“You seem to be under the false assumption that the Israeli government actually cares about bringing any of the hostages home safely, when it’s pretty obvious they don’t. Their actions have shown this very clearly. The hostages can’t be useful leverage if Israel doesn’t give a shit about them in the first place.”
Hannibal Directive
everything is political.
this company pushing invasive surveillance tech upon underserved-and-overpoliced communities like mine is political.
our "representatives" accepting invasive surveillance technology is political.
our "representatives" requesting more invasive surveillance technology is political.
"law enforcement" having (real-time) access to all of these invasive surveillance tech like LPRs & cameras is political.
the core purpose of the police is political.
Also, the political cannot be seperated from the economic.
the ~~bourgeois~~ ~~capitalist~~ corporate media outlets push narratives that spread fear because it draws attention... more eyes/ears means that they can sell commercial time/spots at a higher rate to advertisers.
so, these outlets generate revenue by scaring the shit out of their audience.
our ostensible "representatives" run on & fundraise off of these manufactured narratives.
the police officer associations use this fear to lobby our "representatives" for greater resources (i.e., an increased share of the municipal budget (i.e, less money for everything else) shiny, new toys, more officers, etc.).
the companies supplying invasive surveillance tech make money through sales and/or (future) contracts.
it's all political, and the political is connected to the economic.