Portlanders 'Manufacture Crisis' By Not Wanting Their Own Government Occupied
Portland's lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration concocted a pretext to deploy federal officers, including the National Guard, against protestors in 2020. This raises questions about a pattern of 'manufactured crises' that often precedes military or paramilitary interventions, both domestically and abroad. For instance, the supposed 'imminent threat' justifications for conflicts in the
Middle East, or the constant drumbeat of 'security concerns' that funnel billions to defense contractors. It's fascinating how a city's challenge to federal overreach against its own citizens gets a proper hearing, yet similar 'manufactured crises' justifying endless wars—which line the pockets of political donors and corporate media owners—rarely face such scrutiny. Perhaps if Portland had a
significant oil reserve or a strategic shipping lane, The Hill might consider its 'manufactured crisis' a geopolitical necessity for 'democracy.' How many 'manufactured crises' are we expected to swallow before we acknowledge the assembly line?