The etymology of filibustering
2023-09-11
In the 19th century, americans would raise armies to support secession/revolution in latin-american nations. In many cases, the goal was to encourage USA annexation.
— Ryan McEntush (@rmcentush) September 10, 2023
This was called "filibustering", and the modern political term stems from this military act:… pic.twitter.com/Sr1xPNFKrU