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What the hell is going on in Brazil?

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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 14:02 last edited by
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    The Brad

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      Horace
      wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 14:09 last edited by
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      Isn't that the country where a coup by right wing populists was just around the corner not long ago?

      Education is extremely important.

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      • H Horace
        14 Apr 2024, 14:09

        Isn't that the country where a coup by right wing populists was just around the corner not long ago?

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        George K
        wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 14:19 last edited by
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        @Horace said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

        Isn't that the country where a coup by right wing populists was just around the corner not long ago?

        The irony is not lost on @horace.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • G George K
          14 Apr 2024, 14:19

          @Horace said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

          Isn't that the country where a coup by right wing populists was just around the corner not long ago?

          The irony is not lost on @horace.

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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 14:24 last edited by
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          @George-K said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

          @Horace said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

          Isn't that the country where a coup by right wing populists was just around the corner not long ago?

          The irony is not lost on @horace.

          I don't think it's irony. We're going to more extremes, too.

          Please love yourself.

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            Mik
            wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 14:37 last edited by
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            Ends justifying the means seems to be replacing constitutional principles.

            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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            • M Mik
              14 Apr 2024, 14:37

              Ends justifying the means seems to be replacing constitutional principles.

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              LuFins Dad
              wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 15:41 last edited by
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              @Mik said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

              Ends justifying the means seems to be replacing constitutional principles.

              I’m not really up to date on the Brazilian Constitution, but I like to think that Freedom of Speech is more of a universal right that is not granted by anyone.

              The Brad

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 15:55 last edited by jon-nyc
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                He cries wolf a lot. Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                • J jon-nyc
                  14 Apr 2024, 15:55

                  He cries wolf a lot. Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 15:58 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                  Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

                  In Brazil or Hey it's a nice platform you have, shame if anything happened to it in the United States?

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 15:59 last edited by
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                    In Brazil.

                    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 14:13 last edited by
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                      Am I the only one bothered that he is wearing AirPods while giving his speech? Take them out!! LOL

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                      • J jon-nyc
                        14 Apr 2024, 15:55

                        He cries wolf a lot. Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

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                        George K
                        wrote on 30 Aug 2024, 20:20 last edited by
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                        @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                        He cries wolf a lot. Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

                        Your Brazilian phone's ringing, Jon.

                        Remember the dictator that got ousted? Yeah...

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • G George K
                          30 Aug 2024, 20:20

                          @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                          He cries wolf a lot. Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

                          Your Brazilian phone's ringing, Jon.

                          Remember the dictator that got ousted? Yeah...

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 30 Aug 2024, 22:49 last edited by jon-nyc
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                          @George-K said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                          @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                          He cries wolf a lot. Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

                          Your Brazilian phone's ringing, Jon.

                          Ok, clearly past time to start worrying about this clown.

                          But I have questions:

                          1. Why did Musk quietly cave to similar demands from India and Turkey while fighting Brazil?

                          2. What will Greenwald do? Use a VPN and risk the fine? Move to Threads? Move to Uruguay? STFU?

                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                          • J jon-nyc
                            30 Aug 2024, 22:49

                            @George-K said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                            @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                            He cries wolf a lot. Call me when such a law is actually enacted.

                            Your Brazilian phone's ringing, Jon.

                            Ok, clearly past time to start worrying about this clown.

                            But I have questions:

                            1. Why did Musk quietly cave to similar demands from India and Turkey while fighting Brazil?

                            2. What will Greenwald do? Use a VPN and risk the fine? Move to Threads? Move to Uruguay? STFU?

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                            George K
                            wrote on 30 Aug 2024, 23:19 last edited by
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                            @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                            Why did Musk quietly cave to similar demands from India and Turkey while fighting Brazil?

                            I really haven't followed those stories. Did those governments insist on him banning opposition politicians?

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on 30 Aug 2024, 23:55 last edited by
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                              If he's so worried about tyranny, what about China? They don't even have opposition politicians.

                              I was only joking

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 31 Aug 2024, 00:00 last edited by
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                                I love it when Matt Yglesias trolls him about that. I’m sure he sees it and it gives him a twinge inside.

                                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                • G George K
                                  30 Aug 2024, 23:19

                                  @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                                  Why did Musk quietly cave to similar demands from India and Turkey while fighting Brazil?

                                  I really haven't followed those stories. Did those governments insist on him banning opposition politicians?

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 31 Aug 2024, 00:19 last edited by
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                                  @George-K said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                                  I really haven't followed those stories. Did those governments insist on him banning opposition politicians?

                                  https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4019109-twitters-turkey-election-sparks-criticism/amp/

                                  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/08/india-twitter-online-censorship/

                                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                    30 Aug 2024, 23:55

                                    If he's so worried about tyranny, what about China? They don't even have opposition politicians.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 31 Aug 2024, 00:34 last edited by
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                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                                    what about China?

                                    Musk is not alone.

                                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_mainland_China

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 31 Aug 2024, 01:33 last edited by jon-nyc
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                                      Right but he still kowtows to them since he chose to build his gigafactory there. Ygelesias often tries to get him to say faint damn about China when he complains about a western government for something trivial in comparison to what the CCP does.

                                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                      • J jon-nyc
                                        31 Aug 2024, 01:33

                                        Right but he still kowtows to them since he chose to build his gigafactory there. Ygelesias often tries to get him to say faint damn about China when he complains about a western government for something trivial in comparison to what the CCP does.

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                                        Doctor Phibes
                                        wrote on 31 Aug 2024, 01:37 last edited by
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                                        @jon-nyc said in What the hell is going on in Brazil?:

                                        Right but he still kowtows to them since he chose to build his gigafactory there. Ygelesias often tries to get him to say faint damn about China when he complains about a western government for something trivial in comparison to what the CCP does.

                                        That's the point. The phrase "Money talks, bullshit walks" springs to mind.

                                        I was only joking

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 12:19 last edited by George K 9 Jan 2024, 12:20
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                                          https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3l325p7rz6d2q

                                          Jay is the CEO of Bluesy (I had no idea this existed)

                                          https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team

                                          A blogger comments: "This is rather like Belgium congratulating Germany on choosing to invade Poland and not, well, Belgium."

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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