• Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    a sense among emerging young leaders that the flawed Chinese models offers a plausible idea of progress

    Ah yes, the Chinese model for Latin America is clearly flawed, unlike the American model they've been using since 1900 where their leaders get couped and/or murdered the second they work against extractionist business interests

      • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        wait, right, all the Banana republics were mostly early 20th century and the like. Whenever I think of "Latin American Coup" my mind immediately goes to the CIA and I forgot there was still fuckery even before that