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Policing and Militarism Go Hand in Hand. We Must Abolish Both.
Members of the National Guard patrol behind a a security fence perimeter surrounding the Hennepin County Government Center on March 31, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Policing and militarism are a two-headed monster that protects and upholds the foundation upon which racial capitalism was built exploitation of the lives of poor Black and Brown people.
Although much attention has been placed on recent expansions of police militarization, these threads have long been intertwined. For Black Americans, police have always acted as an occupying force within our communities. But during the 1960s, a decade of unprecedented Black radical resistance, the lines between police and military and national defense became even more blurred.
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Amid racial reckoning, parents and educators question why Chicago schools are automatically enrolling Black and Latino students in military-run courses.
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On Memorial Day, we honor and remember the ultimate sacrifice of military women and men who perished in too many wars to serve and protect us.
This 2021 Memorial Day we may be distracted from remembrance, as we are emerging joyfully from a global pandemic that has taken so many other lives.
Americans rightfully want to flock to the beaches, embrace the barbecues and gather at long-delayed family reunions. The sacrifice of war may seem distant.
That is why, now more than ever, we should pause and remember.
Remember that time ago, 20 years ago, when the terrorist attacks of 9-11 launched America’s War on Terror.