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What's necessary for who, exactly? Because some of those coups were for reasons like blocking land reform to ensure that the United Fruit Company can keep makin
by teractiveodular 2y ago
What's necessary for who, exactly? Because some of those coups were for reasons like blocking land reform to ensure that the United Fruit Company can keep making money hand over fist in Guatemala.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d%27%C3%A...
- IAmGraydon 2y agoWhat's necessary for the US to maintain its position at the top of the world order. The very article you linked states that the Guatemalan coups were initiated because of fears of communist influence.
- tptacek 2y agoThat was doubtless the case in Guatemala, but Guatemala in the 20th century is not Bolivia in the 21st.
- IAmGraydon 2y agoI'm sorry - are you claiming to have evidence that the US was involved in the recent events in Bolivia? If so, by all means, share with us.
- tptacek 2y agoI don't understand your question. I made no such claim.
- teractiveodular 2y agoWell, no, it states quite clearly that the actual driver was ensuring UFC profits and the "communism" fears were just the window dressing. The UFC also began a public relations campaign to discredit the Guatemalan government, hiring Edward Bernays, who mounted a concerted misinformation campaign for several years which portrayed the company as the victim of a "communist" Guatemalan government.