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His comments only cover the past 30 years. CIA coups and secret wars mostly stopped in the early 90's. Now they use other means to destabilize south american ec

His comments only cover the past 30 years. CIA coups and secret wars mostly stopped in the early 90's. Now they use other means to destabilize south american economies.

devoply 10y ago
Many economies in the South destabilize themselves due to bad leadership and the elite trying to enrich themselves at the expense of the system and the people.
- lend000 10y ago
  > Many economies in the South destabilize themselves due to bad leadership and the elite trying to enrich themselves at the expense of the system and the people. It's a gross falsehood to claim that US interventions in Latin America have not contributed significantly to the rise of military dictatorships (many of which were installed or supported by the US at one point) and cartels (funded by our drug war). But good thing we were there to overthrow the dictator General Noriega (whom we had previously installed). Recommended reading: http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-timeline-of-cia-atrocities/5348804 http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-timeline-of-cia-atrocities/53...
  - devoply 10y ago
    Okay and even without American meddling how far have those countries come on their own?
    - lend000 10y ago
      > even without American meddling But there has been American meddling, so not sure what hypothetical scenario you are trying to play with...? The countries that are furthest from America's destructive reach / the least "meddled" with are Chile and Argentina, and surprise surprise, those are the most economically and socially stable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_American_countries_by_Human_Development_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_American_countri... Regardless, the spillage of violence and the far-reaching effects of our drug war have had a lasting effect on the entire region.

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His comments only cover the past 30 years. CIA coups and secret wars mostly stopped in the early 90's. Now they use other means to destabilize south american ec

by peterwwillis 10y ago

His comments only cover the past 30 years. CIA coups and secret wars mostly stopped in the early 90's. Now they use other means to destabilize south american economies.

devoply 10y ago
Many economies in the South destabilize themselves due to bad leadership and the elite trying to enrich themselves at the expense of the system and the people.
- lend000 10y ago
  > Many economies in the South destabilize themselves due to bad leadership and the elite trying to enrich themselves at the expense of the system and the people. It's a gross falsehood to claim that US interventions in Latin America have not contributed significantly to the rise of military dictatorships (many of which were installed or supported by the US at one point) and cartels (funded by our drug war). But good thing we were there to overthrow the dictator General Noriega (whom we had previously installed). Recommended reading: http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-timeline-of-cia-atrocities/5348804 http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-timeline-of-cia-atrocities/53...
  - devoply 10y ago
    Okay and even without American meddling how far have those countries come on their own?
    - lend000 10y ago
      > even without American meddling But there has been American meddling, so not sure what hypothetical scenario you are trying to play with...? The countries that are furthest from America's destructive reach / the least "meddled" with are Chile and Argentina, and surprise surprise, those are the most economically and socially stable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_American_countries_by_Human_Development_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_American_countri... Regardless, the spillage of violence and the far-reaching effects of our drug war have had a lasting effect on the entire region.