It’s been 120 years this dreadnaught looking thing blew up and there’s been conspiracies and other shit...

It’s been 120 years this dreadnaught looking thing blew up and there’s been conspiracies and other shit. But how significant was it, a part from the Spanish American war?
>remember Maine, to hell with Spain

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It was, probably, the first of many US lies that led, unavoidedly, to a deliberate war.... then, came many others.

There was no way the Spanish could have provoqued the sinking of the Maine. It was an act of war. Later, the US even acknowledged it was an accident (=US inspired) that - oh how convenient - triggered a war against unlucky Spain. The rest is history, except for the fact the US has wrecked Cuba for the passed 120 years. They were better of with the Spaniards, like the Filipino rebels said after the US took over.

Can you source this?

>how significant was it, a part from the Spanish American war?

When you put it like that, it was completely insignificant.

it was an event that was only relavent because it helped to fabricate a reason for war against spain, in order to grab some yummy spanish territory during the US's overseas expansion days
not him but it was some sort of accident that had to do with heat and/or pressure in the boiler room, not sure though

The US was ultimately going to push Spain out of Cuba, to help them secure the approaches through the Caribbean into the Gulf and Mississippi. This would have occurred with or without a USS Maine explosion. In both Cuba and the Philippines, the US had a choice of playing imperialist and taking over for Spain, or watching the Euros do it.

That and Cuba was a massive producer of Sugar, over half of the sugar consumed in the USA came from Cuba.

Nope, Mexican-American War was earlier than this.
>american blood spilt onto American soil

>They were better of with the Spaniards, like the Filipino rebels said after the US took over.
Lol go buy some more Che t-shirts and kick a garbage can over, Marxist trash. Cuba is a shithole because stupid spics flock to collectivist ideologies that shoot themselves in the foot, not because of the United States. Cuban expat communities in the US and other non-communist countries are very successful.

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>Spanish-American tensions over Cuba at an all time high
>McKinely says if any more anti-American protests take place the US may be forced to intervene
>Sends the Maine on a "friendly visit" to provoke an anti-American protest
>Ship blows up
>Chief of Navy says no naval mine exists that could cause that explosion
>Senate decides it was a naval mine anyway
The whole thing is suspect

It was an excuse to attack Spain, how is that even a conspiracy

Filipino leader, on american occupation

Pretty significant. The event was broadcasted to the entire nation. It helped form 1 opinion on that matter and dillute debate and investigation of the truth behind it.

When everyones minds are on the same thought, they are also on the same conclusion.
>dreadnaught sent to cuba
>dreadnaught in Cuban bay
>dreadnaught blows up.
So, it was the cubans right?
Anyone that tries to enter a conversation doubting that opinion get shafted by other people claiming that apparently happened is what apparently happened.

Anyone trying to follow inquirery on the subject gets drowned by the rest that confirm the first opinion.

Propaganda
Ideas have people
Memes

>When you design your declaration of independence based on the American one, win the war against Spain almost single handedly except for Manila and the Americans come in last minute to cuck the shit out of you
Poor Aguinaldo

get bent

South American ((Independance Movements))) were also the true statr of the oppresion.Lawlessness.

People cant act on what they dont believe in, they cant say meaningfull things if they dont mean the things they say. Words get turned into wind.

Its the mind that means the word, and that is why the north remembers. That is why ancient peoples cherished their own history,their heroes and myths and why if you dont know your past you cant into future, because you would stop being that people and you can get decieved.

>"I'm not going to swear an oath I can't uphold. When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies."

Fuck aguinaldo, he was just a power hungry dictator, he is the second worst filipino leader after cory.

>stop talking about the possibility of my country having ever waged a war on less than purely righteous reasons!!!
What does it say about you that you are so terribly bothered by this, you child?

Make dumb claims get hit.