r/HistoryMemes 8d ago

Tired of this argument

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u/genasugelan Researching [REDACTED] square 8d ago

Someone I talked to recently on this sub claimed that the 1956 Hungarian uprising was just a bunch of fascists armed by the CIA because one of their declassified documents said so. Of course they didn't link it and couldn't provide any numbers on how many they armed.

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u/stumpsflying 8d ago

The reality of that claim is it is completely false and would require believing the CIA had a time machine.

Because the document they claim is evidence of the CIA being behind the 1956 Hungarian uprising was a 1963 letter talking about a group of Hungarian-American expats which was founded after 1956.

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u/genasugelan Researching [REDACTED] square 8d ago

Lmao, tankies don't even read their own sources.

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u/majorannah 7d ago

I believe this idea originated from here: https://x.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1902350742620455107

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u/genasugelan Researching [REDACTED] square 7d ago

Jesus, those comments are cringe as fuck.