You actually need to know about what the FBI did to the RCP/RU, because that shit was just… fuckin’ over the top.

Like they had informants in the organization from the time it had 20 members.  They were using sophisticated tactics to foment splits between them and other organizations and doing everything they could to create tensions and problems within the org.  They were even distributing subtly altered versions of their lit to discredit them.

They were doing nothing violent or illegal at the time.  The FBI showed sophisticated grasp of leftist rhetoric and ideology and was masterful at using that against them.

From what I understand, this is still happening and it’s scary.  I’m not a Maoist, but like their tactics were so unscrupulous and intense it’s like DAMN.