NEW YORK—Admitting that they had been working for several years without any discernible success, FBI agents confirmed Wednesday that a local left-wing political group was too disorganized to infiltrate. “We’ve had a few guys in there posing as members and trying to manipulate them into committing acts of violence we…
    • CthulhusIntern [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      They said it's too hard, because it requires too much reading, and also they can't be bribed because they don't want to live particularly wealthy lifestyles.

      • TheCaconym [any]
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        3 years ago

        That's what I remember as well. That it basically required a lot of time for potential agents to actually read through tons of material to be able to be credible in conversation; too much time.

        I'd also be amazed if, among the whole of potential :fedposting: they tried this with (if they ever would), a few wouldn't actually turn based on the reading alone.