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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 16
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      In past decades, the FBI has expanded its power, reach, and ability to veto democratic will by aligning with putatively "liberal" causes, which resulted in liberal politicians rushing to its defense. The consequence was a greatly expanded, quasi-autonomous surveillance state.

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      Hubert Humphrey, for instance, was a leading proponent of empowering FBI to root out "subversives" and stifle worrisome political trends. FBI needed this validation to justify expansion. Dems cheering dramatic FBI over-reach because it seems "anti-Trump" play a similar role today

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    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 16
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      Not to say the FBI doesn’t have reactionary/conservative elements. Of course it does. But in order to acquire the political cover necessary to expand its surveillance powers, it has historically staked out alliances at the leadership level with prominent liberal figures & causes

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 16
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      I highly recommend this book for additional context; its focus is on the 50s and 60s, a period when liberal validation greatly accelerated the FBI empowering itself to become an arbiter of which political views constitute "national security threats"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691607222/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 …

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        1. Scott Burton‏ @scottburton Jan 16
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          The “political view” that the US should withdraw from NATO, alienate its allies and cozy up to Russia is one held by Putin, not the left, and yes it is a national security threat.

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        1. Bananas  🍌 🍌 🍌‏ @Bananas_R_Silly Jan 16
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          But Michael, how can we ever trust this guy when he was part of the deep state surveillance state police state apparatus? Surely we should be relying more on random youtube videos, bullshit that regular people post to medium, and spectator articles written by basement dwellers.

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        1. slouchyR‏ @SlouchyR Jan 16
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          Yeah, that's why those nefarious liberals in NY FBI office leaked info to notorious left winger Rudy Guiliani preelection. Wonder what else to crazy libs did to help Clinton.

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        1. Deputy Asst Leathermaster, Warren2020‏ @86_RSK Jan 16
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          Any more recent examples then 70 years ago?

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        1. Jeffrey Allen‏ @Jeffrey48093757 Jan 17
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          Makes sense. J Edgar made his bones in the progressive era.

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