Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by advisedwang on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:17PM
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Does that include, like, the EPA? NPS? What about the DoD? Agencies are just how the government does stuff, does "all alphabet agencies must be abolished" just mean the government should stop doing anything?
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Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by pc86 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:33PM
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Most people who feel like entire federal agencies are somehow trampling on their freedoms and should be abolished start with the EPA (though conveniently leave out the DoD most of the time).
There's probably a decent joke buried in the fact the first two they always talk about are the EPA and Education.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by NotACop182 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:38PM
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Also let’s abolish osha. See how workers feel after they are gone.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by wahnfrieden on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:12PM
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it wasn't asked, but the idea is to abolish all hierarchical relations of authority and rule. that includes business owner authority over workers which osha exists to counterbalance.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by pc86 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:08AM
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I'm sure there are some fringe people who believe in that, but the far right idea to abolish the EPA and Department of Education are definitely not by definition coupled with eliminating private business owners' authority over their employees.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by wahnfrieden on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:33AM
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That’s obvious
Libcom is the dominant viewpoint among those who advocate the admittedly fringe view of abolishing govt. Commenter was bewildered by the suggestion as though that’s the entirety of thought behind the idea in isolation
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by eesmith on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:34PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_agencies
There are three main meanings:
1) "New Deal agencies"
2) "Since the 1990s, the term "alphabet agencies" has been commonly used to describe the agencies of the U.S. national security state."
3) Any government agency or cabinet department known by its initialism.
From context, #2 seems the most likely.
If #3, no more NASA. No more FAA. No more NOAA.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by wahnfrieden on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:27PM
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Yes
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by soligern on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:30PM
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You can go live in the Congo. Barely any rules or agencies to interfere with your freedoms.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by wahnfrieden on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:10PM
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the congo has plenty of hierarchy and belief in strongman leaders.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by soligern on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:23PM
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Nothing you would have to abide by if you’re not part of the local community.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by wahnfrieden on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:30PM
(#37314409)
Ok and
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by soligern on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:48PM
(#37314589)
You get what you want.
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by wahnfrieden on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @10:12PM
(#37316829)
An anarchist society? No, they have plenty of hierarchy and desire for strongman leaders
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by wahnfrieden on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:49PM
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Oh I see you thought that's the only step. Ok
Re:The FBI Has Collected DNA Profiles for 21M People
by mypgovroom on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:31PM
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All means all