The National Guard Deployment in LA Is a Threat to Democracy

Everybody needs to watch Andor season 2. Don't fall for it.

Hopefully whoever’s sweeping people off the streets is careful - there’s a tremendous amount of biotech/pharma in San Diego and HN knows all about Silicon Valley. Damaging those two communities “to spite California” is going to do way, way more damage than they realize. The investors can fund companies wherever they want, giving the tax dollars to other locales. And other countries will probably offer similar visas to get their hands on it.

Once gone, it just might stay away. Returning California to an agricultural state will put a huge hole in federal revenue.

It’s bait. People who protest should protest at city hall or someplace other than where Trump is putting the bait.

Trump wants images of confrontation. He wants escalation. Mark Esper, Trump’s SECDEF in his 1st term, said Trump ordered protesters to be shot. Trump wants to kill Americans.

His memorandum yesterday didn’t mention LA or California. He’s asserting control of the guard everywhere. He said yesterday he would deploy troops everywhere.

The people voted for this.

How do you threaten something that no longer exists?

Democracy died in 2010 with Citizens United v. FEC.

Get over it!