04-28-2024, 06:45 PM
(04-28-2024, 06:27 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I just don't tolerate conspiracy theories all that well. I know the way things spread around Washington; I know way too many staffers and bureaucrats in DC and have heard far too many things. Something at the level you are suggesting for Patriot Front to be a false flag operation would require way more people to be read in than would be critical mass for it to be contained. Really, when you think about it, my disbelief in conspiracy theories really boils down to my cynicism towards our government. I just don't believe them capable of pulling something like that off and keeping it quiet.
I can't really argue with this position in general. What I can say is that I did not come to be skeptical of this group overnight. Why do they appear out of nowhere and then disappear, both from the site of their protest but also the news cycle? When a fair number of them were arrested in Idaho I noticed, and I believe I pointed this out here, that they were all sitting in cuffs with their masks still on. With one exception, who was up against a patrol car. Literally the first thing I'm doing if I arrest someone with a mask on, after they are secured, is removing their mask. There were booking photos released, and then, again, it completely dropped off the radar. With as much as the media loves to report on white supremacists why do they become such a non-story so quickly? I don't know, man, it's just really odd to me.
I can tell you first hand that I get accused of making up the pre-booking diversion program in LA County by people who refuse to believe criminals can commit crime and not even be booked. No booking means no public record. It's entirely done in house. And I doubt you'd be surprised how much those numbers get manipulated. I'm also aware from friends in probation and parole how much they are not allowed to do their job, but publicly the government reports no difference in how either functions. I'm just been privy to too much first hand knowledge of the government flat out lying to people to trust them at all anymore.
Sad state of affairs to be sure. Regardless it's not the topic of the thread, so I'll leave it at that.
