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Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

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80 points churchill | 4 comments | 01 May 23 13:24 UTC | HN request time: 1.119s | source
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churchill ◴[01 May 23 13:37 UTC] No.35772608[source]▶
TLDR: 1. Strong foreign language skills from overseas missions. 2. It's easier getting them security clearances since they don't use drugs or alcohol.
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ttpphd ◴[01 May 23 14:37 UTC] No.35773366[source]▶
3. Mormons are overwhelmingly white and come from a cultural background of conservative patriarchal Christian whiteness which comports with the historical and present culture of the FBI.
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seanw444 ◴[01 May 23 14:49 UTC] No.35773527[source]▶
Which is funny because most Mormons I know dislike the FBI specifically because their actions as of late are directly in opposition to their beliefs.
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1. KRAKRISMOTT ◴[01 May 23 15:16 UTC] No.35773975[source]▶
What did the FBI do?
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2. WarOnPrivacy ◴[01 May 23 16:19 UTC] No.35775014[source]▶
The FBI goes after folks like Cliven Bundy. Support for separatism is higher is rural regions, including where LDS are. The LDS Church speaks against nationalism specifically but - like everywhere - folks hear what they want to hear.
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3. ttpphd ◴[01 May 23 20:11 UTC] No.35778463[source]▶
"goes after" is a funny way to say "enforces federal law"
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4. KRAKRISMOTT ◴[02 May 23 14:00 UTC] No.35787510{3}[source]▶
Selective enforcement depending on the political willpower du jour.
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