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It's democracy when it works in our favor, and war when it works against us. People in Bolivia and Peru struggle to afford local food (e.g., Quinoa) because th
by latch 5y ago
It's democracy when it works in our favor, and war when it works against us.
People in Bolivia and Peru struggle to afford local food (e.g., Quinoa) because they're outbid (by money, but certainly not necessity).
- ChuckNorris89 5y agoThat's the funny thing about democracy: It mostly works in favor of those with capital.
- toomanybeersies 5y agoThe quinoa story isn't quite that simple. For a time, it was actually beneficial to the traditional growers: https://nacla.org/news/2018/03/12/quinoa-boom-goes-bust-andes https://nacla.org/news/2018/03/12/quinoa-boom-goes-bust-ande...