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The term banana republic comes from Chiquita history in various countries, in case you didn't know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic https://en.wi
by 9cb14c1ec0 2y ago
The term banana republic comes from Chiquita history in various countries, in case you didn't know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic
- danlugo92 2y agoTheyve done bad things but in this case thry actually de-bananified Colombia (not !00% though).
- oblio 2y agoIt's so sad that it's used to disparage these smaller countries that were just bullied by the US. Victim blaming.
- ImHereToVote 2y agoTo add insult to injury, these countries are then lectured at by rich Western governments. Easy to lecture when you don't get couped every time you elect a social-democrat politician.