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> 80% of the world has been royally fucked over (toppling governments, meddling, dictatorships supported) by the CIA, whereas few have had any issues with FSB (just/mainly their neighboring countries, and not the sweetest ones either).

I'd ask for sources for this claims... but I'm really afraid for the outcome.

If you really believe in all of this... it's extremely disturbing.

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I'm not sure what exactly do you have to counter to this. If you really don't know 20th century history, then that would be extremely disturbing.

Of course I don't expect these things to be taught in school history programs there, but come on.

Just some random, well know items one can find within 10 minutes...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d'%C3%A9t...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Indonesia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gladio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_intervention_in_...

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/08/35_countries_the_u_s_has_bac...

http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/08/20/mapped-the-7-governments...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_authoritarian_regimes_...

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/cia-releases-files-that-descr...

This is "80% of the world" you've mentioned?

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