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Liberals looked at this event and created the term "tankie" from it claiming the Soviet Union crushed a " genuine worker revolution" (lemmygrad.ml)

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https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/104-10110-10525.pdf

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[–] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So I saw this on twitter:

I’m not posting this to disprove anything, I just thought it was important to share in case anyone wanted to add more.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago

The logic of the CIA didn't anticipate the exact timing is evidence that they didn't help create it doesn't really hold. There are plenty of historical examples where the people CIA funds end up taking initiative all on their own.