You may have heard of the “Countering Violent Extremism” program under DHS.

They’ve deployed the tactics used to fight terrorists against domestic citizens. For example, incels. When I posted on the web forum incels dot is, I didn’t know it was Department of Homeland Security operation against men who say they are romantically deprived. I didn’t know I was interacting with larping feds who encourage extremist rhetoric. Consequently I was put on a watchlist and am subject to intrusive monitoring.

I share a lot of my experience here.

https://twitter.com/WrongedIncel

My question is, is it far that the government is so targeting incels?

  • OwenEverbinde@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    Yeah, the FBI has caught bombers by monitoring them before the bombers were able to break the law.

    Secretely surveiled them right up until they dropped the duffel bag on the sidewalk.

    My memory isn’t great right now, but I think I recall reading somewhere that they catch over a hundred would-be bombers a year.

    • MrHand@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      1 year ago

      It goes beyond secret surveillance though – creepy enough as that is. If one were unaware of being surveilled that’s one thing but they let you know so they can take credit for “prevention” even if that person wasn’t going to do anything wrong. So essentially put in an open air prison without trial.

      • OwenEverbinde@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Ah… So that’s what you’re saying.

        Well I can believe it. The CIA once tried to murder Fidel Castro with, like, shaving cream or something one time. Our agencies can go back and forth from “we are a daunting, all-knowing panopticon” into “hi, we’re the Keystone Cops” a dozen times in a weekend.

        If that’s the case, and they’re targeting someone who didn’t even get in that deep, then: ouch. My condolences. I hope you if you really aren’t a threat that they figure out they aren’t needed anymore.

        • MrHand@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          1 year ago

          Yes but they defined a certain perspective as irredeemably linked to violence, even if that perspective is sociologically true. It’s straight up repression. I’m not the one who mandated that the sexual revolution devolve into polygynous mating habits rendering many men partnerless.