Leaked files reviewed by The Grayzone show the US gov’t covertly funded Nepalese youth groups in the run-up to a violent coup. The “Gen Z” shadow army mobilized as the US sought to neutralize Chinese and Indian influence over Kathmandu – now controlled by a leader chosen by an informal social media poll. The US government’s National Endowment for Democracy (NED) spent hundreds of thousands of dollars tutoring dozens of Nepalese youth on “strategies and skills in organizing protests and […]
The US had been at it since the first Trump administration too. I remember “promoting democracy in Nepal” being mentioned in one of trump’s defense bills that nobody really seemed to talk about.
Guilty as charged. But in my defense, there was an air of legitimacy (I had a lot of friends and acquaintances go to the protests even).
This is the fate of every revolution without an agenda. The article should’ve also mentioned the group that originally staged the protests, which was able to garner support after the power vacuum, is funded by “Free Tibet”, and by virtue has neo-liberal ideas (which is what most most middle class youth have anyway — which is what makes up most of these “Gen-Z” groups).
There were people on Hexbear saying this wasn’t a color revolution or regime change operation.
The US had been at it since the first Trump administration too. I remember “promoting democracy in Nepal” being mentioned in one of trump’s defense bills that nobody really seemed to talk about.
Guilty as charged. But in my defense, there was an air of legitimacy (I had a lot of friends and acquaintances go to the protests even).
This is the fate of every revolution without an agenda. The article should’ve also mentioned the group that originally staged the protests, which was able to garner support after the power vacuum, is funded by “Free Tibet”, and by virtue has neo-liberal ideas (which is what most most middle class youth have anyway — which is what makes up most of these “Gen-Z” groups).