# William Barr: Jackbooted thug. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 12, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567 "2020-06-12T21:58:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567/1 "2020-06-12T21:58:17Z")
It’s bad enough that this Trump boot licker orders protesters to be cleared for dear orange leader and his parade of sycophants. [The squalid little fascist sonofabitch uses the FBI for his gestapo tactics to intimidate activists.](https://theintercept.com/2020/06/12/fbi-jttf-protests-activists-cookeville-tennessee/) Why didn’t FBI Director Wray tell Barr to go fuck himself? ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567/2 "2020-06-13T15:35:42Z")
The article seems to make it look like nothing is private on Facebook, even if it’s set to “only friends.” I guess the FBI can see your SDMB posts as well? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567/3 "2020-06-13T15:53:36Z")
His dad was my headmaster (principal) from kindergarten through fourth grade. Looked just like William does nowadays. I don’t remember the dad also being a jackbooted thug, but it’s possible. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567/4 "2020-06-13T17:07:49Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > His dad was my headmaster (principal) from kindergarten through fourth grade. Looked just like William does nowadays. I don’t remember the dad also being a jackbooted thug, but it’s possible. It’s nearly impossible for a principal to be a proper jackbooted thug, seeing as their primary role is to be bootlickers of administration higher-ups and the school board. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567/5 "2020-06-13T17:40:50Z")
> [@](#): > > **From OP’s link:** Barr also directed the JTTF to “identify criminal organizers and instigators,” even though antifa has no organizational structure and the FBI’s **own internal assessments** don’t support the claim that antifa is somehow weaponizing protests. bolded was highlighted in the article to the [following link](https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/antifa-trump-fbi/) of the FBI basically laughing at the idea of antifa: > [@](#): > > The FBI’s Washington Field Office “has no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement/presence” in the violence that occurred on May 31 during the D.C.-area protests over the murder of George Floyd, according to an internal FBI situation report obtained exclusively by The Nation. That same day, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would designate “Antifa” a terrorist organization, even though the government has no existing authority to declare a domestic group a terrorist organization, and antifa is not an organized group. Following the president’s tweet, Attorney General William Barr said in a statement, “The violence instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly.” Shouldn’t be too surprised WB doing the “lalalalala” fingers in his ears in regards to what the FBI has to say. Most reassuring. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567/6 "2020-06-13T18:11:18Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > It’s nearly impossible for a principal to be a proper jackbooted thug, seeing as their primary role is to be bootlickers of administration higher-ups and the school board. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-barr-jackbooted-thug/855567/7 "2020-06-13T18:42:34Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > It’s bad enough that this Trump boot licker orders protesters to be cleared for dear orange leader and his parade of sycophants. [The squalid little fascist sonofabitch uses the FBI for his gestapo tactics to intimidate activists.](https://theintercept.com/2020/06/12/fbi-jttf-protests-activists-cookeville-tennessee/) > > Why didn’t FBI Director Wray tell Barr to go fuck himself? Chris Wray’s FBI is what is enabling Wray to tell Barr to go fuck himself. I am sure that getting a visit from FBI agents is scary and intimidating in any circumstance, and I understand that Trump has his supporters even within the agency (though very few these days). But it is those visits that will continue to provide Wray with the proof he needs to leak another report confirming that the FBI _still_ “has no intelligence indicating antifa involvement/presence” in the violence that occurred on May 31 during the D.C.-area protests over the murder of George Floyd _and beyond_. So Wray is complying with his bosses’ orders but at the same time finding a way to let the public know that what Trump and Barr are trying to sell is all bullshit. Wray is in a very tough spot. He has tried to hold the line to support his agents, simultaneously push against the worst impulses of Trump and Barr and remain in the position where he is able to accomplish this. I was not prepared to support Wray’s appointment when it was made, but he has earned my grudging respect. As for Barr, I hope he is the person arrested just behind Trump when Trump is evicted from the White House. His abuses make John Mitchell’s look like patty cake play time. He has dishonored his oath to the American people, demoralized the DOJ and used his power against the best interests of both. He is a zealot, and that makes him as dangerous as he can be. Can’t get rid of him fast enough.