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by AnimalMuppet 1883 days ago
Weird, and scary.

But maybe I can kind of see it. Here's a protest. Let's say it's Proud Boys, and Antifa shows up. And here's a mail carrier out trying to deliver the mail, who drives (or worse, walks) right into the middle of it. The Post Office might have a legitimate reason for wanting to know, so they can keep their on-duty employees from harm.

Is that what's going on? Is that all that's going on? I don't know.

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> Is that what's going on? Is that all that's going on? I don't know.

Doesn't sound like it. Maybe they are trying to shift money to surveillance with all the packages going around because of Covid (I.E: USPS trying to get rid of that "surplus")? Either way, it sounds crazy.

It's possible for employees of every government agency and every private company to get caught up in the middle of a protest. Should they all start their own surveillance programs?
You should try to re-word your comment so that it reads less like an "I'm just asking questions" conspiracy theory.