Well, JTRIG exists whether or not this article is real-- and it probably isn&#x27;t real. There are people who do this for their full time job. Additionally, your dismissal of &quot;conspiracy&quot; wholesale is troubling; conspiracy is merely another interpretation of reality that draws intense dislike because it questions the accepted story.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Joint_Threat_Research_Intelligence_Group" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Joint_Threat_Research_Intellig...</a><p>It&#x27;s also undeniable that the government does try to disrupt dissenting groups, even if they are nonviolent. In the light of the modern version of this, it&#x27;s hard to say exactly what movements failed due to internal disruption, and which failed due to not having popular appeal.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;COINTELPRO" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;COINTELPRO</a>