cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1111823

A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.

  • Chipthemonk@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Hyperbole much? The US consists of over 350 million people. You think all of them are racist? The people make the country. You’re getting upvotes because it’s a simple statement to make, but it’s not the truth. The US is an amazing country. There are still many racists, but there are less now than there were before, and this will continue to improve as we move forward.

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      1 year ago

      It being a racist country doesn’t mean each person is racist. The country took part in decades of genocide, slavery, segregation, coups in countless countries, placed countless dictators in power, and inspired the Nazis (yes literally).

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        1 year ago

        It’s had its issues, there’s no doubt about that. But it set the precedent for a new kind of society in 1760. It’s an amazing country.

        Also, it didn’t inspire the Nazis, that is a ridiculous comment.

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        1 year ago

        I no longer see systemic racism like there was at one time. Do you know if any government policies that are racist in nature? I don’t.

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            1 year ago

            No, it’s liberal free speech. The big news outlets in America do not report their apartheid.

            Only leftist media does and you’re labeled a terrorist for watching it.

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          1 year ago

          This post is about a government contract that is racist in nature. Is that close enough for you?

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      1 year ago

      Ironic that you criticized the comment for hyperbole and then use the straws an fallacy to try to shoot it down. The comment did not claim that all 350 million people are racist. You just acted like it did so you could criticize it.

      And yes, the US is an amazing country with far fewer racists than ever before. I agree with you there.