Coca-Cola Accused of Funding Colombian Death Squad

[thekingsmen]

This is nothing new, actually.

American companies have been running buckwild in Latin America for the better part of a century. The United Fruit Company--or as the CIA called them, UNIFRUIT--was a major player in this regard.

Shell had the same thing for Europe.

 

[Dave24]

 

[At30wecashout]

Tip of the iceberg. Large companies have been doing wicked shyt since the dawn of trade. I remember being at all I heard about the East-Asia Trading company. fukking ruthless.

 

[Phitz]

Most wars are corporate sponsored, you all should know this being all the wars in oil countries and countries with poppie fields

 

[Red Shield]

This is nothing new, actually.

American companies have been running buckwild in Latin America for the better part of a century. The United Fruit Company--or as the CIA called them, UNIFRUIT--was a major player in this regard.

Yep.... big american business has been fukking around down there since the 1800s

 

[MajesticLion]

Water.

 

[thekingsmen]

Water.

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[MajesticLion]

?

Most of these kinds of moves are for privatization of local water rights/rights of way for corporate use. Coca Cola, Chiquita, Monsanto, Nestle, the list is a long one all around the globe. There's also a lot of state/corporate overlap through the years, with military coups sprinkled in liberally for spice.

 

[Jimmy from Linkedin]

?

The fight for freshwater access is next

 

[thekingsmen]

The fight for freshwater access is next

Already is...

 

[Crimson_Dynamo]

you didn't know about this?

Yeah coke is on some seriously evil shyt. The lengths some companies go to to keep slavery alive in other countries.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

The fight for freshwater access is next

This has been happening.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

I heard about this in 2008 because of Immortal Technique.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Will countries be able to try American citizens in court like America likes to do to other countries citizens?

 

[Devilinurear]

These major companies have been acting like countries for the longest time now. Is there even anything that could be done to stop them? Because I honestly don't know if anything can be done.

Countries need stricter laws and need to regulate them more. But then people get bribed all the time.