Debunking the meme, 56 Interventions

in #informationwar5 years ago

How naive average people are...
And how unable to process anything with a critical mind, even when they do have resources on 1 click.

This is a meme:

And now, some facts:

Claim 1: Guatemala, 1954, 200.000+ deaths


  • Truth, there were 150.000 - 200.000 deaths, after 36 years of civil war! link. Saying that it's due to the USA is blunt.

Claim 2: Cuba 1961, intervention


  • True... USA vs USSR

Claim 3: Haiti 2004


  • Partially true, coup d'etat, about 50 deaths

Dominican Republic 1965


  • Coup d'etat, USA intervened to evacuate their own citizens (and help a bit....) link

Puerto Rico, 1950


  • Truth, no comment... Serious, serious, terrible war...

Grenada 1983-1984


  • Truth, link. The same story, again. Two politicians, a fight erupts, USA intervenes... The result: 20 USA soldiers vs 70 From Cuba and Grenada. Sorry but, not a serious war

Salvador 81-92


  • Serious civil war, USA, Chile, Argentina and Guatemala + Salvador "Blues" vs Cuba, Nicaragua + Salvador "Reds". Again, you can see the pattern, Blue vs Red.

Honduras 2009


Nicaragua 81-90


Panama 89


President Jimmy Carter and the de facto leader of Panama, General Omar Torrijos, signed Torrijos–Carter Treaties, which set in motion the process of handing over the Panama Canal to Panamanian control by 2000

What were you expecting... The USA intervened, protected their own interests, 20 dead USA soldiers and 200 from Panama.

Chile 1973


Coup d'etat, again. Red vs Blue, again... 60 dead in total

Venezuela, 2002


Coup d'etat, 19 killed.

Let's summarize:


Instead of speaking about 56 interventions (one per year?)

there are 12 listed

7 Coup d'etat (nothing serious)

4 "Red vs Blue" Wars

1 invasion on Panama, protecting of interests

Not worth making a meme

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