Brazil appears to be the latest nation where the people have grown fed up with their corrupt, elitist, out of touch politicians. Interesting comments, in English, from a Brazilian vlogger.
Update: More videos from Brazil here and here.
Brazil appears to be the latest nation where the people have grown fed up with their corrupt, elitist, out of touch politicians. Interesting comments, in English, from a Brazilian vlogger.
Update: More videos from Brazil here and here.
fed up with their corrupt, elitist, out of touch politicians.
Wellll. At least they have more guts than 60% of North Americans,and 100% more than EU serfs. They still have pride to fight back. Canuckistan in 20 years. I really hope that vlogger(sic) has left for better climes.
My daughter lives in Brazil, and I spoke with her last night. She said, and I quote “The people are waking up and it is about time!”
Is your daughter my niece?
Turkey, Greece, Brazil – all the civil unrest is the result of public backlash to malfeasant government and despotic overreach. I norlally would expect to see similar in America under the current rogue regime but it appears Americans are too reliant ot too apathtic to get into the face of government tyranny.
Roger that, Grandad!
It really does seem to be a bit of everything. People against police, corruption, poor eduction or health care and increasing bus and gtrain fares. You name it.
I think it’s a general frustration coming out. Also, just coincidence ? there was officiallly 8.5% inflation over the past year. It was food price rises that initiated the so-called Arab Spring
The pleasures of enjoying a former Marxist as their national leader?
Coming soon to a large city in Quebec? Or maybe Washington DC 2015 if the Dems steal it again?
Careful. These protests were sparked by a small increase in bus fares. Under the surface this may just be a case of ‘give us more free stuff’.
They should be protesting the way that World Cup title holders Spain played the game against Uruguay the other night in the Confederations Cup. Sure they’re deadly when they want to be, but they also go for long periods where their defenders stroke the ball back and forth between themselves with no intent of going forward.
Give me the Brazil ’70 team any time: “Sure you can score 2 or so goals against us, it doesn’t matter. We’re going to put 4 past you and they’ll be highlight reel goals that’ll make your head spin.”
The video ends with the guy advocating, “making noise!” “spreading a #changeBrazil hashtag” and updating their Facebook Statuses with awareness icons!
This loud apathy is the real story.
People are so comfortable in their misery that they really don’t want change.
In that case,LAS,how long before they start in the States.Just askin.
I got to thinking today about this new protest in Brazil vs. the recent protests in America. Brazil is arguably a much more socialist country than America is so it’s interesting to see that the Brazilian protests are quite specifically AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. How the media there and internationally frames the protests will be interesting.
In America, remember the two competing protests:
1. Tea Party – Against the government
2. Occupy – In favour of more gov’t
We clearly saw how the MSM portrayed the two. The Tea Partiers were demonized as hateful, selfish, evil right-wing zealots whereas the Occupiers were held up as heroes of the common people.
It’s going to be an interesting mine-field in the minds of the non-Brazilian Left as to how to view what’s happening down there.
Eventually greedy socialist’s run out of money, another nation falling because of socialism.
Rose, in this case, I think you’ve oversimplified it. I sense that this is a grassroots protest against corrupt public officials.
Quite frankly, I think the same thing could happen here in Canada if:
1. The economy were in a lot worse shape.
2. Canadians weren’t so apathetic.
I wouldn’t argue against that point. They are complaing against a socialist government for providing poor services and corruption and “stuff”.
THe transit fair raise in Sao Paulo was reversed.
Careful, the Brazilian vlogger is a Socialist.
It’s not an uprising.
I’ve just been viewing the latest on Globo. It is as I understood it. No I am not convinced by MSM presenters. I am convinced by these facts:
The demos are inspired by a general discontent. Now, remember, Brasil has a very left federal government. The general discontent I lay at the foot of the inflation Brasil is experiencing; also corruption and various diaphanous frustrations eg: bus fare increases. Most of the demonstrators are middle class youngies. They hold pathetic placards saying “No vandelism” “Peace” etc.
Although no politician has used the demonstrations to directly attack the federal government, yet, I expect that to happen if the demos continue. But, don’t forget also that these demos happen in a state (provincial) environment too. So, the bus price rise was important in Sao Paulo. The most violence so far has happened in Rio de Janeiro.
Now, this civic unhappiness is surely being exploited by other, more interested parties. For example, the various communist factions are certainly there, recruiting young idealists. Also are narco gangs, especially in Rio. Do not forget that they have been given a pasting by the State and Federal military over the past couple of years, in preparation for the (soccer) World Cup. They are most certainly taking the opportunity to take a few pot-shots at the police and rob a few banks.
Thirdly, let’s not just forget common crooks, who use the mayhem to steal.
Social media enable large spontaneaous demos, but they are continued and enflamed by interested parties.
Brazil is the next Greece. The common folk are tired of supporting the elite.
It will eventually happen here in the US, although very slowly.
As for you in Canada? Dude, wake up and smell the roses. You are being bent over on a daily basis. At least here in America, we can still defend ourselves if some dipshit decides he wants what we have. In Canada, you will be prosecuted if you injure a home invader…
Here, the dipshit is carried away in a hearse, with multiple gunshot wounds.
They’re burning cars because bus fares have gone up?
Sounds like the socialist pot bangers are expecting more free handouts again.
For those saying that a small bus fare increase is the cause, please watch the video again.
The cause is not a bunch of lazy assed whine-bots,the cause is the disparity between the government haves and the rest of the populace. For example, teachers getting roughly 200 more than minimum wage? I am no friend of teachers, but even this appears insane.
I have friends who live in Brazil. She has an MBA and earns about 1200 per month. Her sister, a dentist earns about 3500 per month. Her brother, an engineer earns about 1700 per month. And a politician earns 70 000 per month?
This isn’t about socialism FFS, its about taking out the trash.
Occupy was not a pro government by any means. A pro public movement perhaps. It was definitely anti politician, perhaps too much so. The Tea Party if I recall was all about working the political machine and getting people elected to one of the two mainstream parties. So whos really more “anti government”. Many people in Occupy had a vague sense of being socialists sure(which is pretty cool for America) but that is not the same thing as being pro this government. Its almost impossible to define a clear political line of Occupy, which was definitely a weakness. It was outrage at the economic state, unemployment bank bailouts. It was also a revolt against the official Faux left in Americas. Obama, the Dems all the social service agencies and reformers. But most of all I think it was a cry of outrage against a society where seemingly everthing is bullshit, every institution whether its government or private is totally corrupt, the foods all poisonous and basically everything you have been taught is a lie. The problem seemingly with both the uprising in Egypt and Occupy is there was no organization there, they were spontaneous amorphous things. Unable to coalesce into a new order and a true social revolution. It was easy for the establishment to manipulate these movements and let them run out of steam. Part of the problem I think is this whole “twitter revolution” style of organizing. Just blast out a mass text and hope lots of people show up. Thats a random crowd, its not a revolutionary force. I don’t wanna get into the whole “vanguard” thing but suffice to say revolution takes a little more coordination, organization and dedication than just showing up in the square on a random day.
You are talking nonsense
Price rises have had a significant impact upon discontent; there have been a succession of government worker strikes for pay increases, also not endearing government to the general populace.
When the Olympic Committee came to Brazil I would have thrown them in jail for theft. Not $1 for them, unlike BC and the winter games. Totally corrupt.
Stratfor has a very interesting geopolitical analysis of Brazil which discusses why it should not work as a country. It is Argentina that has all the physical advantage and look what they do with it. As bad as Brazil might be the Argies are far, far worse.
I think the whole world is getting tired of supporting the Elites, while they throw us a bone every now and then.
And, yes, I would support a Revolution, especially if these Politicians use Legislative Trickery to legalize 15 Million Illegal Mexicans.
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