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minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·2 days agoWho defines the “popular will”?
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down9·2 days agoSo the CIA asks the people before they coup a government? O.o
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoIt sounded like there was already protests and civil unrest and the people trying to remove the dude and CIA might’ve (depending who you believe) helped that. So helping a goal the people were already going for
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·2 days agoThat’s exactly the point: we’ll probably never really know how much the CIA “helped”.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoSo it could be that they didn’t help much at all, and there isn’t anything to be upset about?
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoStill no reason to condone coups by the CIA.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoBut you just said you don’t know if this was done by CIA, if CIA helped in the coup the people were doing or if they had no effect at all.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoI condemn any coup by the CIA. Simple as that.
Who defines the “popular will”?
The people probably
So the CIA asks the people before they coup a government? O.o
It sounded like there was already protests and civil unrest and the people trying to remove the dude and CIA might’ve (depending who you believe) helped that. So helping a goal the people were already going for
That’s exactly the point: we’ll probably never really know how much the CIA “helped”.
So it could be that they didn’t help much at all, and there isn’t anything to be upset about?
Still no reason to condone coups by the CIA.
But you just said you don’t know if this was done by CIA, if CIA helped in the coup the people were doing or if they had no effect at all.
I condemn any coup by the CIA. Simple as that.