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And it was a huge PBSuccess! (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by CombatWombatEsq to c/microblogmemes

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[–] delgato 86 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I went on a walking tour in Bogota years back and the tour guide made sure to let us know never to eat Chiquita bananas because of this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Massacre?wprov=sfti1

Sorry don’t know how to hyperlink on mobile

[–] Quadhammer 29 points 9 months ago (4 children)

resulting in the deaths of 47 to 2000 people

Kinda wide margin there

[–] AaronAllBlacks 4 points 9 months ago

I thin kit's in the ballpark of 3 to 75,000

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 4 points 9 months ago

Kinda weird that 47 deaths would seem like "is that all?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Seems a bit intentional:

General Cortés Vargas, who commanded the troops during the massacre, took responsibility for 47 casualties. In reality, the exact number of casualties has never been confirmed. Herrera Soto, co-author of a comprehensive and detailed study of the 1928 strike, has put together various estimates given by contemporaries and historians, ranging from 47 to as high as 2,000.[1] According to Congressman Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, the killed strikers were thrown into the sea.[1] Other sources claim that the bodies were buried in mass graves.[2]

[–] Emerald 2 points 9 months ago

I can't remember if I killed one person with my car yesterday or if it was 42 people

[–] TheMinions 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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