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socialist_n_TN

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23. Would you be as blase about this "legal" measure........

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 06:20 PM

Jun 2016

of regime change if it happened here? And quite frankly, I don't give a fuck if it's legal or not. EVERYTHING that's been done to oppress people has been "legal". Everything from slavery, to the genocide of Natives in all undeveloped countries, to the ovens of the Nazis and Jim Crow in the US was "legal". Legal don't mean shit when it comes to fighting oppression because EVERY FORM OF OPPRESSION IS LEGAL.

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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