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As a latin american let me say
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No, see, in Bolivia the democracy actually went up.
It's just so high that you can't even see the elections anymore.
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has detained or raided the homes of dozens of journalist, social activists and opposition leaders
I'd say this is bad but the rest of the article is strong argument for it being a good call.
Ah yes, I love assassinating socialist politicians and installing right-wing dictatorships to "call out authoritarian abuses."
America's long crusade in spreading "democracy" and "good governance" in Latin America:
- https://www.telesurenglish.net/opinion/Operation-Condor-US-Latin-American-Slaughter-Torture-Program-20170615-0028.html
- https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope/
- https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/800
- https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/12/the-final-chapter-has-still-not-been-written-remembering-the-2004-coup-in-haiti/
- https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/us-honduras-coup-manuel-zelaya-exile-excerpt
- https://cepr.net/report/economic-sanctions-as-collective-punishment-the-case-of-venezuela/
- https://theintercept.com/2020/07/23/the-u-s-supported-coup-in-bolivia-continues-to-produce-repression-and-tyranny-while-revealing-how-u-s-media-propaganda-works/
- https://www.brasilwire.com/in-plain-sight-bolsonaro-moro-and-the-cia/
Here comes the left trying to cancel the NYT for providing their own perspective.
If you're running the no-script extension for firefox, make sure scripts from nytimes.com are blocked, and voila you can read their articles. Only downside is some media and interactive articles don't work.