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To be America's enemy is dangerous, but to be its ally is fatal (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Sure, and Russia had their right-wing coup in 1991, and America is currently doing a self-coup.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

People get these confused a lot, but russia has 2 coups in the 90s-

1991 was a failed anti-reformist "left wing" coup that deposed Gorbachev and ended with the fall of the USSR and Yeltsin in power.

1993 was a successful right wing self-coup that allowed Yeltsin to fully consolidate power away from the Russian parliament and towards the presidency. More hamfisted and violent, but in essence similar to what is happening in the US right now

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The US was taken over in a coup when Kennedy was assassinated. We’ve been ruled by the CIA & Mossad ever since.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eh, while they're part of maintaining the status quo, we're ruled by capital, and that was true before Kennedy too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

And the CIA has always been an attack dog of the capitalists. That’s its whole mission.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Self-coup would suggest someone is in control and actually wants what's happening. That'd be nice.