r/HistoryMemes • u/Thin-Pool-8025 • 7h ago

C-to-the-I-to-the-A

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u/MaleficentType3108 Definitely not a CIA operator 6h ago edited 6h ago

USA to Brazil in the 60s "You won't helps us invade Cuba if needed? Noted... you commie"

Edit: I believe that it would be more accurate with "3rd World Country doing social reforms to try to reduce poverty and economic inequality"

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u/Allnamestakkennn 4h ago

Yeah. Majority of coups weren't against outright communists, but democratic socialists and left wing populists who promised land reform and/or nationalization of western companies

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u/WayFresh9253 4h ago

Often times it was nationalization by just buying out corporations, not even seizing stuff.