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Cannonpointer » 18 Sep 2014 10:57 am » wrote: I can name DOZENS of countries whose governments were unlawfully overthrown through murders and coups, and handed over to dictators in the employ of DOZENS of different wall street companies.

Which has nothing to do with Free Market Capitalism, so what's your point?

And typically, you ignore the many cases where those coups weren't done for corporate reasons, but to prevent Communist takeovers.

Not to mention, your claim about being "in the employ of wall st. companies is hugely exaggerated.

Coups are generally done in pursuit of raw power or over philosophical reasons.

I was in Brazil when the Socialist president Sarney followed absolutely disastrous policies, some of which hurt the supposedly powerful Bank of Boston.

The Bank of Boston was comically reduced to writing letters to the editor in protest.

Wow, talk about all powerful!

And needless to say, the damage done to the bank was minimal compared to the horrific damage done to Brazil and its ordinary citizens.