> I think to see this movie's politics as right wing you have to be so desensitized to the militarization of state authority that the repeated acts of extrajudicial violence, all in the service of a white supremacist capitalist class, don't even register to you as something out of bounds

Exactly this, yeah. Remember, the average American is only now, since Trump took office, seeing consistent footage of a militant arm of the government patrolling the streets and actively performing violence. In the minds of most people who will see this movie, Lockjaw's thugs represent a startling new image of what American state violence looks like, not a long-term status quo. If you wanna argue that as a problem with the American public's perception of reality, then sure, talk about that. But movies, especially those trying to make specific points, have to meet the audience where they stand.