It’s a thousand hours of classes where people tell you about all the ways you can be stabbed and how every single person you see is a threat and how you have to have a “warrior mindset”. They get it drilled into their head that they’re an occupying force in hostile territory, in part because all of the instructors are former occupiers of Afghanistan, Iraq etc. edit: and of course Israeli occupiers of Palestine.
You’d be surprised how much the firearm instructor market has grown in the last 10 years. Tons of ex Special Operations guys train people both to law enforcement and civilians. For like $500 you can get legit training by a navy seal. It’s absolutely insane.
I keep getting “self defense instructors” or whatever you want to call them recommended to me on youtube and it’s such a bizarre way to live. Constantly on your toes, assessing everyone as a threat, being ready at any moment for someone to try to attack you. I had one guy talking about how he fills his car ready to start blasting. It’s insane, I can’t imagine how living like that wouldn’t warp your brain. And I imagine it’s much worse for cops who have this drilled into their brains at every opportunity
It’s not just the police trainers drilling them about potential dangers. They’re straight shown gore videos of cops (and maybe civilians? I don’t remember) being killed by criminals. Imagine Active Self Protection videos being shown in class, but there is no tactical analysis to go alongside it. Just back to back systemic traumatizing to prime your goons.
It’s a thousand hours of classes where people tell you about all the ways you can be stabbed and how every single person you see is a threat and how you have to have a “warrior mindset”. They get it drilled into their head that they’re an occupying force in hostile territory, in part because all of the instructors are former occupiers of Afghanistan, Iraq etc. edit: and of course Israeli occupiers of Palestine.
their instructors are literal Israeli mass murderers
You’d be surprised how much the firearm instructor market has grown in the last 10 years. Tons of ex Special Operations guys train people both to law enforcement and civilians. For like $500 you can get legit training by a navy seal. It’s absolutely insane.
I keep getting “self defense instructors” or whatever you want to call them recommended to me on youtube and it’s such a bizarre way to live. Constantly on your toes, assessing everyone as a threat, being ready at any moment for someone to try to attack you. I had one guy talking about how he fills his car ready to start blasting. It’s insane, I can’t imagine how living like that wouldn’t warp your brain. And I imagine it’s much worse for cops who have this drilled into their brains at every opportunity
“I spend all day fantasizing about the time I’ll be able to get away with killing someone” isn’t exactly something they’re willing to openly admit
It’s not just the police trainers drilling them about potential dangers. They’re straight shown gore videos of cops (and maybe civilians? I don’t remember) being killed by criminals. Imagine Active Self Protection videos being shown in class, but there is no tactical analysis to go alongside it. Just back to back systemic traumatizing to prime your goons.
Turns out Fascism is imperialism revisited upon the core populations.