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Latin America

SharonAnn

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2. Read "The Open Veins of Latin America" about the European, UK, and American capitalistic theft.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Dec 3, 2023, 12:32 PM

Dec 2023

“5 Centuries of the pillage of a continent.”

As General Smedley Butler said in “War is a Racket”, it’s all about installing and protecting American business interests regardless of other countries’ desires.

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