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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ever heard the term banana republic? Guess where it comes from.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Didn’t the Chiquita stuff specifically happen much more recently?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They've been doing bad shit for something like a hundred years. Chiquita used to be called United Fruit.