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esafak
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Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption ...
It's a very banana republicy thing and not uniquely American.
subarctic
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Well, banana republics are run by American companies from what i understand
Sl1mb0
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Lol do you know how the term "Banana Republic" originated
esafak
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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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