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tonyt53

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1. Brazil has been a mess for the past 20 years.

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Wed Jun 1, 2016, 02:55 PM

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The U.S.’s shameful silence on Brazil: The insane hypocrisy of the right-wing coup can’t be [View all] think Jun 2016 OP

Brazil has been a mess for the past 20 years. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Yes and Americans are sick of constant war and nosiness yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #29

What is it the US should be doing? jberryhill Jun 2016 #2

Still Selling Neoliberal Unicorns: The US Applauds the Coup in Brazil, Calls It Democracy think Jun 2016 #4

Unbelievable. nt stillwaiting Jun 2016 #8

The question is "What is it the US should NOT be doing?". Dont call me Shirley Jun 2016 #21

Our record of picking governments in South America is not good jberryhill Jun 2016 #24

The US govt as a tool of the oligarchy needs to stop taking over other countries for the oligarchy. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2016 #25

The US has taken over Brazil? jberryhill Jun 2016 #31

In a sense yes. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2016 #37

Shannon's been running around like he was before the Honduran coup in '09 MisterP Jun 2016 #3

the US should not be intervening--what's going on there is scandalous, just like geek tragedy Jun 2016 #5

The corporations supporting this coup are on Wall Street. We're in this thick as thieves.... think Jun 2016 #10

corporations would rather buy a pol like Dilma than throw an entire country geek tragedy Jun 2016 #11

No. They took her out because she wouldn't play Wall Street's game think Jun 2016 #12

or, maybe corrupt politicians are abusing their office to cover their own crimes nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #14

You haven't read a single thing I've posted in regards to this have you.... think Jun 2016 #15

none of them support your claim that it was US corporations rather than corrupt Brazilian pols geek tragedy Jun 2016 #17

The new dictator just picked a Goldman Sachs banker out of a hat to take the top banking job? think Jun 2016 #32

GS is politically connected everywhere geek tragedy Jun 2016 #33

They've lined Hillary pockets very well. They lied to congress and screwed over their clients think Jun 2016 #35

Dilma was impeached BainsBane Jun 2016 #6

The “minister of transparency” helped carry out a coup on false corruption allegations think Jun 2016 #7

I understand how it proceeded BainsBane Jun 2016 #16

She hasn't even been charged and I just pointed out that the transparency think Jun 2016 #19

Everything is not about the US BainsBane Jun 2016 #28

No. America is most certainly at the heart of the bullshit happening in Brazil. think Jun 2016 #30

Would you be as blase about this "legal" measure........ socialist_n_TN Jun 2016 #23

Indeed, most oppression is legal BainsBane Jun 2016 #27

A coup is a coup whether hard or soft..... socialist_n_TN Jun 2016 #36

Since I would wager one of Hillary's speech fees that we helped cause it, it would be gauche to Doctor_J Jun 2016 #9

It would not be surprising in the least.... think Jun 2016 #13

Amazing silence malaise Jun 2016 #18

And what should Brazil have done skepticscott Jun 2016 #20

Brazil is the 5th largest country in population and one of the largest countires in PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #22

The US has a history of supporting right wing dictators. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #26

Their internal political issues is their problem, not ours. davidn3600 Jun 2016 #34