If you want ro argue that the FBI is a fundamentally flawed agency that on balance is a net negative, I won’t fight you that hard. But during the civil rights struggle, they were the only force that could be trusted at all.

Of course, that was 60 years ago.

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rkomorn 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Wasn't the FBI doing some pretty questionable stuff with regards to MLK during said civil rights movement?

Eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO

I guess "other forces were worse" can certainly be true, but then how low are we holding the bar?

	▲	devilbunny an hour ago \| parent [-]
		As I said just above, I am not a fan. They are nor completely evil, though.