despotism in a democracy

Gaston 2022-04-19 09:01:49

Hoover, in office for more than 40 years, has served 9 terms as President of the United States. I have to sigh, he is like the emperor of ancient China, he will not abdicate until the last moment, he is persistent and strong. In a democratic country like the United States, the existence of such a person has to make people curious, but for an agency similar to a spy like the FBI, its existence has a certain inevitability.
The FBI is an agency founded by Hoover and claims to maintain national security. He collects everyone's fingerprints, eavesdrops on various dignitaries and nobles, and masters all kinds of important secrets of the country. The president's pigtails are in his hands, and he does not dare to withdraw easily; the security of the country depends on him, and he does not dare to overthrow it easily; the FBI members' loyalty to him also makes him as stable as a mountain.
Are people with unique ideas weird? He never married, was gay with a good partner (although most FBI members said they were just like-minded buddies), transvestite. Perhaps, there is a saying that, if God makes it successful, it must first drive it crazy.

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J. Edgar quotes

  • [J. Edgar Hoover meets the child actress, Shirley Temple, at the movie house in front of reporters]

    Reporter: Miss Temple!

    Shirley Temple: Mr. Hoover, I was wondering if you would join my police force.

    J. Edgar Hoover: Why, yes, Miss Temple. If you agree to be an honorary G-Woman and give me one little kiss.

    Shirley Temple: I don't know if your wife would approve, Mr. Hoover.

    J. Edgar Hoover: But, you see, I still live with my mother.

    [both chuckle]

    Shirley Temple: Oh, Okay!

    [Miss Temple kisses him on the cheek under the flash of cameras]

  • [later in the night Annie Hoover passes away, Edgar is alone in his bedroom and wakes up to grab his rosary]

    Annie Hoover: [in the air he hears his mothers voice] Stay strong, Edgar.

    [Edgar then goes to the mirror as his mother helped teach him to, to get over his childhood stutter, holding out and dressing into his mothers shirt]

    Annie Hoover: [again in the air Edgar hears his mothers voice] You stay strong, Edgar.

    J. Edgar Hoover: [Edgar screams out and tears apart his rosary in a frantic shiver] Stay strong! Uhh!

    [Edgar finally collapses in tears and curls himself in a ball]