kersplomp@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventionslocken.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down119
arrow-up1329arrow-down1external-linkTIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventionslocken.m.wikipedia.orgkersplomp@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up89arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoI was feeling an itch to quantify this list and look at the impact of recent elections as well. Here’s the tallies as I found them from the source- USA- 58 interventions, 3 since 2000 Soviet Union/Russia- 38 interventions, 9 since 2000 China- 20 interventions, 18 since 2000 Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 Iran- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000 India- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000 France- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000 There’s a smattering of others with 1-3 interventions but these were the main ones.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-24 months agoThe US’ glory days are clearly in the past 😔
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 months agoI’m happy to see most of the hypocrisy limited to the Cold War. Well, that we know of, at least.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·4 months agoThe Vatican City having one was a highlight for me
minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-24 months agoThe Vatican, another theocratic state instantiated by far right extremists. The Vatican as a modern nation state was formalized by Mussolini.
I was feeling an itch to quantify this list and look at the impact of recent elections as well. Here’s the tallies as I found them from the source-
USA- 58 interventions, 3 since 2000
Soviet Union/Russia- 38 interventions, 9 since 2000
China- 20 interventions, 18 since 2000
Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000
Iran- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000
Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000
India- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000
France- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000
There’s a smattering of others with 1-3 interventions but these were the main ones.
The US’ glory days are clearly in the past 😔
I’m happy to see most of the hypocrisy limited to the Cold War. Well, that we know of, at least.
The Vatican City having one was a highlight for me
The Vatican, another theocratic state instantiated by far right extremists. The Vatican as a modern nation state was formalized by Mussolini.