Disaster Capitalism in Los Angeles.
The playbook hasn’t changed. The targets just keep getting poorer.
This time, it’s Los Angeles.
June 2025. Trump bypassed the state and federalized the National Guard, sending them into LA under the guise of “public safety.” The mission? Remove unhoused people from public land. Sweep the evidence of systemic failure under armed boots and branding slogans.
They called it a cleanup. They called it necessary. They always do.
We’ve seen this before.
New Orleans after Katrina. Standing Rock. Ferguson. Every time the system collapses under its own weight, it turns violent—
Not against the cause of the collapse, but against those left standing in the rubble.
This is Disaster Capitalism 101:
- Exploit a crisis.
- Militarize the response.
- Clear the land.
- Sell it to developers.
- Repeat.
It’s not governance. It’s asset management—by force.
You can’t police away poverty. You can’t evict despair. But you can train the public to see poverty as a threat, and sell the solution as “safety.”
Language is a weapon. So is silence.
This isn’t public service. This is class war.
Wrapped in press briefings. Backed by rifles. Packaged for voters. Profitable for real estate.
What’s happening in LA isn’t new. It’s just the next move.
Displacement ≠ Safety Militarization ≠ Care Silence ≠ Neutrality
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