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List of resources documenting USA and the west's interference and sabotages in socialist and communist countries? (lemmy.ml)

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

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It can be in the format of documentaries, articles or books. I would like to know more about this other side.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wikipedia has a list which isn’t specific to that or complete, but still might be a good starting point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be clear, that's with respect to regime change, not general interference like biological warfare or mass bombing campaigns, slaughtering civilians, etc. Or other standard US war crimes against lefties worldwide.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah. It’s not a perfect fit but there’ll be a certain amount of overlap and all sorts of fascinating stuff in there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Best to ask your question on hexbear or lemmygrad. I'm sure that there are at least a few people there that will have answers for you

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah, asking here will get much more reasonable lists.

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

Why?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think you'll get more of a highlight list of the really atrocious actions by the west - there were some absolutely awful actions taken "to defeat socialism".

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

I don't see why Lemmy.ml would be better than Hexbear or Lemmygrad in listing US interference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I, too, am curious 👀

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

“Killing Hope” was written by former intelligence officer Bill Blum (think that was the name) and details such operations (though not limited to socialist countries).

I’ll try to find some links on the subject and edit my reply to include them but it may be a day or two.

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

Thanks for the suggestion

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Some of that info was declassified/made public.

[+] [email protected] -14 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Communist countries sabotage themselves.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

AES countries are not bastions of perfection, every country faces struggles and works to overcome them, and Socialists recognize this. At the same time, this post is specifically referencing US sabotage, which exists at a far higher rate for AES countries.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Two things can be true

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Side tangent, but I wish people would recognize that more. You didn't disprove something by providing ANOTHER fact.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

While true, it's not what OP asked for. There have been a range of cases of both, and I'm not just referring to the CIA's X number of attempts to kill Castro.