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Dessalines@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.ml ·
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TIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.

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TIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.

www.greenleft.org.au

Dessalines@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.ml ·
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Remembering November 11, 1975: Pine Gap, the CIA and the coup to remove Whitlam
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Gough Whitlam was a maverick social democrat who believed a foreign power should not be allowed to dictate Australia’s economic and foreign policies. There seems little doubt the US was involved in his sacking.

A few more articles on this:

  • https://newmatilda.com/2020/06/02/john-pilger-on-the-forgotten-coup-against-the-most-loyal-ally/
  • https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/remembering-november-11-1975-pine-gap-cia-and-coup-remove-whitlam
  • https://jacobin.com/2021/06/gough-whitlam-australian-labor-party-right-wing-coup-john-kerr
  • https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2019/02/08/the-cia-pine-gap-and-the-coup-that-removed-the-whitlam-government/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHMa-Ba-2Mo
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    Fuck, I thought we didn’t do that to white people

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      when you realize racism is nothing but a distraction, you will understand the world better.

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        I mean … racism is very real. Calling it nothing but a distraction tells me you are not a person of color.

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