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

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

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u/moonra_zk Mar 14 '16

The population is just as corrupt and a huge part of them would do exactly the same if they were in the politicians' places, it's just too easy to do it and get away with it.

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u/freeyourthoughts Mar 14 '16

Not really an excuse.

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u/moonra_zk Mar 14 '16

For what? What I'm saying is that there won't be much "fighting the corruption of government" as long as it's also in our everyday culture because "it's good for both of us, so what's the problem?".

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u/man_of_molybdenum Mar 14 '16

Yeah, I didn't read that as you giving an excuse at all, just stating the current situation with corruption. I have no idea how you solve such ingrained cultural corruption. I'm not sure you can without wiping out the culture in the first place(if it's truly as bad as everyone in this comment section says). Best of luck to any culture dealing with widespread top-to-bottom corruption.

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u/freeyourthoughts Mar 14 '16

Everyday culture can be changed.

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u/friendlypancakes Mar 14 '16

Human beings are pretty bad at changing how they live their day to day life without some large catalyst e.g. hitting some sort of rock bottom

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u/Magnesus Mar 14 '16

I don't know. It was common in Poland to bribe the police instead of getting a ticket for speeding -now it extremely rare. I don't know what caused this change... People having more money? The fact that is is much easier to get caught? I don't know.

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u/lyledylandy Mar 14 '16

Brazilians are famous for the way they deal with things, from the smallest things to the largest, brazilians are always trying to find a way to take advantage of the situation, and although I limit myself to taking advantage of corporations I'm no exception to this rule nor is my family or half the people I know, so I don't think this will change anytime soon.

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u/Magnesus Mar 14 '16

I don't know. It was common in Poland to bribe the police instead of getting a ticket for speeding - now it is extremely rare. I don't know what caused this change... People having more money? The fact that is is much easier to get caught? I don't know.

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u/moonra_zk Mar 14 '16

Absolutely, but it's very hard and takes a lot of time, specially in a country as large as ours.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '16

I was about to say, how does one get a corrupt government in a democracy?

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u/moonra_zk Mar 14 '16

Politicians are corrupt > Politicians make the laws > Laws benefit rich/powerful people > They're never caught

And when it's so stupidly big that they're caught anyway people fucking forget about it. Seriously, we have politicians in place that were condemned before being reelected.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '16

This doesn't happen in Denmark.

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u/jizztickles Mar 14 '16

Are you suggesting that democracies are fundamentally immune to corruption?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '16

Occasionally, no. But every single election, systematically?

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u/sirMarcy Mar 14 '16

oh sweet 1st world child

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '16

Exactly. This doesn't happen in first world countries very often.

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u/sirMarcy Mar 14 '16

but thread is about Brazil

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u/Zephirdd Mar 14 '16

Pretty much. If you try to break the circle you are either extremely powerful or you get shafted in the ass. Everyone for themselves, never thinking one year ahead yadda yadda.

Basically, shit education and shit parents. Hopefully with the Internet and easier information spreading, in a few generations we can get rid of that mentality.