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This article seems to imply that the 1960s counterculture movement was astroturfed by the CIA, which is… certainly an opinion. The historical parts were interes
by AdamH12113 4y ago
This article seems to imply that the 1960s counterculture movement was astroturfed by the CIA, which is… certainly an opinion. The historical parts were interesting, but the unhinged conclusions make me doubt whether what I’m reading is accurate.
- saint_yossarian 4y ago> This article seems to imply that the 1960s counterculture movement was astroturfed by the CIA, which is… certainly an opinion. But... that actually happened? See e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_for_Cultural_Freedom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_for_Cultural_Freedom Nevermind COINTELPRO where they literally infiltrated counterculture movements, although that was the FBI.
- AdamH12113 4y agoBy “astroturfed” I mean that the U.S. counterculture movement was a creation of the CIA (or perhaps a byproduct of MKULTRA research; the article is unclear). The CIA did fund anti-communist front organizations and COINTELPRO was real.
- saint_yossarian 4y agoAh gotcha, I usually understand "astroturfing" to mean piggy-backing on already existing platforms.
- AdamH12113 4y agoSorry for the confusion. In politics, “astroturf” means “fake grass-roots”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing
- avgcorrection 4y agoSo the CIA made up a movement and then the FBI infiltrated those CIA-run movements? Huh? You should look up what such terms mean first.