Watching the video of those state troopers slowly antagonizing and running into protesters, made me remember this other post I saw over the weekend.

•We know that this administration often uses psychological threat and organized theatrics (in addition to just straight up violence and murder) to terrorize the American people. For example, on my way home last night, I literally watched three armed and uniformed national guard “patrolling” by just pacing back and forth on a ~50 feet (max) strip of sidewalk under a historic city landmark that’s attached to a neighborhood grocery store. Even though the building is on a corner at an intersection, they weren’t patrolling the building or the block. They had been stationed only on the little strip of sidewalk visible to one of the busiest streets in the city during rush hour. What else is the fucking purpose of putting on a little show like that?

•Apparently there are concerns about people opening fire on ICE/federal officers and being found innocent by claiming the same defense that the ICE officer who killed Renee Good used when he murdered her (not to mention some other questions I would really like to know, like: “why was his safety off?,” “why did he intentionally position himself in front of her vehicle,” and "why did he hold on to his cellphone to keep filming while he fired his gun with one hand?)

Considering all that, I have this “totally crazy hypothetical” question I know I cannot be the only one asking at this point, because more people know how to add 2+2 than this administration seems to give us credit for.

What do you think the chances are, that these officers were instructed to do this by higher ups, in the hopes it would provoke somebody into opening fire on one of them?

Almost certainly, somebody gave them the order to do this. Do you think the troopers following this particular order actually suspect there might be a reason why they’re being told to ignore Memphis police and do this on behalf of the federal task force, despite there allegedly being concerns at the very top about people legally and justifiably responding to this very action by opening fire on them?

To be clear, the majority of the federal task force “just following orders” are definitely sadistic shits on a power trip, but they’re also pretty fucking dumb. Keep in mind, the people at the top who are exploiting us, are exploiting all of us, even if the people doing their dirty work are still somehow too dumb to realize it. Have any of them picked up on the fact that the people sending them out to do this shit, don’t give a fuck what happens to them?

As the video points out, the people hitting protestors with their cars aren’t city police. They’re TN highway patrol (THP) and part of the federal taskforce. Memphis city police (MPD) were already blocking the road for the protestors so they could peacefully protest. There was literally no reason for THP to be doing this, unless they were told to do it by the people who know they will blindly follow their orders.