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Pointing to a guy who’s been dead 50 years seems like weak evidence for the claim that government agencies are widely incentivized to undermine political candid
by jameshart 3y ago
Pointing to a guy who’s been dead 50 years seems like weak evidence for the claim that government agencies are widely incentivized to undermine political candidates by… selectively leaking their grocery shopping habits?
- mixmastamyk 3y agoThey’ll look for anything they can find, when they need to. There are whole organizations devoted to digging up dirt, and others devoted to countering/deflecting it. Risk minimization sounds prudent if you’re a target.
- politician 3y agoIf the very first director of the FBI immediately abused his position to blackmail everyone around, what do you think has been going on in the intervening 75 years?
- politician 3y agoThe front page of HN today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36123670 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36123670