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minus-squareJWBananaslinkfedilinkEnglish-9•11 months agoWe tried that once. It didn’t go so well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
minus-square@Pretzillalink17•11 months agoThat’s a disingenuous comparison. But fair enough, guardrails need to be in place.
minus-square@theluckyonelink4•11 months agoInvestigating is one thing; persecuting with nothing more than suspicion is quite another.
minus-squareJWBananaslinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoAgreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc. We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.
We tried that once. It didn’t go so well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
That’s a disingenuous comparison.
But fair enough, guardrails need to be in place.
Investigating is one thing; persecuting with nothing more than suspicion is quite another.
Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc.
We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.