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So the company could access their resources. No Americans, save for retiring government appointees, got so much as a banana.
by whatshisface 2y ago
So 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.