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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by esafak on Friday September 04, 2026 @08:06PM (#49571652)
It's a very banana republicy thing and not uniquely American.
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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by subarctic on Friday September 04, 2026 @08:34PM (#49571841)
Well, banana republics are run by American companies from what i understand
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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by Sl1mb0 on Friday September 04, 2026 @09:53PM (#49572320)
Lol do you know how the term "Banana Republic" originated
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Re:Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread by esafak on Friday September 04, 2026 @09:59PM (#49572355)
Yes, of course. There's a whole wikipedia article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic

Modern usage is not about fruit companies.

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