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In reply to the discussion: "Do you not speak English?" -- Nazi Gorka to BBC Host [View all]TexasBushwhacker
(21,196 posts)Or does he just like to toss around buzzwords?
"In political science, the term banana republic describes a politically and economically unstable country with an economy dependent upon the export of natural resources."
"As the term banana republic has evolved in the last century, it is no longer limited to countries in Central America or the tropics. Key characteristics of a banana republic in the modern world include:
widespread government corruption - yes, during Trump's term
tyrannical government - yes, during Trump's term
unstable government - not especially
civil unrest - yes, by Trump's minions
coup attempts/insurgency - yes, by Trump's minions
economic dependency on exporting a limited natural resource (which may or may not be bananas) - nope
infrastructure owned/supported by out-of-country interests - nope
overall economic dependency on foreign investment or business entities - yeah, like Trump selling his condos to Russians and other foreign adversaries
widespread poverty - yes, but only the Democrats want to do anything about it
enormous gap between the ruling class and the working class (no middle class)" - yes, but only the Democrats want to do anything about it
Again - PROJECTION PROJECTION PROJECTION