[CarRamrod]

>Infiltrating police departments and the enlisted ranks of the military

>Taking over school boards and local boards of elections

Just to play devil's advocate, is it possible that the far right has been under the impression that the far left has been doing the same thing?

[talldayo]

If they do believe that, I'd have to wonder why. Having people that don't look like you or disagree with you on school boards and in military service doesn't mean you've been "infiltrated" by an adversary. Liberals certainly don't act that way towards conservative service members or even private schools.

[CarRamrod]

What constitutes infiltration?

[talldayo]

Conspiracy to infiltrate, arranged by an adversarial power. Gay people are not "infiltrating" the military on behalf of anyone. School boards are not being "infiltrated" by Democrats that pay the same taxes for public education that Republicans do.

These are basic tenants of political representation and personal liberty. They are, in principle, the most American things imaginable.

[archagon]

No, they claim that the far left has been doing it as an excuse to do the same. It's lesson one from the authoritarian textbook: always accuse the enemy of your own misdeeds. Very similar to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO.

[relaxing]

Yes of course they’ve been told this. But that is delusional since there has been no left-wing coup in the United States government.