4 ms·
Well, let's see. There were 7 million people at No Kings. I don't think one-on-one FBI visits is a scalable tactic to try to reduce the numbers. So maybe thi
by AnimalMuppet 1y ago
Well, let's see. There were 7 million people at No Kings. I don't think one-on-one FBI visits is a scalable tactic to try to reduce the numbers.
So maybe this particular visit was not just about "chilling effect"?
- tzs 1y agoIt could not have a chilling affect on the next day's No Kings protest, except on that individual and maybe others he told about it that day. But now the story is out, which can have a chilling affect on many people considering attending future No Kings or similar protests.
- deleted 1y ago[deleted]
- cosmicgadget 1y agoHow many people do you think need FBI visits to chill those 7 million? All of them?
- piva00 1y agoDon't you think that a few hundred instances of articles like this could have a chilling effect? If you keep reading articles over a few months about different people being visited/interviewed by the FBI, you'll at some point have the thought "can they somehow find out about me?". It's Panopticon-lite, give the impression they might be able to see you even if there's no realistic capacity to watch everyone at once and you'll feel a little more paranoid, that's a chilling effect. Now couple that with the friend of the administration Larry Ellison's quote about "if we watch every citizen they'll be in their best behaviour", and you get to a political project of control.
- donkeybeer 1y agoNo, magas are too stupid to understand this. Obviously this won't affect magas. But it might bring a bit more attention to those in the middle.