DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican
Ok, I'm apparently not good at writing parables, because nearly everyone interpreted it wrong.
I used a parable because I want to respect others' service records, especially when not all the facts are out yet.
So let's pivot to a much more direct analogy.
In 2016, career intelligence professionals, people who had genuinely spent their lives fighting America's enemies, became convinced that a foreign power had compromised the incoming president. They had data points. Real ones. Trump had business dealings in Moscow. He said nice things about Putin on camera. People in his orbit had meetings with Russian nationals. A dossier appeared with salacious claims. Each data point individually was... a data point.
But they were looking for Russia. So they found Russia. Everywhere.
They were so certain they were right that they leaked to the press. They used classification authority to spy on American citizens. They presented unverified opposition research to a FISA court as intelligence. Peter Strzok texted about "insurance policies." Andrew McCabe authorized leaks.
They were experienced professionals who genuinely believed the republic was in danger. Their service records were real. Their concern was sincere.
And they were wrong.
