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slibhb • today at 1:58 AM • 4 replies • view on HN

A large minority of people cannot cope with losing elections. Shadowy forces are behind every loss. Ironically, it's this attitude that undermines democracy. More than Facebook at any rate...


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scheme271 • today at 3:07 AM

At least in certain parts of the world, there has been consistent efforts to manipulate the government and political movements for close to a century. It's not as if the US hasn't supported coup d'etats in Brazil, Chile, and other governments in South and Central America.

mullingitover • today at 2:17 AM

> Shadowy forces are behind every loss. Ironically, it's this attitude that undermines democracy.

I mean, this is South America we're talking about. It's not attitudes that undermine their democracy, it's very notoriously US-based three letter agencies.[1][2][3][4][5]

[1] https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/legacy-posting/chile-united-states...

[2] https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/southern-cone/2025-1...

[3] https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB133/index.htm

[4] https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB465/

[5] https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/events/operation-condor-1975-1980