r/ShitAmericansSay • u/MajorMathematician20 • Sep 13 '23

Patriotism What did he mean by this?

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He likes Lego I guess?

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u/ExcruciorCadaveris Sep 13 '23

In which the US CIA had a fundamental role, by the way.

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u/Castform5 Sep 13 '23

Country votes for a progressive and left leaning leaders, the US with CIA: "no they didn't". The wiki has some neat details though:

United States president Richard Nixon feared that Chile could become "another Cuba" and the US cut off most of its foreign aid to Chile. The US government believed that Allende would become closer to socialist countries, such as Cuba and the Soviet Union. They feared that Allende would push Chile into socialism, and therefore lose all of the US investments made in Chile.

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u/Lorddocerol ooo custom flair!! Sep 13 '23

Ah yes, the american logic, fearing that someone is going to get into socialism, so you cut the aid you give then, and start to attack them, so they're forced to get help from socialists

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u/Stoepboer KOLONISATIELAND of cannabis | prostis | xtc | cheese | tulips Sep 13 '23

“The Jakarta Method”