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JaoBiZen 67 points ago +67 / -0

Banana republic and potato resident

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Nikola_S1 17 points ago +17 / -0

Banana republics are called that way because, at one point of history, their governments were dependent on powerful companies operating the banana plantations, companies powerful enough that they could affect or even replace the government.

Any similarities with the US now?