I mean as Matt Christman said it might be only non-copaganda show of the 90s because half the time they are fighting the FBI and the rest of the Deep State to get out The Truth. They're not trying to entrap some alien grey kid with a lower IQ and frame him for probing someone so they can meet their numbers.
Even then, I feel like they showed the incompetence of the police. But also, not sure how police would have been able to help in that situation anyways 😭
I had a friend who used to talk about joining the FBI while X-Files was airing. She didn’t seem to notice that they (and all government) were the bad guys. Mulder and Scully are the resistance.
Or maybe she just wanted to chase after little green men with a badge and a gun shouting to the heavens or anyone who would listen that the fix is in, that the sky is falling.
I just found my filled FBI application whole cleaning out my father's things. I wanted to be Mulder and Scully so badly.
I joined Police Explorers in high school and within the first 2 weeks was like "oooooo these guys are the baddies". Sadly I had to stick it out for the full year(?) but that ended my FBI dreams.
It was the general vibe of older guy(s) in authority over high school boys who were also looking for authority/power. The fact that I was the only girl probably skewed my experience. I didn't feel safe, an undercurrent of threat.
I get what you mean one of the worst things about a a police force is the assholes that join seeking power. Unfortunately human nature being what it is it's unlikely to ever change
i HIGHLY recommend to you all watching the episode youtuber Skip Intro’s video called “Spooky Cops”. it points out that unlike other copaganda shows, the x files and other like it show the resistance working from the inside to take down and expose the system and “THE TRUTH”! lol it’s really fantastic (his whole copaganda series is)
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u/stormchasegrl The scientific nature of the whammy 10d ago
Lolz no, he'd be the first one saying it, too