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Wonder how many of he Tea Bagers were under surveillance. WCGreen Jun 2013 #1
Like the ones that actually threaten violence and bring guns to their events?? on point Jun 2013 #2
Not just the FBI cali Jun 2013 #3
as the article goes on to detail HiPointDem Jun 2013 #4
The Center for Media and Democracy did the investigation cali Jun 2013 #6
The apparatus of fascism . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #26
du rec. xchrom Jun 2013 #5
This is a surprise? How could a fascist state be otherwise? Downwinder Jun 2013 #7
and here I was, feeling all hopey-changey... KG Jun 2013 #8
It is another John2 Jun 2013 #9
I’m not worried DWinNJ Jun 2013 #10
Or anyone in congress for that matter LeftInTX Jun 2013 #95
to quote Gomer "Surprise!" "Surprise!" "Surprise!" hobbit709 Jun 2013 #11
exactly! tomp Jun 2013 #12
The only solution is to track them. They don't appreciate Downwinder Jun 2013 #13
they should be exposed at every turn. tomp Jun 2013 #22
Yep there is a long history of this. zeemike Jun 2013 #15
You can track them here. We had (have) our own surveillance state deniers who troll this board. leveymg Jun 2013 #29
Those you speak of are not happy that Meta is gone. They are trying to use rhett o rick Jun 2013 #102
"...surveillance, monitoring, and reporting..." OMG, what repressive tactics! randome Jun 2013 #14
Yes because surveillance is so American. zeemike Jun 2013 #16
Hell, no. But when you have large groups of people gathering in public parks... randome Jun 2013 #17
Well then that explains it. zeemike Jun 2013 #18
Fuck the Tea Party, I'm sure they were monitored, too. But no one takes the time to find out. randome Jun 2013 #20
Do you SERIOUSLY contend that "...no one takes the time to find out"... socialist_n_TN Jun 2013 #25
If no one on the Left wants to take the time to learn whether the TP was treated differently... randome Jun 2013 #27
It's your dog. We're saying they treated the Tea Party differently. Zorra Jun 2013 #39
No, I don't think I'll spend much time trying to prove a negative. randome Jun 2013 #52
Research done. There's no evidence whatsoever. The burden of proof is on you. Zorra Jun 2013 #94
you left out infiltrating also, remember the Church Committee? G_j Jun 2013 #56
That is so last century. Literally. randome Jun 2013 #62
Well it went far beyond monitoring. zeemike Jun 2013 #34
Don't put words in my mouth. 'Dirty radicals'? Really? randome Jun 2013 #45
But you know that is not all they did don't you? zeemike Jun 2013 #50
The irony is that you fit the very outlook you posit for me. randome Jun 2013 #54
Well that is what is sounds like to me...reading what you write. zeemike Jun 2013 #60
Honestly, I don't think anyone 'gets' that. randome Jun 2013 #64
Well what happened in the 60s did serve as an example zeemike Jun 2013 #73
Why is military intelligence, DHS, and the FBI "keeping an eye" on people camped out in parks? leveymg Jun 2013 #30
Maybe because OWS had much greater numbers of people involved than the TP. randome Jun 2013 #44
Any photos of Tea Baggers being beaten nearly to death by law enforcement? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #53
I will never defend unnecessary force. And there was too much of that. randome Jun 2013 #58
Really? Why did no one ask the armed Tea Baggers who attended Obama rallies to 'disperse'? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #65
'Right to gather' is not the same as setting up tents and kitchens in other people's parks. randome Jun 2013 #69
So tents are more threatening than guns? And where is there a limit placed on how long sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #70
Again, many local residents did not want THEIR parks and THEIR cities occupied indefinitely. randome Jun 2013 #75
80% of NYers when polled, supported OWS in Zuccotti Park. Not that a few disgruntled sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #78
And we have the authoritarian response. The protestors deserved the treatment they got. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #91
Neither of us should need to justify our liberal bona-fides. randome Jun 2013 #93
Excuse me, but your response seems to be an evasion of the question. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #96
I only asked because it seems to me that you choose the authoritarian side rhett o rick Jun 2013 #99
I am 100% behind the goals of OWS -when the wind blows right and they protest coherently. randome Jun 2013 #101
I'm sorry, but THAT IS SUCH BULLSHIT......... socialist_n_TN Jun 2013 #104
So you think shouting loudly on Wall Street is going to make a difference? randome Jun 2013 #105
It's either shouting or shooting. Not many quite ready to cross that bridge, as yet. leveymg Jun 2013 #106
I just thought of another way to put this. randome Jun 2013 #107
it is the old normal. nt tomp Jun 2013 #23
Ah, that putrid smell of Borglike anti-Occupy fascism in the morning. Zorra Jun 2013 #19
What, you think I'm going to insist that LE did not do some despicable things? Not at all. randome Jun 2013 #21
Maybe the FBI will be starting surveillance early on the next Farm Aid charity concert too. Zorra Jun 2013 #24
OWS succeeded and is still succeeding. So that isn't part of the argument. No one here believes sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #74
Who was assaulted by the Tea Party? randome Jun 2013 #77
Are you serious? You have so much to say about OWS and all of its 'faults' sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #81
So anyone who behaves atrociously is automatically part of the Tea Party? randome Jun 2013 #84
Keep defending the Tea Party and attacking OWS. Your avoidance of the questions sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #87
No, only if it really is the Tea Party. See the fixed link in my previous comment. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #89
OWS not only succeded, but is now a cultural revolution Rex Jun 2013 #88
One has to wonder hootinholler Jun 2013 #28
+1 ucrdem Jun 2013 #31
No. If you want to go to origins, and how they're dealt with, look at these groups: leveymg Jun 2013 #33
People-powered movements ucrdem Jun 2013 #35
p.s. those are NOT pictures of Occupy. nt ucrdem Jun 2013 #36
Occupy's great-grandfathers leveymg Jun 2013 #42
Hoover sent the army, Roosevelt sent his wife. n/t hootinholler Jun 2013 #48
On second glance, are you suggesting that OWS was preemptive of something bigger? leveymg Jun 2013 #38
Not exactly preemptive, more like a faded iteration. ucrdem Jun 2013 #40
Awesome journal! ucrdem Jun 2013 #41
I still have people from Eastern Europe emailing me about that one. leveymg Jun 2013 #46
I can see why. ucrdem Jun 2013 #51
Okhrana seems to have had several sources of inspiration (and allegiance) , but the figure who leveymg Jun 2013 #59
He married into the job, from1554-58 it looks like. ucrdem Jun 2013 #66
I always chuckle when the Brits claim that England was never conquered or ruled by foreigners. leveymg Jun 2013 #71
If there is one thing that the Brits do well, it is that they maintain their sense of history. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #82
That's a keeper. ucrdem Jun 2013 #85
Very good question. leveymg Jun 2013 #32
You got it. zeemike Jun 2013 #37
There once was a program named TIA hootinholler Jun 2013 #47
TIA was a diversion or just a minor competitor. Thin Thread went operational. leveymg Jun 2013 #49
My understanding is hootinholler Jun 2013 #61
TIA started as a DARPA-DIA project. NSA is the corpus for practically everyone else in the IC. leveymg Jun 2013 #68
I was referring to National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) there. My bad. leveymg Jun 2013 #76
I think it would be more accurate to say the NSA corpus is the source for others use. hootinholler Jun 2013 #79
See my response to your comment, immediately above. leveymg Jun 2013 #86
You forced me to look it up myself, darn you! ;-) leveymg Jun 2013 #83
IIRC there was a rather infamous Madam with a thick black book hootinholler Jun 2013 #97
How did I miss that '07 thread? The commments in the thread are timeless. Get this: "Waxman is leveymg Jun 2013 #100
The governments fear of critical thinking citizens was on display. Rex Jun 2013 #90
Seattle National Lawyers Guild: Report on WTO Ministerial G_j Jun 2013 #43
Great post. Zorra Jun 2013 #72
Well since Adbusters magazine sent out a "communique" to readers calling for the ACTION Generic Other Jun 2013 #55
yes it's visible, and nicely done, watching it now nt ucrdem Jun 2013 #57
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Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #67
For the FBI or other Agencies surveiling this site, I just want to confirm you're doing a great job. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #80
They sit back and let the Tea Party yell about armed revolution Rex Jun 2013 #92
Of course. The "tea party" are the Koch brothers' activism PAC Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #98
FBI soon to be headed by a felon and a torturer and not many care Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #103
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