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Federal agents seem to be really good at foiling insane comic-book-villain schemes (with a glaring exception about 10 years ago) but really bad at stopping mill

by sk2020 6y ago

Federal agents seem to be really good at foiling insane comic-book-villain schemes (with a glaring exception about 10 years ago) but really bad at stopping millions in damages caused by arsons coordinates on Twitter and Facebook over several months.

sthnblllII 6y ago
You mean 19 years ago?
- sk2020 6y ago
  Yes, thank you! I’m kind of surprised because it doesn’t feel like that long ago at all.
bryanlarsen 6y ago
You have a credible source for this allegation? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-starting-fires-oregon/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-starting-fires-oreg...
- sk2020 6y ago
  I didn’t think several months of riots in Portland, Kenosha, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and other cities had been debunked by such esteemed fact-checkers as snopes. There have been a number of people arrested for arson with regard to brush fires. Google turned up this for me https://nypost.com/2020/09/20/six-accused-of-starting-oregon-blazes-amid-wildfire-season/amp/ https://nypost.com/2020/09/20/six-accused-of-starting-oregon... I think it would be premature to conclusively say what the motive of every case of the wanton destruction of our forests may be. However, I’m very impressed that the oracles at snopes were able to divine the motives of these actors prior to arrests, trials or even public statements. I bet they clean up at the lottery!
  - bryanlarsen 6y ago
    You just posted a link that does a lot to disprove your allegation of organized fire starting.
    - sk2020 6y ago
      Riots and vandalism in Portland weren’t organized? That’s a strange conclusion for a story (one of several) about men arrested for setting fire to forests. Given there has been no trials for the people arrested in the story, I don’t know where this proof is you’re talking about which refutes whatever point you’re saying I have.
      - bryanlarsen 6y ago
        Organized protests? Yes. Premeditated vandalism, no. I'm not going to try do the impossible and prove a negative when you're the one that made the initial allegation I'm still looking for substantiation for.
        sk2020 6y ago
        But you just stated confidently that there were no instances of premeditated vandalism in the United States over several months and hundreds of incidents, many of which have pending investigations. Did you prove that negative or is it impossible?

by sk2020 6y ago

sthnblllII 6y ago

You mean 19 years ago?

sk2020 6y ago
Yes, thank you! I’m kind of surprised because it doesn’t feel like that long ago at all.

bryanlarsen 6y ago

You have a credible source for this allegation? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-starting-fires-oregon/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-starting-fires-oreg...

sk2020 6y ago
I didn’t think several months of riots in Portland, Kenosha, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and other cities had been debunked by such esteemed fact-checkers as snopes. There have been a number of people arrested for arson with regard to brush fires. Google turned up this for me https://nypost.com/2020/09/20/six-accused-of-starting-oregon-blazes-amid-wildfire-season/amp/ https://nypost.com/2020/09/20/six-accused-of-starting-oregon... I think it would be premature to conclusively say what the motive of every case of the wanton destruction of our forests may be. However, I’m very impressed that the oracles at snopes were able to divine the motives of these actors prior to arrests, trials or even public statements. I bet they clean up at the lottery!
- bryanlarsen 6y ago
  You just posted a link that does a lot to disprove your allegation of organized fire starting.
  - sk2020 6y ago
    Riots and vandalism in Portland weren’t organized? That’s a strange conclusion for a story (one of several) about men arrested for setting fire to forests. Given there has been no trials for the people arrested in the story, I don’t know where this proof is you’re talking about which refutes whatever point you’re saying I have.
    - bryanlarsen 6y ago
      Organized protests? Yes. Premeditated vandalism, no. I'm not going to try do the impossible and prove a negative when you're the one that made the initial allegation I'm still looking for substantiation for.
      - sk2020 6y ago
        But you just stated confidently that there were no instances of premeditated vandalism in the United States over several months and hundreds of incidents, many of which have pending investigations. Did you prove that negative or is it impossible?