Don't know , whether this is a very intellectual discussion but...
Just now i found this definition of the phrase Banana Republic at Wiki:
For many young Americans the term banana republic is associated with a clothing line however this term is generally used to describe the conditions of dependence and corruption in small Central American countries due to the business dealings of American Banana Companies.
A clothing line ?
And Che Cuevarra, printed on many T-Shirts today, was a great TV- Entertainer ?
For all those , who don't know, that there are banana republics beside their war-drobe , i recommend this board-game: