you may take the United Fruit Company’s name, but you can’t take its legacy of financing terrorism and violence in Latin America…
- NaN ( @Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org ) English3•14 days ago
At least United Fruit did it with the knowledge, blessing, and assistance of the US government. Chiquita looking like amateurs here.
- ShaggySnacks ( @ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one ) English1•13 days ago
Give Chiquita a chance, they will eventually learn how to truly commit war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- Avid Amoeba ( @avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ) 14•14 days ago
People should look into the history of banana trade for context. It’s a fascinating example of how capitalism has gone awry before.
- Akasazh ( @Akasazh@feddit.nl ) 4•13 days ago
And how the name 'banana republic’got coined
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 3•14 days ago
Pretty sure its capitalism functioning as desired
- Avid Amoeba ( @avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ) 2•13 days ago
Oh yeah, I meant for the workers, since it’s constantly being sold to us as beneficial.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 3•14 days ago
The jury accepted the argument that the money transferred to the paramilitaries was used to commit war crimes such as homicides, kidnappings, extortion, torture and forced disappearances.
Did they mean crimes against humanity? What war was being fought?
- NaN ( @Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org ) English4•14 days ago
Legally neither, this was a civil liability case and not a criminal proceeding. The war they are referring to is the Colombian conflict, which is ongoing.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 1•13 days ago
I think its fair to say they were crimes against humanity