Banana Wars - Caribbean

[rofalmfao]

Well that might explain all the f*ckin banannas

[Rayconi]

What did these people do before they got dependant on international trade? They lived happily of the land. They did not depend on money at all. It is sad but an inevitable fact that money control every aspect of the human world. We need to come back to the old ways and live of the land, not be dependant on money and luxury products, eventualy, people will see. Lets hope not to late

[WSPUNIT]

america dont stand for freedom it stands for gread it funny how they all say we should help poor countiers to get better job, educastion, health and then try to take away all of it. if they had jobs they would have money and then could afford better educastion and helthbut

[bernardmcbride]

I looked up stuff about the banana wars,the police actions from the early part of the 20th centtury,and i get this

[kamilko9]

My BANANA! lol

[paulinaa473]

whats this song called? (:

[pennyradp]

They been fighting and destroying development of nearly all developing nations. ultimately they want us to depend on them for everything even to eat their highly un-nutritiuos foods which is making our people sick. We got to do what we got to do to survive.

[unpalpable7]

hahaha people trying to sound smart on youtube video comments

hillllaarrriousss

[agent4051]

Even if I don't agree to what America is doing I will support her and all you America haters out there go fuck your selfs.

[chirpyburpy]

@agent4051

good man

[agent4051]

@chirpyburpy Thanks, and I support Ireland too.

[tompants2010]

REALISE, LEGALISE! FUCK AMERICA!

[19931512]

Haha Aremed? he didint even have a clip in that thing hahaha!

[mouse2426]

@19931512 this vid is from over 15 yrs ago.. u should see the clips noww haha

[Stalinsurfstheweb]

What the fuck...I thought this was going to be about the actual Banana Wars

[trandoductin]

What's the big deal? If you can't sell it you can eat it, if you can eat it how do you die from starvation?

[trandoductin]

Look at how green that land is, things must grow so easy there. so how do people die from starvation? People die from starvation when there's no water, and when things don't grow.

[trandoductin]

maybe what they should do is have more seeds of variety of things so that they can eat a variety of food sources.

So that instead of getting money to get other food sources, they can just take a few steps in the backyard and pick fresh of a tree to eat.

[MrDionysos23]

i love the racistic banana dance....bananamonkey.

[nurzumspass]

I can't help but to laugh at "Banana Wars" :> I know it's a huge problem and I'm sorry, but it sounds so fucking funny :D

[lafarzia]

@LivinThatHighLife You know, I don't think Americans are bad people, etc... but when they no absolutely NOTHING but yack yack yack about their out of control government, then go back to their "high life".............. problem!

[lafarzia]

OMG many ppl are replying on that sweet vincy weed to reach them... shine the ganja spotlight elsewhere nuh!!!! ;)

[CruzanRastamon]

@lafarzia hahahaha Every part of the Caribbean has good corn.

Big up Vincy!! I was born in St. Criox but meh bredda was born in SVG.

[lafarzia]

@CruzanRastamon Every part cept where mi from- TnT!!!! Is only c'press runnin thru there!!!! Buh Vincy and Jamaican.. BESSSS (in the caribbean anyway! ;)

[caribbeandiaspora]

The WTO and America doing what they do best! Why should Europe not support and maintain trade with the Caribbean which built Europe through force labour - slavery? The Caribbean should have withdrew in protest from the WTO and boycott all American products. See, this is even why we need a strong CARICOM to strengthen trade and economic growth within the Caribbean. Irie(Peace)!

[OmanBiek]

Vincy!!!

[otep3241]

20 grand for that shit... HA thats all schwag. i can get that for 300 bucks easy

[111122226]

@otep3241 haha sure thing babe, w/e you say

[MusicVideoGazer]

I love green bananas keep it coming.

[alicefair4u]

one day our generation will rule the population

[SCSUguy85]

I'm American... and I hate how America has to think they have to try and conquer everyone, WHAT ever happened to ONE LOVE... Jah and his message of peace... America is stupid we need ppl who have a clue how to help ppl in the world in the white house from now on I'm only buying bananas imported from the Caribbean this is horrible what my nation is doing to them garrr it makes me mad, Peace to all One love. I hope the best for the farmers

[THEPaintballKidd]

@SCSUguy85 we do have to conquer everyone and take thier money crops and women

[onstarr2006]

if one cannot make a honest living farming bananas then the next best alternative is to plant ganja

[cosmictywlite]

see what happens when one goverment, the U.S.A . controls the world trade,we all get fucked in the ass by the yanks,glad I aint one,

[bogartification]

america are fucking dumbasses thinking they can police the world

[nintendoplaya96]

lol wow

[Melanatedone]

Interesting trend where the US is destroying all aspect of the so called 3rd world ecomomy. Wicked people - enjoy the moment, your time will soon come to an end, and I won't shead a tear for you or your family.

[VoteLib3rty]

The central banking families control the governments of the world. America is controlled behind the scenes by these evil people and they are to blame for what is happening. This is the work of the New World Order.

[Melanatedone]

This is very well understood. It is the same madness that happened when they killed Caricom agenda. The Caribbean nations have all they need to thrive... in fact, they're some of the richest places on this planet because of their natural resources alone... POLOTICS, WTO and SHADY deals are what"s keeping these places in poverty. How it is the the places that are most RICH in resources the poorest. DAMN SHAME! FYAH BUN ALL DEM WICKED MAN DEM

[badmintonlover]

i love their accents... lol

[greencity127]

well after the weed and you get the munchies eat sum bananas

[sunuvman]

Grow weed, not bananas lol

[jajerome2011]

wait, is this just like drug wars and calling weed, "bannanas"?

[mrjusticesoul]

which country of caribbean is that?

[topshotta124]

@mrjusticesoul St. Vincent and the Grenadines

[DavyJones1120]

I hate fucking Chikita Bananas ! they arent as good as the carrabien ones

[garyfromtheUK]

why are all the narnas green

[negkreyol21]

they harvest them before they are ripe when it gets to the store you will get them yellow depending where its from

[garyfromtheUK]

arr i see, i fort the narnas would have to stop on the tree to ripen up good, i love um me, thanks for answering my question m8

[wigwambam]

dont kill the BANANAS !

[rondall77]

Leave their banana's alone!

[gloryholeable]

Legalize bananas!!! Mellow yellow

[IBGawdess]

You're all clearly young teenagers. This is a documentary with NOTHING to do with marijuana but come and talk about marijuana?

[mattlock666]

it definitely shows them farming ganja to supplement the money they made from bananas.

[forcesurger]

Dumbass, read the description.

[aaron1719]

Yeah because only young teenagers smoke pot and only frat boys drink alcohol.

[jamezyboy1988]

because its between related videos of marijuana dumbass , i was watching marijuana and came on banana shit , wtf

[thatdude008]

Boner at 3:55!!!!!!!!!!

[BassButcher57]

agreed.

[rondall77]

I'm hard as a rock.

[Alxscode]

Banana's taste better with Marijuana.

[neogreg12]

LEGALIZE!!! people need some proper education, the benefits outweigh the bad things by MILES!!

[Adam856923]

and what of Europe?! bitch about America and not the other reason u fucking retarded dumb shit uneducated fumb fucks

[COOLMAFIAKID]

ur a fumb fuck

[SuperHeroMan411]

america need to fuk off there always sticking they nose where it isnt wanted always plays the bully why dont they try and take on china they would lose i agree selling mj isnt the best but i'd rather sell it then starve destroying 1 bill's worth it makes me so mad and upset to think of all the families that starved

[TheShadowOfLife14]

selling mj is the greatest thing of all time!

[dragoo994]

lol... i see that peoples smoking mj are made a specific "smokers" atmosphere, when they smoke it isnt matter who is who, or what is what. Peoples also donnt want to fight, smokers are less agressive. at least in my neighborhood. And also its infividual matter does someone grow unique plants at home and does he smoke them or no. why the fuck peoples donnt think this way also about our planet mans...

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[aerlok1]

4:14 pass that shit

[jside]

for the sake of the planet and humankind,legalize the herb!

[utubenamex]

Ultimately, it's not really about America as 'bad guy'. To me, it's the 'big money boys'--large corporate, military, finance and foundation entities that dominate the globe, and whose raison d'etre is to expand their respective spheres of power. For decades, they have largely used the USA as their vehicle, but when it breaks down America as bully-boy for the internationalists will be replaced. The men that are in control could care less about Americans, or anyone else for that matter.

[rmsutherland]

@utubenamex The u.s govt sets the guidelines for which their corporations act. the u.s doesn't get a pass because the corporations cause harm, when banks did subprime lending its your govt you looked to , to police the banks & prevent such catastrophes from occuring , well its your govt who is responsible , and go as far as offer foreign aid but if we make democratic decisions not to their liking they threaten to cut it off , to keep their foot on the necks of our sovereignty & livelyhoods

[f0rkz]

haha awesome.

[MrHarry46]

America fucks every country it deals with....typical arrogant white christian male and female assholes..one day ...america will perish...its been written in the scriptures

[drLibre22]

I'm white but this pisses me of as hell. Marines deployed, violating foreign country's sovereignity, destroying the only source of decent income for these farmers. They know no limits, pissing on international law every time they want on the one hand and bubbling about law-abiding taking it as pretext for sucsessive invasions on the other. Hate their hypocrysy and arrogance. Wish them next civil war that will do with them the same thing as they done with Yugoslavia. Hemp is saint.

[clanownage213]

No, the U.S. sent the Marines to help STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! drug trafficing. Hemp is also an illegal item that should be completely eliminated so that no more problems happen in the future. Yes, I admit it was wrong to sent Marines to their country, but it was the last chance to keep the U.S. out of drugs. I'm sorry if this makes you mad, but I am a peace keeper, I do hope no one is offended and will forgive me. Yes, I know it's somewhat their heritage to grow "unique" plants. Bless you all!

[92mitsGTO]

if you really think that badly of pot then it obviouse you have never tryd it. there is no reason 4 it 2 be illegal, its healthier then cigarettes and its not even as bad as alcohol....

LEGALIZE IT!!!

[tigerone1970]

It is more about corporate rule. Corporate agribusinesses in the US have also destroyed the family farm, and corporations receive most of the agricultural subsidies.

That's the problem.

[clanownage213]

No, the problem is that the U.S. are losing a lot money and thus, the Carribbean people suffer, too.

[evette808]

true dat....that's why I'm working on getting the hell out...where....I don't know....lol

[tigerone1970]

Years ago, this issue came up on Newsnight on the BBC, and the representative of the US buyers was almost in tears, because they only had 95% of the world market, and they wanted the other 5% which Caribbean islands were allowed to preferrably sell into the EU.

Remember that Chiquita today is in fact the United Fruit of old. They have 'workers' in South America, instead of small family farms like in the Caribbean.

[drLibre22]

Yes unfortunately nothing changes there since spaniard colonial rule. Only ruler have changed. People working there are half slaves, earnings let them only survive - forget about new shoes or education for children. When socialists came to power in Guatemala and tried to change that in 1954, CIA inspired coup - socialists wanted to nationalize United Fruit's land (80% of guatemala's agricultural land) and give it to the farmers. US gov. couldn't let that happen. Centralamericans need Chavezlikes

[ijahboukou]

yes that is the reality of things, if you take away from people who knows how to survive they would just find alternative route

[soulsyndicate]

us fights against ganja and now steal the only work of small island people.

free ganja and free banana, and fuck babylon up the ass with a green banana while smoking a spliff.

[aceman008]

The EU is perhaps using the banana wars/drug trade as a launch pad to implement the EPA within the ACP countries in particular the CARICOM countries.This is to extend leverage over smaller defenseless countries to achieve their goal of global domination.

[manhattanwombat]

banana

[nrlsky]

banana

[manhattanwombat]

my banana

[aceman008]

Congress is so tied up in fighting the war on terror thus neglecting the drug war.Again, with the Chiquita banana company (U.S) dominating world trade stage, I think this causes Caribbean banana producing countries to suffer even more.What more could they do to earn a living besides planting and pushing the dope up north.Drugs hands down is a profitable industry, but consider the bad to follow the good.Something must be done.

[54spiritedwill54]

The gringos prefer their ganja over bananas any day of the week.

[MecaGorilla]

It is a climate thing. Both grow very well in their climate, One is legal and the other illegal. As a choice they would rather grow things legaly and make money to live but since that market is being taken away from them they start to grow the illegal crops. But both should be legal!

[Mongodelight]

idiots. they could grow everything but they re too stupid because they re fuckin black bushheads.

[MecaGorilla]

Sorry bra, but you are the one sounding like an idiot. They have to grow what they can for monitary support. Just because something will grow does not mean it will grow well or that you can make a living off of it. And just because they are what you call a "bushhead" dose not make them stupid, I would say they are much smarter than you to be able to live like that and survive. I am sure that if your goofy ass got droped in the jungle you would not last but a few hours.

[wahgwaan87]

u ignorant fuck, all you doin is tryin to get a reaction from people, go suckle your mom ya racist

[yardflex25]

if banana is no more ganja will be planted

[Jolinator]

poor bastards tho

[Jolinator]

did anyone else notice when he spoke about the armed gaurd, that guys pistol had no magazine in it? strange, either that or a tru ghetto soldier doesnt need a mag he just single load lol

[carmichael13]

rofl lmao banana boats.

[tylan555]

too that white bitch kill yo self.......

[fraveglie]

TO tweezwanen. according to your useless comments on this video it looks like you haven't got a fuking a clue of what is going on in the banana world trade so, why don't you,instead of discriminating black people, read about what your lovely white american people are causing to the ACP countries relying mainly on their banana exportation?easy way out my ass

[tweezwanen]

So what if the Americans or other nations don't want your banana, you can't hold it against them. Other nations have to take care of their economy as well. You black men will always find an easier way to make money, no matter whom you hurt in the long run. With so much land, you can produce other fruits and vegetables that are beneficial to your country and others for survival. Instead you prefer to plant ganja, and to hell with whom you affect with drugs. America doesn't owe you anything!

[Degradable]

The Americans and Europe both want the bananas. That's the issue...

Read up on Banana Wars before making a stupid, pointless and pathetic argument.

[nickysw2]

After reading your comments I feel that you really don't understand the situation. I urge you to read "Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles" by Harriet Lamb to gain some insight.

If you replaced the caribbean with white american citizens, don't you think they would farm marajuana after their ruthless capitalist instinct had taken over? Or are white men somehow morally superior to black? It is only a colour. That is all.

[ClamLuvr]

Do they hide their weed inside the banana peels? I wonder what would happen if some of them ended up in a supermarket.

[shadman1911]

fuck bananas... grow ganja!

[lacrosseplayer223]

Bannans weed. . . the perfect day

[blaaaaze]

If you legalize Marijuana the US can not stop you. The send their marines to destroy you fields, why aren't they doing it on their farms in Arizona and California? We need to stop depending on these slave masters for our prosperity and lead our own lives rule our own destiny, have some fukin balls n change the fucking game

[blaaaaze]

typical of we Caribbean ppl expect colonialist to keep giving us shit. Legalize Marijuana and grow banana to feed our various countries. isn't it funny the US is destroying Caribbean Banana and the governments are supporting US war against a natural plant? the Americans started this illegalization of marijuana and we like idiots bought into it,calling the plant a drug. USA wants to destroy every means of production n force Caribbean to depend on tourism which the US has almost full control of.

[yardflex25]

stop banana more weed will grow they are serious

[redline450r]

We should mind our own business. We are oppressing other countries and that is not right.

[Tbone972]

I to apologize for our government sticking there NOSES in everyone elses business, but what do you expect. Our government is run by a bunch of money hungry JEWS. Also GW Bush is Isreals puppet. Believe that.

[brainstorm83]

Greetings in the name of his majesty hemperor Haley Salassiae the 1st. Jha Rastafarai! Legalization in the name of the king of the kings. from sicily

[yardflex25]

stop banana production more weed a go plant

[therealjamesbud]

Your so right....Bananas & weed are awesome.I want to apoligise for being so harsh in my other comment. The tratior thing..I'm not the one who sends our National Guard to fight a war half way around the world, & has the Marines armed with weed eater in a counrty we are not at war with.

[yellowman88]

Banana and weed!! awesome!

[therealjamesbud]

I just can't believe that we the Americans let our government fly all around the world enforcing our drug laws, killing pot plants that many of our own states have decriminalized. Those Marines should slit their own throats for being such a waste of flesh. DIE PIGS! Peace Out

[DebbyLeo85]

Too true! It's shocking really, what if some foreign army came and did the same thing to America?! What right do they have?! Not to mention, it's just a PLANT that was put on this planet for a purpose. LEGALIZE.

[soymilkshake]

You Should Be Tried For Treason _ Im Gonna Report You For YOur Anti-American Comments - You Think Im Kidding - TraitoR

[therealjamesbud]

I was in the Infantry for the US Army. We were trained to kill people not plants. We knew what a lawful order is & what it is not.That's right a grunt with a license to kill.what have you done? Nark off a REAL TRUE American Patriotic, who is not affraid to stand's up in the face of a government that is literality,"gunning us down"! While they send people half way around to world to kill innocent women & children. You should be saluting me or sucking my cock,report that you mindless drone.

[yellowman88]

Want a Banana?

[poisonice69]

Fuck the Americans and fuck you.

[feng456]

maybe their problem is their dependence on such a narrow field of 'industry' for their economy

[yellowman88]

That is very true, but those people are only skilled in cultivating marijuana and bananas. There infrastructure is weak thats why America is exploiting there bananas. America usually exploits other countries when they go international.

[Archias01]

The gringos prefer their ganja over bananas any day of the week.