Comment by [deleted] on 03/12/2019 at 18:55 UTC

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Yeah exactly: the 1953 general workers uprising in East Berlin was hardly a US coup

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Comment by [deleted] at 04/12/2019 at 12:20 UTC

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This is a conspiracy theory I only ever heard from HARDCORE tankies, like straight up Stalin admirers. Absolutely batshit to see someone outside of Germany pushing that ridiculous theory.

Comment by ihatehappyendings at 04/12/2019 at 00:36 UTC

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Most of these were coup attempts with some or any assistance from the US rather than directly orchstrated by the US.

If you had the global reach as a global super power and you saw a country is undergoing a coup, would you not attempt to assist the side you deem more favorable? Even if it is just providing piecemeal assistance?