The US government has been spying on protesters throughout the 20th century, at least. I would have assumed that they were spying on the KeystoneXL folks.
The US government has been spying on protesters throughout the 20th century, at least. I would have assumed that they were spying on the KeystoneXL folks.
Well, on certain protesters at least. I haven't seen any evidence for example that they're surveilling dangerous white supremacist groups that showed up to Unite the Right. In fact it seems like...
Well, on certain protesters at least. I haven't seen any evidence for example that they're surveilling dangerous white supremacist groups that showed up to Unite the Right. In fact it seems like they're collaborating in some instances. We hear a lot about the dangers to free speech posed by de-platforming but very little about actual government suppression of political speech. I hope to educate and provide some balance and context by sharing developments like this.
In recent years, they have been spying on white-supremacists, as a domestic terrorism threat, until the Trump administration had them declassified as terrorists (which certainly seems like...
In recent years, they have been spying on white-supremacists, as a domestic terrorism threat, until the Trump administration had them declassified as terrorists (which certainly seems like collaboration to me). Historically yes, they've mostly spied on progressives of various stripes.
"these peaceful protesters who don't want their water contaminated sure do seem to be a threat to democracy"
send the dogs of war after them
The US government has been spying on protesters throughout the 20th century, at least. I would have assumed that they were spying on the KeystoneXL folks.
Well, on certain protesters at least. I haven't seen any evidence for example that they're surveilling dangerous white supremacist groups that showed up to Unite the Right. In fact it seems like they're collaborating in some instances. We hear a lot about the dangers to free speech posed by de-platforming but very little about actual government suppression of political speech. I hope to educate and provide some balance and context by sharing developments like this.
In recent years, they have been spying on white-supremacists, as a domestic terrorism threat, until the Trump administration had them declassified as terrorists (which certainly seems like collaboration to me). Historically yes, they've mostly spied on progressives of various stripes.