“ >Does anyone have examples of a world power funding a revolutionary force and it ending in peace and prosperity?”
Solidarity in Poland, supported with plausible deniability at arms length by the CIA.
Solidarity was a Polish labour union that grew massively in size from its foundation in 1980 to evolve into a civil resistance social movement using non-violent means to achieve change.
In 9 years Solidarity went from inception to leading Poland’s post-totalitarian communist pivot towards democracy.
In a program called QRHELPFUL, CIA provided cash as well as communicatio/distribution equipment via 3rd party cutouts to prevent the Soviet KGB and Polish UB/SB from portraying Solidarity as a western puppet.
It was incredibly successful, but it would best be described as providing a bit of tailwind to existing organic momentum.
CIA didn’t create Solidarity, they simply backed the right player in a non-kinetic way that has had lasting impact.
Poland’s post-communism pivot initially led by a Solidarity coalition government would be considered a considerable success for the people of Poland in terms of economic value creation and political freedom.
Solidarity in Poland, supported with plausible deniability at arms length by the CIA.
Solidarity was a Polish labour union that grew massively in size from its foundation in 1980 to evolve into a civil resistance social movement using non-violent means to achieve change.
In 9 years Solidarity went from inception to leading Poland’s post-totalitarian communist pivot towards democracy.
In a program called QRHELPFUL, CIA provided cash as well as communicatio/distribution equipment via 3rd party cutouts to prevent the Soviet KGB and Polish UB/SB from portraying Solidarity as a western puppet.
It was incredibly successful, but it would best be described as providing a bit of tailwind to existing organic momentum.
CIA didn’t create Solidarity, they simply backed the right player in a non-kinetic way that has had lasting impact.
Poland’s post-communism pivot initially led by a Solidarity coalition government would be considered a considerable success for the people of Poland in terms of economic value creation and political freedom.