Shit the FBI Says

by Will Potter on January 24, 2012

in Activism & Activists' Response

Shit the FBI Says

Every activist should know sht the FBI says.

I tried to resist. I really did. But when I jokingly posted on the GreenIsTheNewRed Facebook page that I wanted to make a “Sh*t the FBI Says” video, ya’ll went nuts about the idea.

Like the videos that started the trend, it’s pretty goofy. But sadly, it’s all based on statements the FBI has made in court, in the press, or to activists themselves (I’ve heard quite a few of these myself).

So on a serious note…

After you watch the video, please check out this great Know Your Rights booklet.

Thanks to Chris, Greg, Michael, Shannon, Brad and everyone else who helped out in the f-f-freezing cold. Please like this on YouTube or Facebook if you think they should wear the fake mustaches every day.

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Here are some of the articles that inspired this video:

* “FBI Looking for Informants to Infiltrate Vegan Potlucks”

* “Eric McDavid Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison as a Terrorist”

“FBI: “Eco-terrorists” Are Bigger Threat Than Osama bin Laden, Hate Crimes, and Attempts to Assassinate Obama”

Jordan Halliday prohibited with associating with the “Vegan Straight Edge”

* “Activist Secretly Videotapes FBI Visit”

* “IRS Suicide Pilot Is Not a ‘Terrorist,’ But Environmental Activists Are?”

“FBI Harasses Sociology Professor Who Has Spoken Against Labeling His Student a ‘Terrorist’”

* “Discussion of Government Surveillance of Activists with Will Potter, Former FBI Agent, ACLU and More”

  • Anarchy Pony

    Well, when you think about it, we are a threat, primarily an ideological one. The things that environmentalists and eco-anarchists and all of our various permutations advocate and espouse, represents at the very least a challenge to the dominant paradigm, something that if it became more mainstream and more accepted, would lead to a rapid decline in the power of the oligarchy and much of their wealth and control drying up.
     It’s not so much the tiny acts of arson and property destruction that scares them, it’s the underlying ideology and worldview, a worldview that declares the dominant culture to be unjust, illegitimate, and unsustainable into the future. A worldview that speaks truth to power. So they will do whatever they can to marginalize our voices and perspectives and insights, and try to frighten and beat us into submission. 
    We aren’t a threat to this nation, we are a threat to nationalism. We aren’t a threat to the economy, we are a threat to capitalist hegemony. 

  • http://twitter.com/AlmosJustice AlmosJustice

    Well said. You can tell how worried they are by their response. This non-free market capitalism has had it’s day, but the super-rich banksters and corporate thieves along with their apologist and complicit neo-liberal politicians will not go down without a fight. Keep the faith. Social and economic justice is inevitable but there will be casualties along the way.   Occupy the planet.

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