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[โ€“] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"It killed a lot of communists, gave us diplomatic cover to kill anyone we hated under the guise of them being 'communists', and helped us take over"

[โ€“] Carl@hexbear.net 25 points 2 weeks ago

"We were really worried that we would get what was coming to us after the Japanese lost the war, you see, so you can imagine our relief when you came in and helped us maintain our personal power."