> depending on how busy/belligerent/bored their agents are Or on how caring, responsible, and capable they are. You're making a lot of assumptions about a lot

> depending on how busy/belligerent/bored their agents are Or on how caring, responsible, and capable they are. You're making a lot of assumptions about a lot of people. People say these things casually but let me point out that it's not at all trivial: Demonization is the first step used by the right-wing to oppress and harm people: Democrats, liberals, LGBTQ (esp trans people), immigrants, FBI, CDC, any regulators, high-ranking government officials in national defense, government workers, city residents in blue states (when will the National Guard be sent in?), ... The casual spread of such ideas, which makes them more insidious because few people notice their significance, is a big part of demonization.