Pirates of the Caribbean: Debt, Diplomacy and Destruction.

Unf*cking The Republic

UNFTR Media

Government, News, Politics

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

It’s chilly here in New York so we’ve got the Caribbean on the brain. Actually, we’re just building on our money and power episodes and tying in lessons from our shows on Milton Friedman, Cuba and climate change. Because we can’t just sit on a beach sipping a frozen drink with an umbrella. But that’s why you love us. The United States didn’t invent colonialism in the Caribbean, we just perfected it. From wild tales of vigilante slave owning gold diggers and gunboat diplomacy to economic gangsterism and coerced trade agreements, the Caribbean has been the proving ground for neoliberalism.

Chapters

00:00:11 Intro

00:03:49 Segment 1

00:13:06 Segment 2

00:19:18 Segment 3

00:23:18 Segment 4

00:37:03 Show Notes

00:39:57 Book Love

00:40:59 Emails + Shoutouts

00:57:45 Outro

GoFundMe

Keep Kanatsiohareke Warm this Winter

Resources

New Yorker: The Long Legacy of Occupation in Haiti

Origins: A Pact with the Devil? The United States and the Fate of Modern Haiti

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico

US News Beat: The Truth About Puerto Rico

Library of Congress: Teller and Platt Amendments - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division)

Inter-American Development Bank: Climate Change in the Caribbean Small Island States

Book Love

Alan McPherson: A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Raphael Dalleo: American Imperialism’s Undead: The Occupation of Haiti and the Rise of Caribbean Anticolonialism

Samantha S. S. Chaitram: American Foreign Policy in the English-speaking Caribbean

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0:00.0	Unfucking the Republic is brought to you by Sam C. C. Cringy and now Cindy S.
0:05.7	All of whom are unfucking insane level members of the show.
0:11.2	Well, welcome back to Unfucking the Republic, a delightful little pod experiment where we
0:16.0	examine U.S. economic and socioeconomic policies, tell some stories, and revel in the shared language of
0:21.9	learning and descent. Our merry band of unfuckers picked up some travelers along the way,
0:26.6	so a hearty, how the fuck are you? To our unkunkers up north, Eurofuckers across the pond,
0:31.1	down underfuckers, subfuckers over on substack and our newly formed, Uncluckers.
0:36.4	No formal resolution on Uncluckers has been adopted,
0:39.2	and I'm still tempted to filibuster any attempt to unfuck that into law.
0:43.5	Well, be that as it May 99.
0:45.5	We have a duty to our veggie and vegan listeners,
0:47.6	and I have a lot of support on this one.
0:49.7	Anyway, we also have pitchfuckers, bottlefuckers, and pack fuckers.
0:52.8	You all know who you are. And I hope everyone
0:54.9	is chilling at home with a belly full of leftovers and UNFTR playing on whatever your preferred
0:59.1	government home listening device might be. Nothing drives those conservative family members who have
1:03.8	overstayed their welcome away faster than playing UNFTR at an uncomfortable volume.
1:08.7	This should be played at high volume, preferably in a residential area.
1:14.3	Now, last week I gave thanks to all of the unfuckers who've supported our show and you
1:18.0	really doubled down by offering us even more.
1:20.5	It's just unreal.
1:21.8	If you'd like to support UNFTR, you can go to buy me a coffee.com slash UNFTR to become a member
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