Heh well it is true usually that property owners are usually more educated, sure, and men have pretty much always been dominant in decision making and whatnot from everything I've ever learned in history class, but alas, just because someone has more "book smarts" doesn't mean they know what's right from wrong if you will.
Oh yeah, the whole banana scandal, I remember my gf making a big deal of that when she learned about it. America screwed over a lot of Spanish speaking countries throughout the years... And I see what you mean, it's in America's interest to keep the world the way that's the most beneficial to us.
And no, I got an Arisaka Type 38 actually.
After doing some research it's one of the earlier models probably made just about 100 years ago. I also didn't realize it but it's missing a handful of parts that will cost just about as much as I paid for the thing. Oh well.