Minneapolis

“I’ve seen this before. So has every European who knows their history.

The details differ. The structure is identical.

First, state agents kill in public view.

Second, witnesses and evidence make clear what happened.

Third, the government produces a counter-narrative with moral aggression.

Fourth, the middle ground collapses.

Fifth, belief becomes identity.

Europeans know where that road leads. We also know it can be turned back. But only if enough people refuse to repeat the lie.”

Today, in The Planet: From Bloody Sunday to Minneapolis: When States Kill in Public and the Politics of Denial