• bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      man, screw bananas. if we can’t have bananas without absolutely screwing over Guatemala or Colombia or whoever, we just shouldn’t have them.

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        1 year ago

        Unless I’m missing something, I don’t see why there has to be a dichotomy. In a communist world, no reason we couldn’t fairly compensate workers and manage the environment for growing bananas.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        How long does something have to exist before it’s not considered a failure? Or is everything a failure and always was if it collapsed eventually?

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        1 year ago

        It’s the history written by the labor aristocrats and petite bourgeoisie who thought they’d make out better under capitalism than socialism. It ignores the many millions of working class individuals who suffered and died and who would gladly take security and safety over fucking oranges. But we never hear their stories in the west. We only hear from businessmen, journalists, academics etc who decry “no oranges” and ignore the suffering of the masses.