The Weakening of Cross-cultural Bonds as the Far Right's Destructive Legacy

OIG Hotline, we live in a multicultural society, and this is one of my favorite things about being an American.  Our diversity is our strength, in my opinion, and I have always cherished meeting Americans of every ethnicity and from every walk of life.

So, it is a sad necessity for me to send a communication to my husband such as the one conveyed this morning at 10:37 AM, copied below.

Should loyal Americans who are descended from immigrants from Taiwan or Hong Kong be penalized because of a corrupt FBI?

My friend Penny McNelly is originally from mainland China.  She is a devoted and loyal American citizen, yet I could not possibly consider speaking to her at this moment in time, given the intense pressure that would be brought to bear upon her to lie within witnesss statements demanded by a corrupt FBI.

It seems as though far right factions of the FBI are intent on dividing Americans through suspicion, falsified witness statements, and secret denunciations -- all hallmarks of the totalitarian abyss.

Are we capable -- through honest and complete disclosure of the FBI's crimes -- of unmasking the far right's attempt to destroy our democracy?

I have to believe we have the courage to reclaim the cross-cultural bonds that render our nation exceptional.

Most sincerely,

Lane MacWilliams

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The FBI is a deeply divided agency.  There are many FBI employees who view their vows to the Constitution with the utmost seriousness and honor, and who strive to defend the fundamentals of our democracy with courage, fortitude and commitment.  The fact that some segments of the FBI appear to have embraced a lawless course is not a justification to assail the FBI in general.  As President Joseph R. Biden has so rightly expressed, violence is never justified in any circumstance.  The rule of law must always be honored and upheld.  It is our shared determination to preserve the civil liberties and human rights of all Americans that renders the United States a democracy.  We must never abandon this promise. All of our most cherished freedoms depend upon it.