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minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down10·2 days agoOk, Imperialism is good if we think “the people” wanted it. Got it. /s
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoI think popular will winning is generally a good thing
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·2 days agoWho defines the “popular will”?
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down9·2 days agoSo the CIA asks the people before they coup a government? O.o
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoIt sounded like there was already protests and civil unrest and the people trying to remove the dude and CIA might’ve (depending who you believe) helped that. So helping a goal the people were already going for
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·2 days agoThat’s exactly the point: we’ll probably never really know how much the CIA “helped”.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoSo it could be that they didn’t help much at all, and there isn’t anything to be upset about?
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoStill no reason to condone coups by the CIA.
Ok, Imperialism is good if we think “the people” wanted it. Got it. /s
I think popular will winning is generally a good thing
Who defines the “popular will”?
The people probably
So the CIA asks the people before they coup a government? O.o
It sounded like there was already protests and civil unrest and the people trying to remove the dude and CIA might’ve (depending who you believe) helped that. So helping a goal the people were already going for
That’s exactly the point: we’ll probably never really know how much the CIA “helped”.
So it could be that they didn’t help much at all, and there isn’t anything to be upset about?
Still no reason to condone coups by the CIA.
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