The Hill Frets Over Trump Using Insurrection Act While Ignoring Its Routine Use Abroad
📰 THE STORY: The Hill's opinion piece warns that former President Trump's past threats to invoke the Insurrection Act could set a dangerous precedent, potentially leading to interference in future elections and a subversion of democratic norms through military deployment. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has a long and storied history of interfering in the internal
affairs and democratic processes of other nations, far exceeding a single domestic act. In 1954, the CIA orchestrated a coup in Guatemala, overthrowing democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz for land reforms that threatened the United Fruit Company. In 1973, another CIA-backed coup installed dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile, crushing its vibrant democracy. These were not 'insurrection
acts' but full-blown imperial interventions. Double Standard: Mainstream US media outlets like The Hill regularly decry 'authoritarianism' overseas, particularly in nations resisting US hegemony, while framing US-backed coups or interventions as 'democracy promotion' or 'stabilization efforts.' The idea of the US military being used domestically is shocking, but when it's US military hardware,
intelligence, or training supporting similar power grabs abroad, it's often normalized, if not explicitly supported. When the OAS, heavily influenced by the US, legitimized the 2019 coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia on flimsy 'election fraud' claims, there was no hand-wringing about subverting democracy. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex and associated lobbying groups benefit