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The US does. It always has.

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In Reply to: RE: I know, to you the two are the same posted by Victor Khomenko on October 14, 2024 at 12:34:05

We overthrew Allende because his government was bad for IT&T, Coca-Cola, and Anaconda Copper.
We overthrew Mossadegh because oil companies wanted it done.
We overthrew Arbenz because US agricultural interests wanted it done.
We wiped out the indigenous population to make money, we rebelled against the British because rich guys wanted to make more money, we enslaved Africans for money (9 million of them died in transit).
We killed striking mine workers and steel workers because of capitalism, Douglas MacArthur drove the Bonus Marchers out of Washington DC on behalf of capitalism.
Ever hear of Smedley Butler? This is what he had to say about his career in the US Marines:
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer; a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.We're still doing it. We're the biggest arms exporting country in the world, because it's highly profitable."

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