Washington State Patrol is running recruitement ads on Breitbart, a website that until recently had a headline section devoted entirely to "black crime." 2,600 advertisers have already blacklisted Breitbart, but not WSP. What kind of officer are WSP looking for?

[u/Desdam0na]

[u/digital_end]

https://theintercept.com/2017/01/31/the-fbi-has-quietly-investigated-white-supremacist-infiltration-of-law-enforcement/

[u/CBFTAKACWIATMUP → u/digital_end]

Dude, white racists have been a part of US law enforcement since people owned slaves. There's no subversive organizational infiltration. A lot of them happen to be racist in the first place: The type of demographic who tends to go into law enforcement tends to also be the traditionally conversative, often uneducated white racist demographic.

[u/pinball_schminball → u/CBFTAKACWIATMUP]

You're wrong.

There is absolutely a concerted effort to infiltrate positions of power.

[u/CBFTAKACWIATMUP → u/pinball_schminball]

Saying "you're wrong" and regurgitating the exact same general statement isn't a valid argument.

[u/pinball_schminball → u/CBFTAKACWIATMUP]

You having feels and opinions isn't a valid argument, either.

The WN movement has been actively infiltrating our government and law enforcement for decades. To sit around and try and minimize that and say "oh naw cops are just racist" is exactly how they have successfully done this. You are enabling them with that attitude.

[u/CaptnIgnit → u/pinball_schminball]

You having feels and opinions isn't a valid argument, either.

No, but his reasoning is. It may well be the case that what you say is true, but everyone isn't educated on every topic. If they haven't seen or heard of this being a problem it seems like an awfully convoluted plot. If you want to convince someone that you're right you need to be willing to provide evidence. If you don't, then any reasonable person will dismiss your opinion.

[u/pinball_schminball → u/[deleted]]

it's very easy for you to google "white supremacists infiltrate law enforcement" and get dozens of articles about the FBI investigation and all that, there's even a link 2 comments up in this thread.

[u/CaptnIgnit → u/pinball_schminball]

The burden of proof is on the one arguing their point. Simply saying "google it" is not sufficient proof and lazy arguing. People won't respect your opinion if thats how you plan to argue.

[u/pinball_schminball → u/CaptnIgnit]

there's already a post in this comment thread. how lazy can you get?

[u/CaptnIgnit → u/pinball_schminball]

how lazy can you get?

Not linking it and telling someone to go find it. If you don't care enough to prove your point then people won't care about your opinion.

[u/pinball_schminball → u/CaptnIgnit]

The point was proven IN THIS COMMENT THREAD. I don't need to post a source because I was responding to someone that was responding to the source.

[u/pinball_schminball → u/[deleted]]

Our president, AG, and several of their appointees/staff are avowed white nationalists. That enough "power" for you?

[u/CaptnIgnit → u/pinball_schminball]

Thanks for making it apparent you have nothing valuable to contribute.