COIN = COINTELPRO
(symbolism will be their downfall)
It's operationally identical to East German "Zersetzung"
(symbolism will be their downfall)
Which [NATION] was the true intended target?
(symbolism will be their downfall)
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COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals that the FBI deemed subversive, including activists of the civil rights movement or Black Power movement (e.g. Martin Luther King Jr., the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panther Party)
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ZERSETZUNG (German for "decomposition") is a psychological warfare technique used by the Ministry for State Security (STASI) to repress political opponents Zersetzung (pronounced [tsɛɐˈzɛtsʊŋ], German for "decomposition") is a psychological warfare technique used by the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) to repress political opponents in East Germany. Zersetzung served to combat alleged and actual dissidents through covert means, using secret methods of abusive control and psychological manipulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zersetzung