kersplomp@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoTIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventionsen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventionsen.m.wikipedia.orgkersplomp@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-223 days agoI was feeling an itch to quantify this list and look at the impact of recent elections as well. Here’s the tallies as I found them from the source- USA- 58 interventions, 3 since 2000 Soviet Union/Russia- 38 interventions, 9 since 2000 China- 20 interventions, 18 since 2000 Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 Iran- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000 India- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000 France- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000 There’s a smattering of others with 1-3 interventions but these were the main ones.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-223 days agoThe US’ glory days are clearly in the past 😔
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·23 days ago Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000 This feels like an undercount. Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000 This feels like an enormous undercount.
I was feeling an itch to quantify this list and look at the impact of recent elections as well. Here’s the tallies as I found them from the source-
USA- 58 interventions, 3 since 2000
Soviet Union/Russia- 38 interventions, 9 since 2000
China- 20 interventions, 18 since 2000
Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000
Iran- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000
Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000
India- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000
France- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000
There’s a smattering of others with 1-3 interventions but these were the main ones.
The US’ glory days are clearly in the past 😔
This feels like an undercount.
This feels like an enormous undercount.