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I'm specifically talking about the CIA's long history of regime changes and coup attempts.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That shits just hurtful man, I offer a bespoke fear experience, terrorists are just amateurs with bombs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Lol nobody appreciates a good coup these days. Ungrateful Iranians, Guatemalans...etc etc etc!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That isn't an unpopular opinion

It's a weird accepted fact that everyone despises, dismisses, denies and disregards but otherwise believe is true

It's so widely accepted by anyone who has read a bit of recent history over the past 50 years that all evidence points to the fact that they were complicit in assassinating their own president in 1963.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

People on Lemmy like to argue and I'm taking a strong stance on something here. With those two things in mind, I'm expecting some level of push-back. (Which, admittedly, has yet to materialize.)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're getting push-back on it being described as an unpopular opinion!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

It's unpopular outside of this platform. It's unpopular for a reason. Conspiracies do well here as well.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago

Wow people on a platform with tons of anti-American propaganda are accepting of your anti-American propaganda amazing

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago

No jokes allowed on Lemmy, only serious business

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That´s just the truth my dude, everyone with basic knowledge of contemporary history is aware of it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Christ, how many CIAs are out there, just CIAing it up

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Even CIA officials (retired ones at least) admit that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Here's an equally controversial opinion: pedos are le bad

Edit: Thank you for the lemmy gold kind stranger, I know I'm so stunning and brave for this hot take

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

but where is the meme?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

no the NSA is

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Political interference and regime change isn't exactly designed to strike fear into anyone in particular, it was all about power projection and creating perceived buffers against the spread of communism. Not sure how any of that falls under the definition of terrorism

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Riiiiight... the death squads terrorized no-one - all the torture, rape and murder was performed in a civilized manner. Just like the massive and indiscriminate bombings!

No terrorism to see here, folks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah but the CIA didn't do any of those things, the military did the bombings and the death squads were funded but not operated by the CIA. Sponsor of terrorism? Sure, I can see that a argument. Terrorist organization though is just an incorrect label imo.