[devilbunny]

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.

[rkomorn]

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]

As I said just above, I am not a fan. They are nor completely evil, though.

[devmor]

Yes, that was 60 years ago. No one involved at that time is still there - and in fact, most of them have passed. I don't know why you think there's a shred of relevance there.

[devilbunny]

If I didn’t mention it, someone would complain that I was ignoring the one time they were on the side of the angels.