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Heres the deal: We stop saying history will judge them. We judge them now. With judges.
Rhiannon12866
(258,780 posts)brer cat
(27,684 posts)malaise
(297,937 posts)activities in foreign countries that supposedly threaten its interests, but seemingly no way to stop coup plotters are home
Lock them up!
jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)the coup was orchestrated by those who would stifle the voices of Americans' objecting to extra-judicial, unilateral, military forays into other "foreign" country's internal affairs while, in the same breath, falsely claiming a mythical "high ground" in defense of their own blatantly illegal actions.
"Profit motive much?", he asked sarcastically.
"Self-preservation motive much", he answered sarcastically.
malaise
(297,937 posts)and the similarities are breath-taking
Start by denigrating the opposition party's name. Then call everything they do communism or socialism - then promote food shortages, promote the evangelical bullshit, blah blah blah! Gather all the lumpen, con men , pedos, rapists, adulterers, fraudsters etc. Let the usual suspects finance all operations. Then call it legitimate political discourse - After all, they're saving the country - right. .I lived though US led the destabilization.
The good news is that so far they have failed
Emile
(43,260 posts)The people demand justice!
bringthePaine
(1,806 posts)Solly Mack
(97,266 posts)uponit7771
(93,532 posts)Emile
(43,260 posts)
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