It's official, We Are a Banana Republic

[bottomofthehill]

Trump used the Justice Department to investigate his political rivals, The Congress of the United States.

Trump hired his family into positions which they were not qualified to hold.

Trump used the US Government to enrich himself through direct and indirect payments.

Trump used the Justice Department to investigate the press.

Trump used his Mob to Attack the Congress in an attempt to stop the counting of votes.

Trump used Federal Buildings and Employees as part of his run for re-election.

Trump used the military as a prop for his election.

Trump refuses to believe in science.

Trump Lies regularly.

Trump appointed incompetents to the courts.

Trump brought incompetence to the Covid fight allowing over 600,000 Americans to die.

Trump has left us in the position of having to investigate our former Head of State.

Trump has turned the United States into a banana republic, and I hate to say this but we are fucked. I never thought one person could lead others to do so much damage in America.

[StarfishSaver]

1. No, we're not

Among other things, if we were a banana republic, you wouldn't know any of the facts in your list.

And even if you did, you wouldn't be able to say it freely with no fear of retribution, as you have done.

[PortTack]

6. +1000

[Hoyt]

7. Good point.

[bottomofthehill]

9. We are hanging on by the skin of our teeth.

I would contend that although we are not literally dependent on bananas, if we are not there we are teetering on the edge. Most of the things that I point out were known in failing Central and South American countries, but the residents could do nothing about it. It was not that they were hidden, it was the inability to correct the problem. Hopefully, we will make the necessary corrections while we can, it will be ugly but sunlight is the only disinfectant and hopefully the independent voter will see the light. The Fox News viewer never will as Fox will not let them see.

[StarfishSaver]

11. We have been "hanging on by the skin of our teeth" since the country's inception

Our system is fragile and can always fail - and the only reason it hasn't is that people didn't let it. That hasn't changed. We're not letting it fail this time, either.

[soothsayer]

12. Hanging by a banana skin

[Qutzupalotl]

19. I see what you did there.

[FoxNewsSucks]

13. To be accurate,

we're 99% of the way to becoming a banana republic.

at all our peril.

[StarfishSaver]

15. Not sure how you calculated or verified your percentages

and how you know it's 99% and not 94% or 60%, but, ok

[FoxNewsSucks]

18. 60% or 99%,

doesn't it scare the hell out of you? It does me. And a lot of other people.

[StarfishSaver]

22. I'm always scared about our democracy

As I said, we have been just a few wrong steps away from collapse since the inception of the nation.

But I respond to that fear not by complaining about how doomed we are but by working and fighting to help us stay on the right path. That's the only way democracy survives and thrives.

[FoxNewsSucks]

23. That's true,

and all I would say is maybe redirect some criticism towards those working to destroy our democracy instead of those sounding an alarm, even if it's been heard before.

Because "OH SHIT LOOK AT THIS HERE!!" should not always be condemned. And certainly not more than the criminal action being called out.

[StarfishSaver]

24. I direct criticism at the hair on fire crowd because they slow us down and make it harder to fight

the people who are causing the problem.

Wasting time and energy whining and moaning about how doomed we are is a luxury many of us can't afford.

People need to get in the fight or go sit down. But yelling at people who already understand the risk we are under and are trying to concentrate on working to improve things is neither needed nor helpful.

[arthritisR_US]

33. You say it out loud and fu*k news et al crucifies you

and the truth. Your bananas are the reality.

[Fullduplexxx]

34. Lol exactly and also trump is out of office.

[demtenjeep]

2. I usually say something about him stroking out but only his eyes and feeble brain watched ivanka

change his shit


but now I wish he was just gone with rush

[NewHendoLib]

3. it's been building up - the stage set - for decades...ronnie raygun planted the seeds

citizens united, the scam of right wing religion, the right wing noise machine.

[RainCaster]

8. Don't forget the "Contract on America" or "Thousand Points Of Light" or "compassionate conservative"

So many great memories of our failures

[NewHendoLib]

10. Atwater, Gingrich, Grover Norquist, and on and on and on

it only gets worse with time as they are allowed to get worse. Never anything to pay. Disgusting.

[sarisataka]

4. But if we were a banana republic

Wouldn't he still be in office?

[malaise]

17. Excellent point

He lost

[malaise]

5. Every banana republic in our hemisphere was

installed on behalfof US interests.
That is all

[FoxNewsSucks]

14. It was.

And now they've gotten around to taking care of things at home.

And that really will be all. To all our detriment.

[malaise]

16. Unless we fight back like hell

[smirkymonkey]

20. +1000

[brooklynite]

21. It's official: Trump isn't President

[Mr.Bill]

30. And yet millions of people

think he still is, or at least should be. That's the problem.

[Raine]

25. No we aren't, Trump is no longer President

he was voted out of office. If we were a banana republic he would've declared himself a dictator and the military would've backed him up.

[CentralMass]

26. And absolutely nothing will happen to him.

[quickesst]

27. And the election....

.... of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris proves we are not. If what the OP says is true, then everything they have achieved, and every moment we have spent supporting them has been one big waste of time. I beg to differ.

[BigmanPigman]

28. And the cherry on top is that he IS a big ape who has gone bananas.

[Mr.Bill]

29. The problem is,

half of the country, in their ignorance, like what's happening.

[rampartc]

31. the defining characteristic of a banana republic is not that el supremo is above the law

it is that united fruit inc is above el supremo.

the united states under trump shares many characteristics with a banana republic, but until we can name the single corporation that calls the shots there is some hope that we can play one corporate behemoth against others.

[betsuni]

32. No.

[Tommy Carcetti]

35. We almost were, and still could be.

But right now we’re in remission.