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NorCalBlue

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59. I'm not naive

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 10:31 AM

Oct 2022

And I do not believe that most cops are “cult” members.

I am a 60 yr old individual who never makes a wide judgement about anyone in any profession.

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A sizeable percentage of FBI employees felt sympathetic to those who stormed the Capitol [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2022 OP

omfg uponit7771 Oct 2022 #1

After all, they're just cops. sop Oct 2022 #2

Literally one email containing hearsay on hearsay! Proof of nothing! Ppl, please weigh the facts, Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #21

+100 nt reACTIONary Oct 2022 #24

Sorry, but this sounds believable. CivicGrief Oct 2022 #54

There IS a "conclusion to be had" though. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #63

"Just cops?" NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #39

Yes, they are "just cops." What else are they? sop Oct 2022 #49

You'd have to be pretty naive to think a large percentage of cops of all stripes aren't cult members Major Nikon Oct 2022 #58

I'm not naive NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #59

You are certainly entitled to that opinion Major Nikon Oct 2022 #62

Well, Sir NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #66

And a lot of these cops joined the Oath Keepers (and other violent rightwing groups). sop Oct 2022 #65

I'm glad you posted the article NorCalBlue Oct 2022 #70

Twitter and social media amplify tiny thoughts into important revelations. QAnon for the masses. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #75

Cops are not human on DU and I have even seen treestar Oct 2022 #72

Funnily enough... Jedi Guy Oct 2022 #76

Let me get this straight . . . . Peter Paul Strzok II was cashiered from the same FBI no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #3

Wouldn't it be justice to replace Wray with Strzok? gab13by13 Oct 2022 #7

✔️ Duppers Oct 2022 #74

You got that right Cosmocat Oct 2022 #15

strzok was a major punching bag for team limbaugh regarding hacked communications with girlfriend certainot Oct 2022 #36

30 plus years of unbridled Right-Wing propaganda saturating TV, the internet and radio hadEnuf Oct 2022 #44

Not surprising given that Deminpenn Oct 2022 #4

A friend's daughter was recruited by the FBI Freddie Oct 2022 #5

That the FBI is hiring anyone with a degree from Liberty University is already criminal. DFW Oct 2022 #9

From the conservative demographic Deminpenn Oct 2022 #10

It's time to diversify law enforcement including FBI IronLionZion Oct 2022 #8

It's a single email...base such a conclusion on ONE email?? But that's social media, sentence Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #22

+100 nt reACTIONary Oct 2022 #26

But only when it supports what you already believe. Otherwise; sensationalism! oldsoftie Oct 2022 #41

Sure, Al. Nothing to see here! No reason to check into it and see if there is Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #46

Check into everything posted on Twitter cause it Could be true! Release the hounds of Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #50

Sure! Because a guy who was high enough up in the FBI hierarchy that Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #53

Your words, not mine, but more or less, yes. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #78

what may be just as important is they spend a lot of time in cars - listening to RW radio and certainot Oct 2022 #38

Almost every cable news anchor is getting this wrong, gab13by13 Oct 2022 #6

The email header data says "external email" Deminpenn Oct 2022 #11

How would he know? There are thousands who work for the FBI. Kaleva Oct 2022 #13

Everyone has it right cause they have leaped to yet another conclusion without evidence, Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #23

+100 nt reACTIONary Oct 2022 #27

They have weaponized everything... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #12

And thanks to McConnell and 45 our courts are not overwhelmed by Cosmocat Oct 2022 #16

Trump's damage to our institutions of Democracy is ongoing and will take decades to repair Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #14

Remember... DemUnleashed Oct 2022 #17

+ 1000 nt pazzyanne Oct 2022 #55

This is not surprising at all. I bet you and I could have said this was the case on 1/7 if Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #18

So what is to be done? Are we to... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #29

Um... well... obviously yes. We ARE to make ideology a precondition for work at the FBI. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #34

Nothing in the email memo in the OP was outside... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #67

Liberal or conservative is one thing, lies is another. Belief in TRUTH and FACTS is mandatory. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #47

+ 1 nt pazzyanne Oct 2022 #56

So we are going to set up a ministry of truth.... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #68

I believe FBI agents have to take and oath geardaddy Oct 2022 #60

There was nothing in the OP that indicated that.... reACTIONary Oct 2022 #69

No duh, If I knew J6 was coming, so did everyone else! Cozmo Oct 2022 #19

Fox News pushed this framing. I heard it from a relative in 2021. yardwork Oct 2022 #20

We all know that Hitler took over Germany with lies and propaganda and some violence. Lonestarblue Oct 2022 #24

This has been a slow roll for years... Historic NY Oct 2022 #28

How does one "understand" the frustration of Insurrectionists? NoMoreRepugs Oct 2022 #30

It's not that difficult to understand 1/6 Trump insurrectionists: They're frustrated racists. sop Oct 2022 #43

I understand the Insurrectionists. I was referring to the FBI personnel referenced in the article. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2022 #73

BLM protests are the default rebuttal of every ignorant refug ecstatic Oct 2022 #31

This does not surprise me at all. fightforfreedom Oct 2022 #32

Economic anxiety redux dalton99a Oct 2022 #33

What attracts them to fascism? Emile Oct 2022 #35

Authoritarianism. msfiddlestix Oct 2022 #42

Fucking Bunch of Idiots Augiedog Oct 2022 #37

I feel like we suspected a "good number" of them, but I hadn't imagined to this extent. msfiddlestix Oct 2022 #40

Scary shit, people. These so called news sites need to be regulated. NOW would be a good time. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #45

If this is true, there needs to be a major house cleaning, but that will not happen unless we JohnSJ Oct 2022 #48

Remember, Wray is a member of the Federalist Society. Duppers Oct 2022 #51

ALL who supported the insurrection should be kicked out, pensions forfeited! GreenWave Oct 2022 #52

I question the verity of this email MeNotThatKindOfOrc Oct 2022 #57

It looks like it's been printed and copied 15 times. fescuerescue Oct 2022 #61

What does "but did it?" mean? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2022 #79

That should come as no surprise... kentuck Oct 2022 #64

Employees would include everyone, not just agents treestar Oct 2022 #71

I am of ForgedCrank Oct 2022 #77