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If you think the CIA is one of the most evil and dangerous organizations on earth, you probably haven't had a lot of exposure to organizations around the world.
by hereforphone 3y ago
If you think the CIA is one of the most evil and dangerous organizations on earth, you probably haven't had a lot of exposure to organizations around the world. I'm not saying their mission and means of achieving it is necessarily angelic. I'm saying that there are hundreds or thousands of much more evil organizations in this world.
- retox 3y agoIt might help your case if you suggest some.
- ethbr0 3y agoContemporary? Belarusian KGB, Chinese Ministry of State Security and United Front Work Department and 610 Office, Cuban Intelligence Directorate, Iranian Ministry of Intelligence, Haitian Service d'Intelligence National (funded by the CIA), Israeli Mossad, Pakistani ISI, Myanma OCMSA, North Korean Ministry of State Security and RGB.
- jasonm23 3y agodon't forget all the Secret police agencies trained by the CIA, at the school of the America's and the rest. We are terribly lucky to have such wonderful people protecting ${ideology x} /s
- ethbr0 3y agoI only listed contemporary examples.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoYou left out French and UK intelligence, and their long history of colonial and post-colonial fuckery. Singling out the CIA is like trying to give speeding tickets to NASCAR drivers; they're all gonna get one, the CIA is just going the fastest.
- ethbr0 3y agoThe Wikipedia pages for various national intelligence organizations are hilarious concise. Good retirement hobby: summarizing everything from dead tree niche books to the web.
- hereforphone 3y agoExcellent analogy, thanks.