Comment by Eisenstein
15 hours ago
I'm suggesting that we spent a lot of effort overturning elected governments in South America because we didn't like who they voted for and what their policies were with regard to US fruit companies. US policy directly created instability, civil war, and a generally terrible situation that they are dealing with now. Do you know what a banana republic is?
>with regard to US fruit companies
I suggest you take this up with these so called "fruit" companies.
The US Government was very much involved.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_v._United_States
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_intervention_in_...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_PBFortune
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d%27%C3%A...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bolivian_coup_d%27%C3%A9t...