Current Events > 50 years ago today, Chile suffered a US-backed military Coup, killing thousands

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wackyteen
09/11/23 7:17:40 PM
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https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1701327598154858596

I wonder how South America would look today, if we had stayed in North America.

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Kimbos_Egg
09/11/23 7:19:11 PM
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wackyteen posted...
https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1701327598154858596

I wonder how South America would look today, if we had stayed in North America.

a soviet coup, and 10 cuban missile crisis probably.

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ClayGuida
09/11/23 7:19:50 PM
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Drastically different.

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Kain_Highwind
09/11/23 7:20:22 PM
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Kimbos_Egg posted...
a soviet coup, and 10 cuban missile crisis probably.
guessing you think vietnam was justified too

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Kimbos_Egg
09/11/23 7:21:55 PM
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Kain_Highwind posted...
guessing you think vietnam was justified too

I'm not american, and my country wasn't involved in that war, so go shove your "war guilt" up your ass.

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thronedfire2
09/11/23 7:22:54 PM
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Kimbos_Egg posted...
a soviet coup, and 10 cuban missile crisis probably.

or we could have just let those countries participate in a capitalist economy instead of forcing them to be puppets or choose russia. if they all became successful democracies that would have been great but we obviously proved we couldn't handle more than 1 or 2 puppet governments at a time

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a-c-a-b
09/11/23 7:24:14 PM
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One of Kissinger's many crimes.

If I recall correctly he also blamed it on the Chileans for voting the wrong way.

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TonyKojima
09/11/23 7:24:16 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
or we could have just let those countries participate in a capitalist economy instead of forcing them to be puppets or choose russia. if they all became successful democracies that would have been great but we obviously proved we couldn't handle more than 1 or 2 puppet governments at a time
This is total fantasy.

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Doe
09/11/23 7:25:06 PM
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Kimbos_Egg posted...
a soviet coup, and 10 cuban missile crisis probably.
"Dude we had to kill democratically elected presidents or else THE ENEMY would have first"

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Kimbos_Egg
09/11/23 7:25:28 PM
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TonyKojima posted...
This is total fantasy.

Shh. Let the child dream.

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Kimbos_Egg
09/11/23 7:25:47 PM
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Doe posted...
"Dude we had to kill democratically elected presidents or else THE ENEMY would have first"

I'm glad you're understanding now.

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Nukazie
09/11/23 7:26:56 PM
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thanks obama

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Gwynevere
09/11/23 7:31:15 PM
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If capitalism is so great, why did America have to overthrow so many governments and force people into it? Shouldn't they have wanted in on it willingly?

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Kimbos_Egg
09/11/23 7:32:51 PM
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Gwynevere posted...
If capitalism is so great, why did America have to overthrow so many governments and force people into it? Shouldn't they have wanted in on it willingly?


I mean, literally, do you have any self awareness at all to understand the opposite is also true? that if communism is so great, why are all the communistic governments who ever existed dictatorships?

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YellowSUV
09/11/23 7:33:07 PM
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Fun fact: Allende attempted to get a computer to run the Chilean economy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn

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Gwynevere
09/11/23 7:39:08 PM
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Kimbos_Egg posted...
I mean, literally, do you have any self awareness at all to understand the opposite is also true? that if communism is so great, why are all the communistic governments who ever existed dictatorships?
This topic is about the US overthrowing a democratically elected government though, not a dictatorship. You seem confused about what you're even arguing.

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Kimbos_Egg
09/11/23 7:41:20 PM
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Gwynevere posted...
This topic is about the US overthrowing a democratically elected government though, not a dictatorship. You seem confused about what you're even arguing.

Right, because when the soviets overthrow their government, they'll hand out ice cream and open a petting zoo. Sure.

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Gwynevere
09/11/23 7:45:42 PM
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Kimbos_Egg posted...
Right, because when the soviets overthrow their government, they'll hand out ice cream and open a petting zoo. Sure.
The Soviets didn't overthrow the Chilean government though, the US did. You're more interested in what if hypotheticals than examining the events that actually happened.

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LSGW_Zephyra
09/11/23 7:50:07 PM
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Remember kids, the CIA is a terrorist organization.

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thronedfire2
09/11/23 7:52:24 PM
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LSGW_Zephyra posted...
Remember kids, the CIA is a terrorist organization.

the fact that CIA activity is 100% illegal within the US but fine everywhere else should be eye opening but it's completely ignored

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brestugo
09/11/23 7:55:23 PM
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a-c-a-b posted...
One of Kissinger's many crimes.

If I recall correctly he also blamed it on the Chileans for voting the wrong way.

'Project FUBELT'. He fucked up a lot of shit in a relatively short period of time, along with Nixon and CIA director Helms. Only Helms was ever convicted of anything.

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Kibouno
09/11/23 8:04:25 PM
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