• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    So, you’re saying that because the Shah was terrible in 1979 it’s okay for the current people to be terrible now?

    Right now Vietnam is a very popular tourist destination for Americans. I know people who have been there several times and want to go back.

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      5 hours ago

      Literally two comments ago you were saying this:

      Most of the time when you destroy the system you get a much worse system.

      Was the Shah good or bad? Is it important that what came before the Shah was a popular democratic system that the US destroyed? Is that destruction justified if it becomes a great vacationing spot for Americans?

      You’re all over the place bud.

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          2 hours ago

          No lol, we do not agree.

          There are numerous examples of revolutionary change bringing better, more equitable systems of governance.

          The only pattern I see is that the ones where the US is involved end up turning to shit.

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            24 minutes ago

            lol!

            And of course there’s no chance that the US power structure would be involved if the US had a systemic break down.

            Blackwater/Academi and the CIA probably already have detailed plans in place. They’ll do what ex-KGB agent Putin did in Russia; let the people throw out the old leadership, then swoop in and buy up the resources for pennies on the dollar.

            Thanks for helping me prove my point.

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              12 minutes ago

              Lmao, the CIA fomenting violent revolution in their own country in order to install a pro-western dictator/monarch would be very on-brand, I will grant you that