Banana Republic isnt a good thing.

It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $2?

You guys pay almost 2$ for a single Banana? Looks like the people on both sides get fucked by the rich.

Pretending this is the case, I would prefer not subjugating entire peoples for cheap shit.

I'm pretty sure countries without histories of imperialism can also purchase bananas..

"I don't see how I benefit from imperialism" typed the misguided asshole trying to make people feel guilty into his phone ironically powered by a lithium battery that was mined via slave labor provided by (drumroll) imperialism.

But bananas are :D

Unless, of course, you're a member of the banana Republic that produced the banana. Then $2 is the largest fortune you've ever seen and your hands get chopped off if you get caught eating a banana when you were supposed to be picking it for the sheltered, ignorant shit head that wrote this tweet.

Oh, Banana Co

It's a banana Michael, how much could it cost? $10?

Image Transcription: Twitter Post

NOT Tom Hiddleston, @MusingsHistory

"I don't see how I benefit from imperialism" he says as he peels a Dole banana that he can buy literally any time of year for under $2

So what you're saying is, you hate cheap bananas?

The United Fruit Company has been defunct for almost a century by now.

I still recommend buying fair trade Bananas if you can afford it, but eating a banana helps poor people in third world countries more than eating an apple, which doesn't send a single cent to the third world.

And second, why does the OP consider eating bananas exploiting banana farmers, but eating apples is not exploiting apple farmers??

Edit: thanks for the downvotes you dumb fascists.

I actually grew up in a banana producing country. All the leftists shitting on our produce are enemies of the people. People in poor third world countries desperately need money and selling their produce is how they earn money.

Yes, buy fair trade, that actually gives a better price to those farmers. But even without fair trade, buying tropical products helps tropical farmers.

Yeah that's not what imperialism is.

Never trust a statement from someone who says 'literally'.