"Fascism thrives in societies that grow desensitized to violence. Once cruelty is normalized, political life collapses into a spectacle of force, lies, and corruption. Under such conditions, the humanity of selected populations becomes disposable. Bodies disappear, injustice parades as lawful, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security reveal themselves as having assumed the violent role once played by militia groups, carrying out home invasions, mass detentions, and punitive deportations that leave entire communities traumatized."
"The scope and reach of state violence under Donald Trump's regime is chilling. His so-called " drug boat" killings, conducted without due process or evidence, have resulted in the deaths of more than 80 people he unilaterally labeled terrorists and members of drug cartels. Here, the category of "terrorist" functions as a death sentence, naming individuals who, stripped of legal protections, can be executed at will."
"These extrajudicial killings form part of a broader authoritarian project aimed not only at expanding presidential power through militarized violence but also at normalizing the logic of regime change. As Greg Grandinpointed out in , the bloodbath in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean cannot be separated from the long-standing racialized drug war in the United States, which for decades has targeted people of color at home while providing cover for U.S. military operations across Latin America."
Fascism grows when societies become desensitized to violence and cruelty becomes normalized, collapsing political life into force, lies, and corruption. Selected populations lose humanity; bodies disappear and injustice is presented as lawful. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security have assumed violent roles akin to militias, carrying out home invasions, mass detentions, and punitive deportations that traumatize communities. State agents increasingly operate like state-sanctioned paramilitaries whose mandates blur policing with coercion and state terrorism. Under Donald Trump, state violence expanded to include so-called 'drug boat' killings without due process, labeling over 80 people terrorists and enabling extrajudicial executions.
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