The point isn’t just the literal trade though, it’s the global system that the United States has developed (through often imperial means) that many smaller countries benefit from, happily.
Just look up United Fruit Company and start reading:
The banana trade symbolizes economic imperialism, injustices in the global trade market, and the globalization of the agricultural economy. Bananas are also number four on the list of staple crops in the world and one of the biggest profit makers in supermarkets
It’s a modifier on the word imperialism on purpose. You don’t hear military imperialism or diplomatic imperialism because that’s that the work means. The actual word for all of this and what happened is corporatocracy.
Sure, modifier, or a type of imperialism, or one of several meanings. It’s how the word is used, including by people in this thread and elsewhere. Therefore the phenomenon is both corporatocracy and imperialism and more.
Ok sorry “literal reality, everything you can see in the global north” isn’t good enough for you.
Here’s one for your book report:
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/europe/european-union#:~:text=Exports were %24592.0 billion%3B imports,up 66 percent from 2012.
The point isn’t just the literal trade though, it’s the global system that the United States has developed (through often imperial means) that many smaller countries benefit from, happily.
I also responded to you before you did a few edits.
Your first response was something like “all the shit on your shelves”
And my main point here is that the original meme obviously doesn’t know what “imperialism” means.
Just look up United Fruit Company and start reading:
It’s not just land grabs by people wearing crowns
It’s a modifier on the word imperialism on purpose. You don’t hear military imperialism or diplomatic imperialism because that’s that the work means. The actual word for all of this and what happened is corporatocracy.
Sure, modifier, or a type of imperialism, or one of several meanings. It’s how the word is used, including by people in this thread and elsewhere. Therefore the phenomenon is both corporatocracy and imperialism and more.
…so then an inaccurate but emotionally charged phrase misusing big words to sound smart.
This is all super good for general discourse, and it’s great that you endorse this behavior.