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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 47 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm certain he thinks that.

Imagine somebody replied to him with this link to a Wikipedia section and they gave him a ~200 word baby brain summary so he doesn't have to strain his baby noggin with big words and context and too much information.

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

United Fruit Company lobbying

He couldn't understand. There's no way to get him to understand.

How can a fruit company be powerful? They just sell fruit!

He can't fathom that countries like the US historically and still routinely bully weaker countries and powerful entities allied with US interests benefit greatly. Sometimes it's fruit and other times it might even literally be "digging up minerals".

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 47 points 11 months ago (3 children)

actually sweaty bananas aren't a mineral so i'm right maybe-later-kiddo

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 33 points 11 months ago

Back to the banana mines with you

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 27 points 11 months ago

Drat. It's too late now but I all I need to do was mention two words "conflict minerals".

[–] Galli@hexbear.net 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

aktshually bananas contain minerals such as potassium. I have pwned you with facts and logic expert-shapiro

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

Good for preventing muscle cramps.