Let's have a poll on JFK

[JackRiddler]

114. This is a hilarious idea.

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Even if this ridiculous generalization were true, it would almost certainly signify the exact opposite of what you think. Generalized incompetence makes a fertile environment for organized crime to set up and get away with whatever it likes.

Your category error here is "government," as if the entire federal structure were required to participate in a palace coup. A covert operation does not require the participation of "government" per se and in a sense is not a state act, but a crime by people within the state that can be against the state. By definition it would be the illegal act of few, not many.

Thus the question is not whether "government" is "competent," but whether the specific criminals are, and perhaps more importantly, whether they are in a position to cover up for any mistakes that they do make.