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    Ben Wizner‏Verified account @benwizner 7 Jan 2014

    Remember that the FBI in 1971 was not staffed by malevolent sociopaths, but by people who believed they were protecting "national security."

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      2. Paul Rogers‏ @paulrogers002 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benwizner

        @benwizner @C7RKY Seems overoptimistic to me - COINTELPRO wasn't malevolent or psychopathic? Persecution of MLK? McCarthyism?

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      3. Ben Wizner‏Verified account @benwizner 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @paulrogers002

        @paulrogers002 @C7RKY That's exactly the point. Very ordinary people do very terrible things to "protect" against very vague threats.

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      4. Paul Rogers‏ @paulrogers002 7 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benwizner

        @benwizner @C7RKY Perhaps I should have joined the conversation earlier..

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      2. Spookd Blog‏ @SpookdBlog 9 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner J Edgar pretty much defined the term "malevolent sociopath". You may wish to familiarize yourself with history.

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      3. Ben Wizner‏Verified account @benwizner 9 Jan 2014
        Replying to @SpookdBlog

        @SpookdBlog I wrote "staffed," not "led." I was making a point about the banality of evil, not defending the FBI.

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      4. Spookd Blog‏ @SpookdBlog 9 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benwizner

        @benwizner You're right. Hoover was quite evil, and grew more-so under LBJ's patronage - to spy on AmCits as well as Congress.

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      1. M FILM‏ @dametzger 7 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner J. Edgar Hoover qualifies as a malevolent sociopath and HE made policy.

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      1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 7 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner Emphasis on "staffed"? Not "led"? Then again, Keith Alexander might well be a sociopath, for all we know.

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      1. C. G. Estabrook‏ @cgalliher 8 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner So J. Edgar Hoover was just a racist thug, not a "malevolent sociopath"?

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      1. (((𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕃𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕪)))‏ @MarkLoundy 8 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner Do malevolent sociopaths ever believe that they are malevolent sociopaths? @pierre

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      1. Raymond Saint-Pierre‏ @JurassicQueer 7 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner @ggreenwald Hoover not a sociopath? Hmmm?

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      1. Truthglow‏ @truthglow 7 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner @ggreenwald Hoover was most definitely a SOCIOPATH!

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      1. Brian Reno‏ @EmperorReno1st 7 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner also by malevolent sociopaths.

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      1. R. S. S.‏ @_R_S_S_ 7 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner @brooks_rosa ... and by people who did not have any congressional or judicial oversight.

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      1. Dave Mason‏ @VisualizeChange 7 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner @conor64 I think that was a TV show.pic.twitter.com/63TYqIlFI5

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      2. Dave Manchester‏ @dredeyedick 8 Jan 2014
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        @benwizner Um, No. Recall in 1971 the FBI was being LED by a malevolent sociopath. The others were "just following orders." @Thomas_Drake1

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      3. Dave Manchester‏ @dredeyedick 8 Jan 2014
        Replying to @dredeyedick

        @benwizner ... excepting, of course, Deep Throat. @Thomas_Drake1

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      2. 18USC242‏ @18USC241 8 Jan 2014
        Replying to @benwizner

        @benwizner @Thomas_Drake1 Unless you are an actual victim, you can never understand how vicious some in law enforcement can be

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