cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1111823
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
Rest in peace Fred Hampton, murdered by the FBI without any consequences
Was there any punishement for running Cointelpro, a totalitarian surveillance program pointed against minority groups?
I mean, the black panthers were labeled as an extremest group at one point… soooo yea.
From the perspective of the US state they were. Black liberation and communism are diametrically opposed to the interests of that state. BLM is largely not ML, but liberation of oppressed minorities (aside from the propertied ruling class) is still one of the threats the US state must respond to.
I see that despite the incessant whining from Republicans, the FBI has changed little since Hoover.
FBI is a racist organization controlled by a racist country.
Hyperbole much? The US consists of over 350 million people. You think all of them are racist? The people make the country. You’re getting upvotes because it’s a simple statement to make, but it’s not the truth. The US is an amazing country. There are still many racists, but there are less now than there were before, and this will continue to improve as we move forward.
Ironic that you criticized the comment for hyperbole and then use the straws an fallacy to try to shoot it down. The comment did not claim that all 350 million people are racist. You just acted like it did so you could criticize it.
And yes, the US is an amazing country with far fewer racists than ever before. I agree with you there.
It being a racist country doesn’t mean each person is racist. The country took part in decades of genocide, slavery, segregation, coups in countless countries, placed countless dictators in power, and inspired the Nazis (yes literally).
It’s had its issues, there’s no doubt about that. But it set the precedent for a new kind of society in 1760. It’s an amazing country.
Also, it didn’t inspire the Nazis, that is a ridiculous comment.
I no longer see systemic racism like there was at one time. Do you know if any government policies that are racist in nature? I don’t.
This doesn’t surprise me one bit. It’s the feds after all
