1954 guatemala coup

[WalterMitty]

should arbenz have been overthrown?

yes, of course.  he was a dangerous land-grabber.

[WalterMitty]

Eisenhower's removal of him was monstrous, as was his removal of Mossadegh.

And "dangerous" to whom, Walter? Do you own shares in United Fruit or something? The knee-jerk "libertarianism" displayed by many on this board is laughable, especially since Arbenz was a democrat (small-d) whose reforms actually made life somewhat better for the vast majority of Guatemalans.

This kind of s**t is why the US is hated throughout much of the world.

do you support the land grabbing by mugabe also?

[WalterMitty]

Mugabe has done a lot worse than just the land "reforms" anyway.

if left in power,  arbenz likely would have gotten a lot worse.

[WalterMitty]

WalterMitty, you nincompoop, 'land-grabbing' is no criticism - after all the land was grabbed in the first place by the current 'owners', whether United Fruit or Spanish colonialists.  You need to get over this ridiculous idea that ownership has any validation other than power.

so the government should take your parent's properties and redistribute it to poors?