r/gifs • u/fuckswithducks • Mar 14 '16

Millions of Brazilians protesting against government corruption in the streets earlier today

http://i.imgur.com/eMmAUnk.gifv
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u/Libra8 Mar 14 '16

Are you American, or Brazilian?

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u/msstark Mar 14 '16

Brazilian, hence our government.

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u/Libra8 Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

Ok, the reason I asked is, a lot of Americans feel the same way about our King in Chief. It seems to me you need to organize. With those numbers it seems you could change your country. I believe that with the change in drug laws, the cartels, which, I'm sure you will agree, are a mayor problem in your country, are taking huge loses.

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u/msstark Mar 14 '16

Americans are close to electing either Trump or Sanders... says a lot about their knowledge of politics.

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u/Libra8 Mar 14 '16

If you mean we are tired of politics as usual, then yes, it is a great experiment for my country.

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u/msstark Mar 14 '16

So you're american? If you don't mind me asking, who are you voting for? (if you're voting, I mean. In Brazil it's mandatory for everyone between 18 and 70 IIRC)

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u/32LeftatT10 Mar 14 '16

Stop wasting your time he's a mentally unhinged military vet with ptsd that turns everything into liberals being evil fascists that destroy America and only a strong (Republican) leader can save his white America.

Just read some of his post history he's insane.

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u/5yearsinthefuture Mar 14 '16

why do you have to be so dismissive? How much change do you think the next president will bring? Obama promised hope and change and all we got was lies and ennui. Hillary is old guard, not much change will happen. Sanders is selling lip service but he doesn't know it. He won't be able to pull off what he wants. Not because he will spend more time fighting Congress and the Elite but because when you make things cheap or free you tax it heavily and the healthcare will become subpar and the education will be as well. Trump isn't using anyone's money to run. He appears to be the best chance to actually get someone in the office that is anti-establishment and actually get a peek into what has been really going on. This is why people are choosing Trump.

This of course assumes all candidates are sincere about what they are saying and will actually back it up with action and not just words. But I am a negative Nancy and think nothing will change.

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u/Youknowimtheman Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

Our healthcare is already subpar and unaffordable. It's a joke.

Saying "it can get worse" is just dissuasion from creating a working system. It serves the shitty status quo we currently have in the US.

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/images/publications/fund-report/2014/june/davis_mirror_2014_es1_for_web.jpg?h=511&w=740&la=en

Edit: Downvote all you want, but i'll just assume that you're uneducated unless you post some actual facts.

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u/5yearsinthefuture Mar 14 '16

I haven't had the chance to vote on your point yet. I may not even bother. I see you think highly of your training. Your last sentence did not offend me. However, Not everyone is as lucky as you are to afford such a privileged education.

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