We’re hearing a lot of criticism of the FBI. I personally feel like most of it is deserved, and the rest probably doesn’t go far enough. One of the bits of click bait that I just saw, but I’ve chosen to ignore, is something to the effect that the FBI knew about the Louisiana shooter 20 hours before the terrorist attack occurred. I think the inference was that they should’ve done something about it.
Be careful what you wish for, you might get it. Do you really want an agency like the FBI to have even more power to look into your personal life and mess with you. Think of all the abuse we see. Think of the raid on Mar-a-Lago. Think of the swat teams that have attacked folks in their homes early in the morning because they offended the Biden ministration. Think of the blank stares when it comes to Hunter’s laptop or the Epstein guest list.
Giving the FBI more power to snoop and to ignore the due process clause of the constitution is in the same category of having qualifications for the right to vote. In principle, in the right hands, administered with restraint and good will it might be fine. Unfortunately, none of those qualifications exist. Just as the Jim Crow South took the idea of qualifications and begin giving literacy test in Chinese sharecroppers, so the FBI would use their nose under the tent to persecute people protected by the First Amendment.
In fact, if you are into conspiracy theories, a good one to come up with would be that the Cabal controlling the country is planning these attacks on hopes that you will be willing to give up more of your liberty so that they will have more control. After all, don’t we all want to be safe?
homo unius libri
Friday, January 3, 2025
Opus 2025-008: Click Bait: Be Careful What You Wish For
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