Reply #79: I've been there, way before there was a DLC-I described only a few things in my OP.

[bobthedrummer]

For many other people it was worse.

It is a fact that death squads were operating in America in the mid-late 1960's "neutralizing" American citizens that were on lists, and that the membership of these units came from law enforcement, our military and intelligence communities as well as organized crime.

These black programs were associated with various LEAA "training" programs, COINTELPRO's, domestic "surveillance", local law enforcement "political" and "intelligence" units, etc.

It is worse today, much worse. Some of the tactics and techniques have been refined, but the use of fear and intimidation is a constant-also, today's technology (that has dual uses) seems "out of this world", particularly in the neurosciences (which were militarized long ago).

I'm beyond all that extreme stuff-but it is what motivates me--I'm a citizen that wants accountability to come to those that have literally gotten away with murder, and are often prominent upstanding members of their communities. I also want accountability to come to those currently holding office that sanction these networks-regardless of their political affiliation.

The use of torture, war as policy, the demise of the rule of law, the privatization of literally everything, legislating crimes as the law of the land-that has no place in anyone's political platform.

Yet the DLC is supportive of these neoconservative goals.

I know it isn't for everyone, but I'll never give up seeking accountability and justice for those murderers that call themselves "the good guys".

And I'll never stop sharing what I know and have learned over the decades with people.