
Haiti, Smedley Butler, and the Rise of American Empire
Deconstructed
00:00
The Manthu Ninth Infantry
In 19 o nine a in politics in nicaragua. Butler is kind of, you know, he's the zelo, like the forest gump of early twentieth century american imperialism. So long story short, butler and the marines help seize the land for the panama canal that they help affect the secession of the state of panama from the republic of columbia. And so it's around this time he starts to get an inklingmit. He doesn't scynthesize it yet, but he's starting to realize that there's a little bit more to what he's being sent to do then, just freedom fighting. Hm, when does he start connecting
Transcript
Play full episode