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Banana industry basically had America destroying democracies in S America so we could access their resources. United Fruit. Great book about it The Fish that A
by jraby3 2y ago
Banana industry basically had America destroying democracies in S America so we could access their resources. United Fruit.
Great book about it The Fish that Ate the Whale.
https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/1250033314 https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/12500...
- whatshisface 2y agoSo the company could access their resources. No Americans, save for retiring government appointees, got so much as a banana.
- exe34 2y agothe companies were owned by shareholders who profited handsomely.
- ethbr1 2y agoTechnically all Americans got bananas, because the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita) and the Standard Fruit Company (now Dole) subverted nations to ensure uninterrupted supply.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoand, like, bananas are cheap as hell. pretty common, even in Canada. imagine if they were as rare as dragonfruit or durian
- jraby3 2y agoAt the time the book takes place in they were very rare. Most Americans had never eaten or seen a banana.