It's what drove Castro's Cuba into the arms of the Soviet Union. Castro nationalises United Fruit property, Kennedy embargoes Cuba, Cuba needs a market and there's Khrushchev, arms spread wide.Wanna know about how dirty our government can be, watch a documentary or two about the United Fruit Company and how the Dulles boys helped it build a huge corrupt empire basically on the back of bananas. We replaced the heads of governments, had people killed, armies bribed all to control millions of acres of land in other government's countries. Thank you cia.
If I remember correctly, this is where the term "banana republic" came from.Wanna know about how dirty our government can be, watch a documentary or two about the United Fruit Company and how the Dulles boys helped it build a huge corrupt empire basically on the back of bananas. We replaced the heads of governments, had people killed, armies bribed all to control millions of acres of land in other government's countries. Thank you cia.
Years ago I read Bitter Fruit about United Fruit Company, the Dulles brothers, and the US overthrow of the Arbenz government in Guatemala.
Anything that US business interests didn’t like in Latin America could be conveniently labeled communist — no proof required— and then poof, made to disappear.
Bitter Fruit
Pretty heavy stuff.One of my first experiences with politics was the "Cuban Missile Crisis". I was just months in USA and we were having "air raid drills" in school where we were told to scrunch under our desks. It scared the shit out of me knowing that it was a fool's move, that an atomic bomb would obliterate everyone!
Pretty heavy stuff.
My first experience with politics was watching Republican hypocrites like Slippery Newt Gingrinch and Bob Livingston attempting to impeach Bill Clinton for lying about getting blowjobs from one of his hot interns in the Oral Office.
Mark
In the 1990's, I was a kid/teenager from a Christian Conservative household and was taught to hate Clinton and believe he was unfit to be president by people who would later turn around and support Trump. I wish Clinton was president now. We had one of the best economies in American history, were at relative peace around the world, and had genuinely Conservative policies such as welfare reform, balanced budget, and a decrease in the size of the federal government.Wow...
thanks for that trip down memory lane.
From Bill BJ to Donald dildo....
In the 1990's, I was a kid/teenager from a Christian Conservative household and was taught to hate Clinton and believe he was unfit to be president by people who would later turn around and support Trump. I wish Clinton was president now. We had one of the best economies in American history, were at relative peace around the world, and had genuinely Conservative policies such as welfare reform, balanced budget, and a decrease in the size of the federal government.
Mark
I was raised Catholic but was fortunate enough not to have to go to Catholic school (I went to public school).My sympathies.
I hope you're recovering from the ordeal.
I was raised Catholic and taught by nuns. 42 years of therapy has helped.
What are you doing to recover?
BTW? I met god. She isn't much to look at but can she sing!
Oh, wait, maybe that was Bif Naked....
I was raised Catholic but was fortunate enough not to have to go to Catholic school (I went to public school).
I am now an atheist. I don't have anything against religion. I respect people's religious views but want them to respect my non-religious views in return.
Mark
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