You would hope that America would have learned from its past to avoid moves like this, so it’s a shame to hear that it may still be ongoing.įiled Under: activists, intimidation, law enforcement, terrorism It seems like it’s so easy to abuse that word to go after anyone who law enforcement doesn’t like. Whatever you think of their politics, we should certainly be worried when there’s any sense that political viewpoints are getting wrapped up in any claims of a “terrorism” investigation. Many of the targets of the raids seem like unlikely “terrorists,” as they include peace/anti-war activists and union organizers. It seemed like those days were over, and I’d love to believe those days really are over, but Pickle Monger points us to the unfortunate news that the FBI has been raiding homes of various political activists, claiming that it’s part of a terrorism investigation. Edgar Hoover running the FBI and Senator Joseph McCarthy accusing all sorts of people of various “un-American” activities, you ran the risk of being accused of all sorts of things just for disagreeing with the government. Tue, Jun 21st 2011 01:07am - Mike Masnickīack in the days of J.
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