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Interesting speech by William Barr:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?464971-3/attorney-general-barr...

"Only two ways to protect society ... 1) Ability to detect and apprehend criminals .. 2) Regiment society as a whole"

"Our ability to protect the public from criminal threats is rapidly deteriorating"

"Status quo is exceptionally dangerous"

Wow the Trump administration really does love saying the quiet part out loud. Literally saying a free society is dangerous and must be controlled.

The depressing thing is people with his views have been active in politics for decades (and not all in the political circles that currently run the government) - they're just finally getting their time in the sun, gathering together and doing whatever they want.

Even if some of this gets unraveled and the worst actors get kicked out, people like him will still be active in local and federal government trying to roll back civil freedoms. It's rough. Hopefully the events of the past few years will act as a wake-up call for people who were previously willing to ignore what was already going on.

I honestly prefer that to someone who lies to your face and stab you in the back. It's easier to fight.

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