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Socialism does not have an opinion on bananas

The point of socialism is to make your opinion on bananas matter.

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Carl Beijer
Jul 25, 2023
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It’s been a week since The Great Bananas Controversy of 2023 kicked off and everyone is still arguing over this, so I suppose I might as well weigh in. For those who’ve blessedly managed to avoid this: a week ago, Malcolm Harris declared that

socialism in banana-producing countries (including the expropriation of the transnational fruit companies) will a…

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