Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to?

diphthong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• HowRu68@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Who are “they”?

  Russian and Chinese communism

  Yes, both have been forms of authorities rules.

  And in light of OP’s question. To me “they” are all the authoritarians; both the extreme left and right winged.

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• ehpolitical@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  How do you know that? Seriously asking.

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  • diphthong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    In the quote he says he’s talking about the Cold War.

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    • ehpolitical@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      He makes reference to it, but also speaks of some kind of opposition from “around the world” that was working to “expanding its sphere of influence”. He also described this thing as operating in secret, not out in the open. Was Russia operating secretly? (I don’t know much about the Cold War.)

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      • adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        For those of us who lived through it, what he said was blatantly obvious at the time.

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      • diphthong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yes they were operating in secret. There are many examples of their infiltration, such as the Cambridge Five.

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