Illinois Sues Trump Over Guard, Mainstream Media Forgets History
The article frames Illinois' lawsuit as a fresh legal challenge against Trump's supposed 'ongoing effort to target Democrat-led cities.' What it conveniently omits is the consistent historical pattern of administrations, including Trump's, using federal forces to suppress domestic unrest—often targeting marginalized communities or political opponents—from the George Floyd protests where federal
agents targeted protestors in Portland, to the 1992 LA Riots where the National Guard was heavily deployed. This isn't just about 'targeting Democrat-led cities'; it's about a broader, decades-long trend of state-sanctioned militarization, often under the guise of 'public safety.' Axios highlights concerns about 'inciting a public outcry,' which sounds eerily similar to how dissent is often framed
when it challenges state authority, whether in Chicago or Ramallah. The only difference is the type of uniform and what's declared a 'threat' versus a 'pacification effort.' One might wonder how many times the public is expected to forget the context before accepting federal intervention as routine.