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Everything to do with the USA's own Imperial Backyard. From hispanics to the originary peoples of the americas to the diasporas, South America to Central America, to the Caribbean to North America (yes, we're also there).

Post memes, art, articles, questions, anything you'd like as long as it's about Latin America. Try to tag your posts with the language used, check the tags used above for reference (and don't forget to put some lime and salt to it).

Here's a handy resource to understand some of the many, many colloquialisms we like to use across the region.

"But what about that latin american kid I've met in college who said that all the left has ever done in latin america has been bad?"

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On this day in 1959, U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country following the victory of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement (M-26-7) at the Battle of Santa Clara, marking the successful conclusion of the Cuban Revolution.

The 26th of July Movement takes its name from the date of with a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953, however, the movement bearing this name was not formally organized until the attackers were released from prison in 1955. Public resistance continued sporadically until November 1956, when 80 members of the M-26-7 returned from exile.

Soon after landing on the island, a separate revolutionary group, the "Directorio Revoluncionari Estudiantil" (DRE), unsuccessfully attempted an attack on the Presidential Palace in Havana.

Throughout 1957, armed resistance from groups such as the DRE and M-26-7 would escalate. After a failed offensive by the government against rebels in the summer of 1958, the rebels launched a major counter-offensive.

On December 28th, 1958, after a fraudulent election in favor of Batista, revolutionary forces reached the city of Santa Clara. Seizing equipment from an armored train intended to transport government reinforcements, the rebels quickly captured the city, prompting Batista to panic and flee to the Dominican Republic with a personal fortune of more than $300 million.

In the following days, revolutionary forces entered Havana with no resistance, and Castro established a provisional government. The 26th of July Movement later reformed along Marxist–Leninist lines, becoming the Communist Party of Cuba in October 1965.

Batista later settled in fascist Spain, dying there in 1973 at the age of 72.

The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto "Ché" Guevara

Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by Ernesto "Ché" Guevara

History Will Absolve Me by Fidel Castro

To the U.N. General Assembly, The Problem of Cuba and its Revolutionary Policy by Fidel Castro

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[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago

I didn't think it was possible to have too much coffee for me but here I am with shaky hands scared

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] President_Obama@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago

Pretty boys... blushing-engels

[–] blight@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago (14 children)

Crushposting:

My last crushpost got a little weird. They usually don’t get much attention, and what little there is I think is usually men. So I wrote a self-crit here that should be a good opportunity for women and enbies to bring up what you find problematic.

Tagging the people from the original thread, happy to get your input, but if you’d rather just move on that’s obviously also fine. (It’s probably better to comment in that post over on /c/selfcrit since this mega will get locked.)@Tomboymoder@hexbear.net @Eco@hexbear.net @GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net @frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml @SoylentSnake@hexbear.net @Alaskaball@hexbear.net

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[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I miss playing my Star Wars droid character. They'd know what to do.

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[–] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago

Ok, so in marvel rivals lore, winter soldier's vibranium arm was created by wakandian scientists, but the in-game model still has the red soviet star on the shoulder? Based wakanda scientists?! CommiePOGGERS

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

When I was a kid I was told multiple times by adults in my catholic adoptive family that there was a town that created an "I hate everything" club that God sent a tornado to and everyone who was in the club died

I think some of them actually believed that

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[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Our Changing Climate seems cool

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[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago

seems like the Boring Company ended up as another elon-sized OSHA-violating scam

[–] Moss@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

what's so funny about posting without capital letters. hehe look i'm so whimsical! im high please don't read this post

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[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Can't stop my inner critic from tearing me down but it can't stop me from repeating everything thing it say back to it in a nerd voice nerd and it's not even in a cute nerd voice gigachad

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I've had a dream i was cutting bread and kept discovering mold soviet-hmm

Feel like medieval mystic type would have a field day with this (harvest, hidden rot, blah blah), while i just check my bread from all sides now ooooooooooooooh

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[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

How do you tell americans are inured to gun violence?

Their scared of 'jabs' but not 'shots'

[–] ramosfan@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Well I just totally fucking screwed up and lost (like literally lost) the only money I had…. as I was on the way, walking to get something to eat. So yeah. This just beats all I’ve ever seen. Some moral support right now would be cool.

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[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

whoa boy, started the new year with a flu

ended up at a goth bar for new years tho, that was fun

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

"Scratch a liberal, and a fascist bleeds. Make a fascist bleed, and a liberal scratches you." - SexUnderSocialism

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

My platform: cap credit card interest, increase credit card cash back, pay for it by hiking fees credit card companies charge small business tyrants, make cash-only businesses illegal.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

really don't understand why Musk supporters thinks its a W that his truck is a coffin. car crashes come from outside not inside centrist

[–] Moss@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Squid game season 2 doesn't need to exist but it is pretty well done. The last episode in particular is entirely a grounded action set piece where the tension comes from logistics, ammo conservation and dealing with a lack of information. It's the best grounded action I've seen in a while, so honestly it gets a recommend on that alone

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[–] blipblip@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] President_Obama@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

Critical support to the straight guy who was talking about, idk martial arts or smtbing, to which my cute bi friend said "idk I'm too weak for that stuff"

spoilertop-use-words yes yes you are yes you're adorable yes you're a weak guy I aaaaaaaaaaa

[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (4 children)

small countries need to start DIGGING DOWN. this is the easiest way to add to the national surface area, harness the resources of the earth, and acquire unlimited wealth. DWARVEN countries like andorra will finally stop being fucking jokes

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[–] M68040@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Part of me genuinely wants to be an insanely repellant, offputting human being. Not just for my political enemies on the right, either.

End of the day I’ll always see the hitler particles before the human they’re embedded in, and that makes most people kind of unnerve me.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Cassidy Yates is a super under appreciated ds9 character.

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[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Could anyone give me some examples of the democrats moving rightwards economically since the 90's please?

it would be really appreciated thanks guys

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Bill Clinton was bragging about running Government budget surpluses in the 1990s and how he will retire all the national debt. In reality, he was doing so by cutting welfare and putting people into increasing amounts of private debt (mortgage, credit cards etc).

Or Obamna doing the same where he was parroting Republican talking points on how they were out of money.

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[–] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I freely admit it. I do not respect the rules of UNO.

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[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

Mega mega mega THREAD kitty-cri-texas

[–] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

you're gonna find it hard to stop a cat from crossing a border if it feels like it.

[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Armored Core 6 endingAbsolute absolute-cinema of a game. Fromsoft's done it again.

The Pulse Blade stuck with me all the way to the end; only switched for a bit after getting the Moonlight. A true comrade catgirl-salute

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[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

New felix-linus baffling mispronunciation, "miscontinent" for miscontent

We love our Admiral Biederman and his bizarre linguistic gaffes don't we folks a-little-trolling admiral-biederman

[–] GrosMichel@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I keep thinkin' white guys are black by their voice for some reason. This has happened at least 4 times now.

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[–] blight@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Internet is OBSESSED with feeding me men vs women shit. She's unreasonable, he doesn't care. She doesn't care, he's unreasonable. YouTube, TikTok, and R*ddit. How many times can I tell you I'm not interested in this shit before you take no for an answer? These algorithms are ASS! I know maybe 25 people and that makes me pretty fucking popular. Next person to complain about dating that isn't @SoylentSnake@hexbear.net is gonna make me ANGY maddened

I only need scrap booking ideas and BJJ moves to torture blue belts.

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[–] miz@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

if someone pulled a gun on Musk he would 100% hold up his toddler as a shield

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[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Been watching an acquaintance go form Bernie-bro to Fascist in the past 10 years. I'm not very close to him, but I've known him for some time. I think he can't let go of his White chauvinism, I've gotten into fights about him over this. In the end he'd rather align with MAGA Communists, and now he thinks Steve Bannon's populism means "left and right are no longer useful ways of thinking about the world".

doomer

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[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

oh no morrowind content that's too new to have uesp entries is fucking hard to find shit

but there is a donkey! and i will purchase it

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[–] VHS@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago (4 children)

new megathread 🇨🇺🇨🇺

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[–] WhoaSlowDownMaurice@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Bed of Chaos?! More like Bed of Bullshit! It's like pukin' on a pile of shit! You have no impact on the fight. My ass has more of an impact! WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING?! IS THIS NECESSARY?! Look! I can't deal with this godforsaken piece of shit! ASS."

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[–] someone@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

I've found a fun new way to piss off the nordic-mythology-obsessed fashy twits. Pretend not to know the difference between the various European mythologies. It is the centre of what passes for their sad little spiritual worlds, and as Mel Brooks has shown many times, they just can't cope with being made fun of. Ignore them and they move on to a new bullying target. Treat them as a personal threat, and they feel powerful. But ridicule them, and their brains just short circuit hilariously.

Pretend it's all a big lump thing and pretend not to understand differences even when they're carefully explained. Treat their weird little interest they same way, for example, they ignorantly lump all Africa's various traditional mythologies into a giant undifferentiated mass. And make sure to include the in-game lore of that fabulously "woke" (and awesome) game Hades as part of your "knowledge" of European mythology. Make sure the norse ones are complete bottoms at all times. (There's nothing wrong with bottoming of course. But that really sets them off.) I like to start with asking them for details on the story of how awesome Zagreus was when he pegged Thor with his own hammer's handle when they were dating and they visited that charming little B&B in Avalon and met King Arthur, because "That's fuckin' hot, man!"

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