Yikes, We May Be a Banana Republic

For decades the world has viewed the United States with envy and respect as the epitome of a democratic republic and a stable government not to be challenged. Our government has been quick to judge the failings of other governments as they attempted to manipulate elections and overthrow duly elected leaders. Now it is becoming clear that the US government had their role to play in some of this foreign instability, of course, all in the name of preserving democracy. Ironically, the world has been reluctant but willing to accept our subversion when it was on foreign soil. Now that the instability is occurring in the United States allies have become reluctant to trust us and enemies have been emboldened. This is not the moment here to review all of our diplomatic failures over the past few years; however we are way overdue to taking a look at ourselves and the image we are projecting overseas. And it might be a good idea to clean our own house before we resume sitting in judgment of other countries around the world. It is laughable to recall now Jimmy Carter visiting a foreign country to monitor voting integrity and election outcomes.

So let’s for a minute be a citizen of another country sitting in a cafe with friends having coffee engaging in a robust debate about the charateristics of banana republics. No nationalism here.. we aren’t Americans who can on occasion be pretty full of themselves.

Characteristics of a Banana Republic

Lets’ see what might apply either right now or in the near future

Weak governance structures

* Widespread corruption among government officials - Yes

• Frequent civil unrest, insurgencies, or coup attempts - Maybe

• Rigged elections or single-candidate elections - Yes

• Targeting and persecution of political opponents to maintain power - Yes

• Assassinatioin attempts - Yes

Economic Factors

The economy of a banana republic is often marked by:

• Dependence on exporting a single product or commodity, originally bananas - No

• Control by foreign-owned companies or industries - Yes

• Widespread poverty and high economic inequality - Yes

• Infrastructure largely owned by foreign investors - No

Social Structure

The social dynamics in a banana republic usually include:

• A highly stratified socioeconomic structure - Yes

• A small ruling class that controls access to wealth and resources - Yes

• Marginalization or oppression of lower classes - Yes

• Significant gap between upper and lower classes - Yes

• Restrictions on Free Speech - Yes

• Locking down citizens by government decree - Yes

• Mandating Actions by government decree - Yes

Foreign Influence

There is often substantial foreign involvement:

• Economy dominated by multinational corporations - Maybe

• Foreign companies wielding significant political influence - Yes

• History of foreign-backed coups or interventions - Maybe

Consider the power of Big Pharm, Big Food, the Defence Industry. Consider the impact of China on our economy and our government. Consider the influnece of the UN and WHO, Consider the influnece of Davos and globalists. All these power groups know that Donald Trump is the only politician that will slow their takeover of the United States. They will and have tried almost everything to stop him.

By the way the conclusion of our foreign friends having coffee debating international politics is that the US is well on its way to becoming a Banana Republic.