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Banana Republic isnt a good thing. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago

...so then an inaccurate but emotionally charged phrase misusing big words to sound smart.

This is all super good for general discourse, and it's great that you endorse this behavior.