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1. expedition32 · 1790946668 · focus · HN ↗

   I remember an old documentary in the Netherlands about the first Portuguese elections after their dictatorship ended.

   The CIA needed to send suitcases of money to the socialists in order to beat the communists. It was all very hush hush with Dutch, German and English proxies. Everyone in those days was on the same side.

   Socialists won, Portugal became a civilised part of Europe and everyone lived happily ever after.

   The difference between Portugal and Brazil: if the Portuguese had known all of this was going on they would have turned against the US and Europe as a matter of patriotic pride.

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