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From Wikipedia: Starting in 1963, he assisted various leftist movements from Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Per
by zigzigzag 10y ago
From Wikipedia:
Starting in 1963, he assisted various leftist movements from Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico, Saint-Domingue, Haiti), Africa (Guinea-Bissau, Angola, South Africa) and from Portugal (then under Salazar's dictatorship) and Francoist Spain.[6] He trained a lot of people in forgery in order to support them in their struggle against dictatorships.
I'm not sure who wrote that wiki page, but "leftist movement" in the context of mid-20th century Latin America means groups like FARC, which were very much armies and terrorists. The claim that this was done "against dictatorships" is very clever: it is technically true but disguises the fact that the groups he supported were simply trying to replace the current dictatorship with their own.
Moreover, the moment you train lots of people, you obviously lose any ability to control how those skills are used.
The more I read about this guy the more grey his story becomes.
- wazoox 10y agoYeah, fucking communists, how do they dare fight fascists? you make me sick, man.
- bisRepetita 10y agoSo you think it was overall a bad thing that he fought against dictatorship in Portugal, Spain, and many South American dictatorship? You think the world would be a better place with more dictatorships, Pinochet-style leadership? I understand you can dislike the FARC. I hope you have the same level of disdain for the Colombian paramilitaries and Government exactions. "According to several international human rights and governmental organizations, right-wing paramilitary groups have been responsible for at least 70 to 80% of political murders in Colombia per year, with the remainder committed by leftist guerrillas and government forces." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_paramilitarism_in_Colombia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_paramilitarism_in_C...
- zigzigzag 10y agoWhat? Replacing one dictatorship with another doesn't solve any problems at all - it's literally not a fight worth supporting. How could anyone rationalise otherwise?
- Bootvis 10y agoTell me more about the dictatorships replacing Salazar and Franco. Honestly, I don't think you're judging the man fairly. You point out everything he could possibly have done wrong and completely ignore his good deeds.