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If you want ro argue that the FBI is a fundamentally flawed agency that on balance is a net negative, I won’t fight you that hard. But during the civil rights s
by devilbunny 5mo ago
If you want ro argue that the FBI is a fundamentally flawed agency that on balance is a net negative, I won’t fight you that hard. But during the civil rights struggle, they were the only force that could be trusted at all.
Of course, that was 60 years ago.
- rkomorn 5mo agoWasn't the FBI doing some pretty questionable stuff with regards to MLK during said civil rights movement? Eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO I guess "other forces were worse" can certainly be true, but then how low are we holding the bar?
- devilbunny 5mo agoAs I said just above, I am not a fan. They are nor completely evil, though.
- devmor 5mo agoYes, that was 60 years ago. No one involved at that time is still there - and in fact, most of them have passed. I don't know why you think there's a shred of relevance there.
- devilbunny 5mo agoIf I didn’t mention it, someone would complain that I was ignoring the one time they were on the side of the angels.