Gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling just knowing our FBI is out there
heroically defending our Freedom. Personal memories of the
intimidating actions of two very bulky, grim faced FBI agents letting
all our neighbors know that the FBI had concerns about the Jarvis
family, still, some 70 years later, those memories color my opinions
of this Lap Dog agency of the American Oligarchy.
But for sure, the FBI is consistent. You'll never see them defending
the rights of the poor Americans. When workers go out on strike, the
FBI will be there, writing down names and intimidating honest workers.
Carl Jarvis
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