• Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    For clarity - That period in American art wasn't 100% a CIA op, but the CIA did contribute to some university art (and literature) programs and some specific individuals and publications to give it more social standing and legitimacy. It's also one of those "Yeah they admit to it on their website they're really proud of it" conspiracies.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      A lot of what the alphabet orgnaizations do is nudging. It isn't always high profile assassinations. It's shit like promoting certain subreddits. The head mod of /r/technology was once outed as a fucking general for example.

      Another recent example is all of the "advisory" nudging in capeshit where the US military gets to command how the capeshit plays out.