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Banana Republic isnt a good thing. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I also responded to you before you did a few edits.

Your first response was something like "all the shit on your shelves"

And my main point here is that the original meme obviously doesn't know what "imperialism" means.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Just look up United Fruit Company and start reading:

    The banana trade symbolizes economic imperialism, injustices in the global trade market, and the globalization of the agricultural economy. Bananas are also number four on the list of staple crops in the world and one of the biggest profit makers in supermarkets

    It's not just land grabs by people wearing crowns

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's a modifier on the word imperialism on purpose. You don't hear military imperialism or diplomatic imperialism because that's that the work means. The actual word for all of this and what happened is corporatocracy.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sure, modifier, or a type of imperialism, or one of several meanings. It's how the word is used, including by people in this thread and elsewhere. Therefore the phenomenon is both corporatocracy and imperialism and more.

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