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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Underrated benefit of lemmy is like minded people will tend to join the same instances and if I don't want to interact with those groups I can just filter the whole instance. (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A lot less annoying then endlessly filtering content by community and user

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah CIA likes to overthrow foreign governments, some democratically elected, and destabilize nations. They say they don't do it anymore but who knows. It's pretty public knowledge.

Edit: I live in America and it's like that thing where you can talk shit about your own family.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I meant the "for over a hundred years" part specifically, I bolded it but it's not as noticeable as it should be.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

oh yeah for sure. Dude they orchestrated a coup and took over Hawaii in the like 1800s.

Plus I think there was fuckery in Latin America even back then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The Monroe Doctrine has been a guiding principle of American geopolitics since its conceptualization in 1823, whether or not America has had the power to necessarily enforce it.

The goal is clear, the Western Hemisphere is America's property to do with as it pleases and interference will not be tolerated.

Just the history of Haiti alone and the Banana Wars in general proves the point for at least 100 years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks. It's a part of history I know very little about.