06-10-2021, 10:30 PM
There's also the issue of how such a massive operation (apparently lasting for decades across multiple governments and multiple countries and multiple American administrations (if we just count the US here) could work over so long with no leaks, screw ups, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, 'the government' is not hyper-competent in any given area such that it could keep this up for this long. Nor is it hyper-incompetent. And it's funny how many people believe it is both these things at the same time btw. The same goes for basically any other human institution.
However, the tendency to ascribe superhuman levels of (in)competence and nefarious purpose to groups/govs that one doesn't know well or really understand is well documented across history.
Todd
Contrary to popular belief, 'the government' is not hyper-competent in any given area such that it could keep this up for this long. Nor is it hyper-incompetent. And it's funny how many people believe it is both these things at the same time btw. The same goes for basically any other human institution.
However, the tendency to ascribe superhuman levels of (in)competence and nefarious purpose to groups/govs that one doesn't know well or really understand is well documented across history.
Todd