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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So much seems to be missing here... also the picture is not complete without Central America.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America:

20th century

1903 separation of Panama from Colombia
1906–1909 occupation of Cuba
1912–1933 occupation of Nicaragua
1914 occupation of Veracruz
1915–1934 occupation of Haiti
1916–1924 occupation of the Dominican Republic
1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
1961 Bay of Pigs invasion
1961 Operation Mongoose in Cuba
1964 Brazilian coup d'état
1964 ousting of Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana
1965–1966 occupation of the Dominican Republic
1971 Bolivian coup d'état
1973 Chilean coup d'état
1981–1990 support for the Contras in Nicaragua
1983 invasion of Grenada
1989 invasion of Panama
1994–1995 occupation of Haiti
[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorta starting to feel like America as a country is very similar to Trump.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

He's the mask off guy. The "let's see how much we can ratch it up" guy. The "let's drop all pretence of democracy and human rights" guy. But the USA have never been the goodies. And to understand MAGA you need to look back, how they got there. Tea Party, Bush, Reagan, Nixon...

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Remember when we executed all the southern generals and slave owners after the civil war?

Nope.