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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Rich people who lived simply, "not underdeveloped, over exploited."

The bananas were a nice touch. It's sickening how politicians are using terms like "banana republic" divorcing them from actual meaning. I almost said, "and kangaroo court," but caught myself, before typing "court," since for a lot of North Americans struggling for any justice get that, for instance the college protesters.

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They call countries banana republics, from what could be described as oil and banking republics with just a small modification or two, without a hint of irony.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago