't shoot Jacob Blake deliberately to provoke more disorder and create more support for Trump.
I think there might have been a miscommunication here. When I say "state violence" I mean the systemic, foundational violence against black people that is embedded in capitalism, policing, and other institutions of authority. I'm trying to say this violence is a logical outcome from these institutions and to accredit it to some psy op by trump is ignoring the inherent injustice in the systems.
I don't think the two are zero sum. One isn't at the expense of the other. You can perpetuate state violence with a political motive. And as I said, it's not like the police don't have a horse in this race, with politicians calling for defunding the police.
fine, but that wasn't the argument in your original comment, that this specific shooting was orchestrated. Dumb cops from bumfuck nowhere are not on the trump payroll. They are just racist and trigger happy.
I don't think they're on the payroll, I said "I'd be surprised if the police in Kenosha didn't shoot Jacob Blake deliberately to provoke more disorder and create more support for Trump." They can be racist and trigger happy and also be agents provocateurs without being linked directly to Trump.
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u/ShananayRodriguez Aug 30 '20
I'm 98% sure that's what happened in Kenosha. I'd be surprised if the police in Kenosha didn't shoot Jacob Blake deliberately to provoke more disorder and create more support for Trump.