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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBanana republic shit.
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So a literal foreign agent takes a job as national security advisor, doesn't reveal it, and gets cleared by DOJ after a pressure campaign from the President? Banana republic shit.
Barr and Miller and Trump and Senate and SCOTUS. Rule of law and democracy be damned. They are fucking outrageous.
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Banana republic shit. (Original Post)
Soph0571
May 2020
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malaise
(268,693 posts)1. Never forget that every banana republic on the planet
was established on behalf of US interests
leftieNanner
(15,062 posts)3. Excellent Point nt
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)4. Well the US and the Brits...
Our hands are soiled in this also
malaise
(268,693 posts)6. The Brits and other colonial powers didn't even pretend about democracy
😘
Wounded Bear
(58,598 posts)2. K & R...for truth...nt
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)5. It sure is...
We are going to need tips on how to survive one though. There are several factors that indicate we are sliding into the banana boat.
BComplex
(8,017 posts)8. Trump, Barr, and Roger Stone ALL need to be arrested, handcuffed, and marched to jail.
That's the only thing that is going to save this republic.
Alpeduez21
(1,749 posts)9. There are no consequences for them
They have free reign to do whatever they want and the best the left can do is write strongly worded letters. Show up armed to a few capital buildings and watch chicken shit flow down their legs. They need actual genuine fear put into them but were above that kind of thing. So we lose
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)10. Too bad we can't shove that banana someplace.