The USPS is running a 'covert' program to monitor Americans' social media posts
This is a tough issue for a government. We do have crazies out there and we do need to investigate potential dangerous groups and individuals and reel them in before they do something crazy.<p>On my FB feed I have seen friends and friends of friends call for armed revolt many times over the past few years. Most all of them are blowing steam and many are in their 60s or older and couldn&#x27;t run a block in gym shorts, and much less if they were carrying any kind of real military gear, but they like to think they can. We all grew up with &quot;Rambo&quot; movies.<p>But some of those who&#x27;s comments I&#x27;ve seen I don&#x27;t know at all.<p>The ordeal at our Capital proves there&#x27;s a problem that needs to be monitored. Most of those who went there were not armed or dangerous, but there were enough kooks to cause some real damage and lives were lost. And last year we had the guy who blew himself and his motorhome up on a Downtown street.<p>If we had another &quot;Timothy McVeigh&quot; event people would be howling, and if we had several they&#x27;d be freaking out and demanding something be done.<p>We all have good reason to be wary of &quot;Big Brother&quot; type surveillance but we also have to acknowledge that we have a problem with people getting crazy and shooting into crowds and blowing things up.<p>There&#x27;s not always a good solution to a shitty situation.