"We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” - William Casey, CIA Director
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” - George Orwell
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." - George Orwell
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled" - Mark Twain
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[–] VIP740 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
It's worth noting, a lot of CIA leadership comes from the CFR; which was founded by J. P. Morgan's personal attorney.
[–] Womb_Raider 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
CFR? Pretty lame that you're trying to describe something, yet you choose an acronym that would only make sense to those who know what you're talking of in the first place...
edit: figured VIP would respond by now but it's the Council of Foreign Relations for those curious
[–] moreAkin 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
It's not hard to google CFR. It takes far fewer keystrokes than your lame response.
[–] rwbj 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
It seems this would be wise to do with quite a lot of organizations. I think a big part of the reason the FBI became a useless organization for investigating political malfeasance is because the head of the FBI is a political appointee. Why exactly are we having politicians, whose only demonstrated skill is getting people to vote for them, appoint the heads of intelligence, law enforcement, and so on? Critical agencies who politicians have minimal to 0 experience with. It's nonsensical and in a way is an institutional construct that inherently puts politicians above the law. If you're dirty, you're going to ensure whoever you appoint will have your back.
edit The same also goes for the military. For instance how much of the $1.5 trillion F-35 debacle was actually from the military and how much it was from politicians using the F-35 as a pork barrel jobs program?
[–] magnora 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'll believe it when I see it