Atatiana Jefferson’s death is a symptom of an American culture, exploited by the president, that refuses to allow for the humanity of people like her.
They may seem unrelated: one a grotesque piece of manic fan service for a president who relies upon cultish popularity to weather the storms of his incompetence and, now, impeachment; the other, the latest police snuff film reminding us that cops are allowed, by law, to let theirThe macabre video from the Trump Miami resort, depicting acharacter with Trump’s head superimposed murdering media entities and political enemies indiscriminately, isn’t in and of itself a death threat.
By giving a pass to the gun lobby whenever actual shootings occur and encouraging police to be rougher with their suspects; by putting migrant children and their parents in pestilent concentration camps rife with abuse and creating circumstances that makes it more likely that others die while trying to crossthe border; by turning his back on foreign allies in war theaters and encouraging ISIS to metastasize once again, as he has done now in Syria — Trump exhibits and fosters a culture a neglect...
This is not an effort to blame the president for the death of police victims like Atatiana Jefferson; he didn’t pull the trigger. But the president’s power stems directly from white supremacy and the violence and the state power that supports it, including racist policing. When that is allowed to grow and fester, he grows stronger.
Trump doesn’t care much for doing the job of President, but he enjoys the power that comes with it. He won’t back down unless his martyrdom is all but assured. So he is running for reelection, knowing that a key constituency will either willingly or casually sign off on his racist agenda. But he also knows that another constituency, specifically black people, must be suppressed and devalued.
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