Some subjects are hard to look at. This is one of them. The moments before repression rarely feel like the ones that come after; they unfold slowly, politely, even bureaucratically. Yet when we study history closely, we find that governments often reveal their intentions long before the violence begins. They show their cards in budgets, in weapons orders, in “security reorganizations” announced in calm language. This isn’t about fear, it’s about honesty. Facing how militariza

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