What the hell is going on in Brazil?

[LuFins Dad]

[Horace]

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

[George K]

@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.

[Aqua Letifer]

@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.

[Mik]

Ends justifying the means seems to be replacing constitutional principles.

[LuFins Dad]

@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.

[jon-nyc]

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

[George K]

@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?

[jon-nyc]

In Brazil.

[taiwan_girl]

Am I the only one bothered that he is wearing AirPods while giving his speech? Take them out!! LOL

[George K]

@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...

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

@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?

[Doctor Phibes]

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

[jon-nyc]

I love it when Matt Yglesias trolls him about that. I’m sure he sees it and it gives him a twinge inside.

[jon-nyc]

@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/

[George K]

@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

[jon-nyc]

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.

[Doctor Phibes]

@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.

[George K]

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

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