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respondwithdata ago

They have made what they did at Sandy Hook legal.

If the people knew what they did, it is likely people would still decide it was unconscionable fraud and people would go to jail. But ultimately the act of the propaganda itself was "legal".

When you get into situations where you actually are murdering for the state - it is very difficult and expensive to find competent people who will do the job. The type of people who will perform such an act are either very dangerous, untrustworthy,or such low IQ that they are incompetent.

But when you are dealing with propaganda, you can find "true believers". You can find ex-military who flat out refuse to accept the truth of the world - because that would mean the things they did in the service are worse than meaningless, they are evil. So they will fight the righteous fight and lie and scheme and help propagandists perform their snake dance.

This passed Congress on the day of Sandy Hook, and the Senate the day after:

"The most controversial provisions to receive wide attention were contained in subsections 1021–1022 of Title X, Subtitle D, entitled "Counter-Terrorism", authorizing the indefinite military detention of persons the government suspects of involvement in terrorism, including U.S. citizens arrested on American soil. Although the White House[12] and Senate sponsors[13] maintain that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) already grants presidential authority for indefinite detention, the Act states that Congress "affirms" this authority and makes specific provisions as to the exercise of that authority.[14][15] "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2012