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usonian

(22,593 posts) Sat Nov 15, 2025, 02:15 AM Saturday

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America is a 🍌 Banana 🍌 Republic -- Chris Hedges

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/america-is-a-banana-republic-read

El Presidente Donald Trump is the gringo version of brutal and corrupt dictators foisted on Latin American countries by their oligarchs and Yankee imperialists.
CHRIS HEDGES
NOV 14, 2025

Video (reading) and full transcript at the link.

Read by Eunice Wong

Hard to excerpt, so go read it or listen.

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America is a 🍌 Banana 🍌 Republic -- Chris Hedges (Original Post) usonian Saturday OP

Thanks for posting. I like to listen to him. raccoon Saturday #1

As I have been writing here for two plus decades malaise Saturday #2

Because: Yes! We have no bananas. usonian Saturday #3

raccoon

(32,143 posts)

1. Thanks for posting. I like to listen to him.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 05:10 AM

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malaise

(291,349 posts)

2. As I have been writing here for two plus decades

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 05:58 AM

Saturday

Every banana republic in our hemisphere was US made. Why should the wealthy and their politicians not impose it at home?

usonian

(22,593 posts)

3. Because: Yes! We have no bananas.

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 09:13 AM

Saturday

Mister President: The people want cheaper bananas.

Let them eat coal!

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