I’ll never understand the mindset of someone who’ll act as a jackboot so some dickhead (pardon my language) at a desk can get an “attaboy” by some rich and priviledged Senator. It takes a special confluence of stupid and mean, I suppose.
I’ll never understand the mindset of someone who’ll act as a jackboot so some dickhead (pardon my language) at a desk can get an “attaboy” by some rich and priviledged Senator. It takes a special confluence of stupid and mean, I suppose.
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It is easy for me to understand, but then I am very familiar with criminals and criminal thinking.
Don’t think of these janissaries as cops. Don’t think military. Don’t think bureaucrats, although they have some involvement in all these areas.
Think militarized criminals. Sturm Abteilung. Chekists. Torturers and executioners. Those are their kindred spirits.
Such people are physically healthy sadistic sociopaths. Not to be vulgar, but they get off to this. The domination, intimidation and brutalizing of those who are weak or isolated from support excites them, and gives them a rush of power. Everyone has encountered someone like this. A cop, a teacher, a boss, a customer, some punk hall monitor in grade school. You’ve encountered them all your life. These are just specialized. Essentially, they are sanctioned bullyboys, although increasing numbers are female.
This is to them what ‘working with children’ is to a pedophile. License to brutalize, to terrify, to kill. As controls slip, or greater license is granted, to rob and to rape as well. WITH NO CONSEQUENCES.
That is what these agents are. They are not necessarily stupid. What they are is submissive to their superiors, sadistic and often cowardly. One on one, without gear, backup or advantage - they would feign goodwill and candor.