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boramalperlast Saturday at 1:45 PM3 repliesview on HN

Lots and lots of locals were equally excited, if not more, at the beginning of Arab Spring…


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christophiluslast Saturday at 2:09 PM

Yeah. Exactly. There have been many regime changes in the last few centuries. It’s hard to think of more than a handful that were actually objectively better. It’s even harder to think of any where the US was involved in the overthrow and installation of the replacement, and it went well. The Marshall plan was good. Any others?

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littlestymaarlast Saturday at 2:31 PM

In 1917's Russia too.

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anonnonlast Saturday at 10:56 PM

Thankfully Venezuelans aren't Muslim fanatics with a 40-50% chance of their parents being first cousins.