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Lecture 5: Urban Militarism (So it is clear that the bulldozing of…

- - - - Graham, 2013 further elaborates stating that cities are more than just a backdrop for war and terror. Their buildings, infrastructures, industries etc. have been an explicit target for a range of deliberate, orchestrated attacks.
- - - - Cities are hot points for war or terror. If you could target a city and its population, it would make a knockout blow. Cities cannot escape politics. This view resonated in the U.S during the Cold War where fear of a nuclear bomb hitting their city would kill the majority. Decentralization followed and many spread out into the suburbs etc.
- - - - "From Baghdad to Baton Rouge" this is another example of institutionalized racist propaganda depicting black culture with thievery or aggression leading many to justify extreme military involvement.
        
        In addition, the types of weaponry the US military will use is often disproportionate and depending on the context, e.g. Black lives matter peaceful campaign seen as aggressive.
- - - - Rotbard, 2015 states that construction and destruction are the primary expression of the division of power in Israel
        
        This is supported when you look at Palestine being viewed as a tumour to Israel and thus extreme military practices have been used. Acts such as bulldozing through walls of homes. Weizman, 2007 - Walking Through Walls