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In reply to the discussion: Get One Thing Clear: NSA Domestic Spy Op Is FASCISM [View all]hootinholler
(26,449 posts)There was logic in FDR's decisions about the Japanese interment. Courage? Not as much.
I submit that defending the NSA, CIA and other TLAs (Three Letter Agencies) operating in secret is not courageous. That they operate in secret is not hyperbole.
I also submit that there is no neutral evidence, which is why a lack of knowledge of secret operations allows things to be spun. Which is why things like attacking a messenger works to suppress or discredit evidence.
During Iran Contra, the vast majority of citizens would have said that the CIA selling crack to inner city dealers was total woo. Again, we have hindsight.
Why should I believe these agencies have changed their contempt for civilian oversight and the rule of law? Hindsight (along with recent evidence from witnesses and actions) tells me differently. It also tells me the likelihood of those at the helm will be held responsible is small until there is is a major sea change.