04-29-2022, 08:10 PM
(04-29-2022, 07:16 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Believe it or not, I believe in America and have faith that we have LEOs capable of discerning fact from fiction. Especially when there are settled court cases and official results for topics involved. And I believe they are capable of recognizing when fiction creates a danger to the public.
I have no doubt that LEO's, in general, possess this ability. My concern is that the people in charge of them either do not, or don't care to.
Quote:From your link
"DHS began its work on disinformation several years ago. The Department has created the Disinformation Governance Board to ensure this work does not infringe on the fundamental right of free speech and to further protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties," the statement read. "To provide this protection, the Board will coordinate the Department's internal activities related to disinformation that poses a threat to homeland security."
DHS, and every single law enforcement agency, already has legal counsel that perform this exact job, i.e. ensuring that the agency's actions are consistent with the law. A new board is not required to fulfill this role.
Quote:And no. A pathological lying, serial sexual assaulter, traitor, conman setting up a ministry of truth (cough truth social cough) is the type of red flag to watch out for.
And you're finally starting to get it. Remember, what is useable now is useable by the next administration and the one after that, and the one after that, and so on. If you can think of a single administration that would cause you to be concerned about such a "board" then you've already acknowledged how bad an idea it was to form them in the first place. Unless you don't mind the idea of Trump being able to determine what is true and false as an official government position. Or maybe Nixon declaring the Woodward and Bernstein story to be "officially false." Yup, no potential for severe abuse here at all.
