1.) Explain how sugar imposed incredible burdens on people as well as nature.
In order to grow sugar crops, it requires burning down the land to clear out everything so the sugar can be planted in the ground. In Latin America, their soil is known for its richness. Sugar crops absorb all of its rich nutrients and creates soil erosion, causing growers to cultivate more land in order to produce more sugar. As for the people, all the land is being destroyed because of soil erosion so it is difficult to grow any food for them and all the food Latin America recieved were imported from other countries which were quiet pricy for most people to afford.
2.) What happened on the Caribbean islands? Why do you think Galeano began the section entitled, "The Devastation of the Caribbean," with a Karl Marx quotation? What significance does it have?
The land on the Caribbean Islands were being used to grow sugar crops which ruined all of the soil. Food was imported that was traded for the sugar. Since sugar consumes a lot of land to continue to grow, the land was ruined. Karl Marx's quotation explains that coffee and sugar cane crops weren't grown there for a reason.
3.) Does the begginning of this chapter give you any sort of new perspective in captitalism? If it makes you feel disenchanted with the whole nation, what would you propose to implement in its place?
Capitalism doesn't account for everybody, whereas the ideals of democracy does. In my opinion it is one of the worst methods of economy. Very few end up being rich who practically run the government. All the people are left in poverty. Capitalism is "all about me". I would implement capitalism with democracy because a government should be ran by the people who make up a government.
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