The ironic thing about FBA/ADOS global cultural influence is that it ignores the role of the US Government’s promoting its soft power

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

If yall knew how much effort went into promoting american movies and art and music, you’d second guess the alleged inherent cultural superiority from exploited underclasses like black Americans

But… I dont know if we’re really ready for that convo

This isn’t to take away or undermine that influence, but we have to ask WHY certain things are so successful and influential.

How CIA Funded Abstract Art Became a Cold War Weapon

Despite many expose, many people still do not know the strange history of CIA funded art, and its effect on movements like Abstract Expressionism and the Washington Color School.

ideelart.com

Was Modern Art Really a CIA Psy-Op? - JSTOR Daily

How MoMA and the CIA Conspired to Use Unwitting Artists to Promote American Propaganda During the Cold War

The Museum of Modern Art was among several institutions that aided the CIA in its propaganda efforts, according to the new book ArtCurious.

news.artnet.com

How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba in 1961.

www.latimes.com

Louis Armstrong and the spy: how the CIA used him as a ‘trojan horse’ in Congo

Book reveals how the jazz musician unwittingly became party to secret cold war manoeuvres by the US in Africa

www.theguardian.com

How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin | TheCollector

For 40 years, Berlin remained an ideological battleground between the Stasi and CIA. The West used jazz diplomacy and broadcasts, activists smuggled records, and Stasi informers infiltrated music scenes.

www.thecollector.com

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Worry about India Apu

 

[NoCones]

Do one on bollywood

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Worry about India Apu

I’m not indian by nationality, race, or ethnicity. I’m black. You need to worry about finding a job since Trump got rid of those government jobs

We know you’re not employed in the private sector

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

Nap, you understand that you'll force me to disclose how black musicians unwittingly worked for the CIA to undermine Africa and the Non-Aligned Movement?


You really want us to discuss how the CIA works, Nap?

 

[DonB90]

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Nap, you understand that you'll force me to disclose how black musicians unwittingly worked for the CIA to undermine Africa and the Non-Aligned Movement?


You really want us to discuss how the CIA works, Nap?

You know I’m ahead of you, right?

 

[papa pimp]

Johan Grimonprez - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

anything to downplay your inferiority complex against ADOS/FBA