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The Pentagon is pretty high on my list of "institutions that are probably very interested in weapons and surveillance". I think it's more expected than a bad lo

The Pentagon is pretty high on my list of "institutions that are probably very interested in weapons and surveillance". I think it's more expected than a bad look

thewebguyd 8mo ago
The core difference being, they should be interested in weapons and surveillance to be used against enemies of the state which, historically, is not supposed to be the country's own citizens. As in, I fully expect the pentagon to be interested in weapons. I do not expect, and would hope they don't pursue, mass surveillance against their own population.
- sheikhnbake 8mo ago
  You really should expect it. FVEY has been around for a hot minute.
factotvm 8mo ago
The important words are, American citizens. In times past, the thought of "waging war" against your own citizens would be a bad look.
- mrits 8mo ago
  When was that?
  - factotvm 8mo ago
    It probably started with the Third Amendment to the Constitution, continued with the Posse Comitatus Act, and was alive and well last November under the leadership of Mark Kelly.