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The FBI is really long past its prime and needs to be done away with.
by beedogs 10y ago
The FBI is really long past its prime and needs to be done away with.
- yuzi 10y agoIt would just be replaced with a new shiny organization having a new name, more freedom to do more harm (given its lack of baggage) and probably end up employing the same people. Sadly being on the brink of destruction is likely going to be the only motivator for real change.
- epoxyhockey 10y agoFTFY: It would just be replaced with a new shiny organization having no name ..the kicker being that the organization probably already exists
- gknoy 10y agoOh come on, surely there's no such agency. ;)
- yuzi 10y agoSure there is. I've seen them. They wear back suits, black sunglasses, and drive big black oil guzzling SUVs that move in tight groups travelling at the exact same speed. I've also seen their leader too: http://bit.ly/1Y5Irgs http://bit.ly/1Y5Irgs (whom is shown reading this thread).
- dang 10y agoPlease don't post unsubstantive comments here.
- yuzi 10y agoPfft... Reminder to self: sense of humour not allowed on HN unless you're part of the clique, when then becomes permitted.
- Retric 10y agoFYI: 'no such agency' is what people used to call the NSA. So, it was a substantive if simplistic comment, and a joke. Basically, 'Yea not the first time there has been a secret organization within the US government before.' + 'Sounds like a job for the NSA' + the double speak joke' of of course they would never do that.'
- whamlastxmas 10y agoComments for the sake of humor are generally frowned upon on HN. The exact same topics are usually posted on reddit, where anyone is welcome to meme and joke all day. HN tries to stick with substantive, interesting commenting. I am not trying to speak for everyone, this is just what I have viewed. Jokes will sometimes fly, but it's usually in pretty inactive subjects and they aren't political like yours.
- dang 10y agoHumor's fine, it's just that the bar is higher. Most internet humor is lame, and that stuff grows like crabgrass. scott_s expressed this well a long time ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609289. By the way, if there's a clique we personally invite you and everyone else to be part of it.
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- 1121redblackgo 10y agoWhat is the new becomes the old in no time at all. Something will, and realistically has to, fill the void of high level domestic security. And unless the people that make up it are fundamentally different, or unless the structure itself and its system of rewards and punishments are different, we will only repeat history. Laws and education are our only hope. Right now these two things are time consuming and are full of hardship so much so that the average person has a hard time taking on responsibility in these domains in their daily lives. If we could lesson these burdens for the average person in these areas then I think, I know, that we are really on to something.
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