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Is there a reason why this has happened? Was it always like this just not left-leaning and has been switched in recent history? I think it’s important to note
by edgyquant 4y ago
Is there a reason why this has happened? Was it always like this just not left-leaning and has been switched in recent history? I think it’s important to note the FBI has been used as a political weapon previously.
- theironhammer 4y agoLeft of Republican blowhards doesn't mean you're "left-leaning" or it shouldn't anyway. FBI is pro Establishment.
- pseudo0 4y agoThe new version of "our political enemies are communists" is "our political enemies are domestic violent extremists". It's a rationale for using state resources and law enforcement powers to degrade the political opposition. The FBI went after MLK that way, accusing him of ties to communists in order to justify extreme measures. The most notorious of those measures was an attempt to blackmail him into commiting suicide. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI–King_suicide_letter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI–King_suicide_letter
- t0bia_s 4y agoI think because democracy with time shift to socialism. We can see this phenomena in every Western country. There are more and more regulations, bills, laws... with attitude to solve all kind of problems, but it makes individual less responble for their decisions and more dependent on state. We can imagine what will happen with banning cash, UBI, one digital currency, etc. Total dependency and surveillance by state.