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pinboy3niner

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14. Don't fall for the RW spin on this

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 03:22 AM

Jun 2016

It's the RW blogosphere and militia and gun groups that periodically pullicize this crap as some kind of nefarious government activity.

Ironically, it's RW anti-government activity that creates a need for increased security at federal agencies and facilities.

There is plenty of room for legitimate criticism of government militarization at all levels, but this distorted and hyperbolic crap should be seen for what it is.

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The FDA is stockpiling military weapons — and it’s not alone [View all] sarisataka Jun 2016 OP

Every agency has armed agents to enforce laws Recursion Jun 2016 #1

The Investigative and Enforcement Services sarisataka Jun 2016 #2

USDA also has armed people in Afghanistan Recursion Jun 2016 #6

Most of the armed guards at US govt buildings are Rent-a-Cops. NT 1939 Jun 2016 #20

Can you link to a link to a source for that? pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #21

Not "most", and the rent-a-cops that are used don't buy their own guns Recursion Jun 2016 #22

That is some big money. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #3

Maybe? I have no idea what it's for Recursion Jun 2016 #4

IRS? Good grief. Can you imagine? yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #5

That's more about guards to keep Sovereign Citizen yahoos Recursion Jun 2016 #7

I hope so. That seems excessive. yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #8

It's also not clear how broad "military equipment" is Recursion Jun 2016 #9

Not necessarily. It's over 8 years, they have over 2000 special agents... JHB Jun 2016 #16

They probably need it to protect themselves from Scientology. Initech Jun 2016 #40

Story not about FDA. About "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service" of USDA Scientific Jun 2016 #18

USDA spends so much overall because it has armed teams in Afghanistan Recursion Jun 2016 #19

You think Jacoby might have mentioned that in his article Scientific Jun 2016 #43

Food and Drug Administration: $ 815,000 Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #25

Which amounts to $90K per year Major Nikon Jun 2016 #41

Yeah, I fail to see the shock value of the US gov't spending less than 3 million a year underahedgerow Jun 2016 #23

God bless our police state. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #10

The new pledge Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #11

If you're not guilty today. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #12

USA: Come on vacation, leave on probation. Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #13

Don't fall for the RW spin on this pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #14

^^^Exactly!^^^ Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #26

Old article on government watch list. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #33

This crap is just RW scaremongering pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #35

When did ABC become right wing? JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #36

You're missing the justifiable security reasons for these expenditures pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #37

Wrong way to run a government. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #38

I wouldn't call guarding federal facilities "enforcement" pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #39

The author of the OP is a wingnut Major Nikon Jun 2016 #42

To some degree it's necessary when the citizenry is arming up. Hoyt Jun 2016 #15

OMG! The Food and Drug Administration is coming for our guns!1!! pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #17

As long as it's the good guys we don't mind. ileus Jun 2016 #24

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lol vintx Jun 2016 #28

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Courage, my friend. We're gonna name a rock afer you. pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #30

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But we already made the stencil pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #32

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