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    • RNAi [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      "Oh that reminds me of the company WorldPineapples that in 1920, after massive strikes, conducted a genocide that killed 35% of the people from..."

  • RNAi [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Oh god no.

    I like how we ourselves come up with our worst nightmares. Libs should browse this site.

  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I mean, I'm not surprised Americans misuse the term "banana republic". It's not like American schools would actually teach where that term came from in the first place or ANY of the awful shit we did in the 20th century in Latin America.

    • KasDapital [any]
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      4 years ago

      We learned about them in AP US, but it was brief & then hey the depression & new deal helped, but really the boost industry got during WWII saved the economy, new deal just helped poor people make ends meet.

  • redthebaron [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    banana republic is a term that makes no sense for example brazil is a bean country this COUNTRY IS MOVED ON BEANS AND RICE but i imagine the intent is just making it seem we are all mad because of them stealing our bananas and not the whole activelly damaging our democratic institutions for small long term profits like americans do

  • luigi [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    This reminds me of the thread yesterday on the WHO report and the media all parroting the same things about it.

    For a country that supposedly has (the greatest!) freedom of speech and diversity of thought, all these takes on the events of the 6th are pretty similar to say the least.

  • ToastGhost [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    "color revolution" but its just racists talking about black people.:agony:

  • wizzyrodhamrobe [it/its]
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    4 years ago

    Eli5 color revolution as you're using it? Like I get what it is, but I also don't