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It bothers me that the author writes "If you register your domain in a banana republic because you think the TLD looks cool, and el presidente wants your domain
by jrd259 4y ago
It bothers me that the author writes "If you register your domain in a banana republic because you think the TLD looks cool, and el presidente wants your domain..." with the implication that Spanish speaking countries are (more likely to be) corrupt. Remember that the first banana republic was a result of deliberate colonialism from the USA.
- type-r 4y agothe reason a country may be corrupt isn't really that relevant if all you care about is a country's likelihood of being corrupt.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago> the author writes "If you register your domain in a banana republic because you think the TLD looks cool, and el presidente wants your domain..." with the implication that Spanish speaking countries are (more likely to be) corrupt. Well, first, that implication is obviously true if the comparison group is English-speaking countries. Second, the phrase "banana republic" refers to a set of countries that all spoke Spanish...