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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Who would’ve thought the government that installed a far right government in a coup wouldn’t have the best intentions?!

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

See, I can't tell if you're talking about America, Russia, or Ukraine.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I get what you’re saying, but to clarify I was speaking of the 2014 Maidan Coup where the US installed a far-right puppet government.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Sure, and Russia had their right-wing coup in 1991, and America is currently doing a self-coup.

[–] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

People get these confused a lot, but russia has 2 coups in the 90s-

1991 was a failed anti-reformist "left wing" coup that deposed Gorbachev and ended with the fall of the USSR and Yeltsin in power.

1993 was a successful right wing self-coup that allowed Yeltsin to fully consolidate power away from the Russian parliament and towards the presidency. More hamfisted and violent, but in essence similar to what is happening in the US right now

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

The US was taken over in a coup when Kennedy was assassinated. We’ve been ruled by the CIA & Mossad ever since.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Eh, while they're part of maintaining the status quo, we're ruled by capital, and that was true before Kennedy too.