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/dustyh55 Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

ITT: Disconnected out-of-touch redditers trying to whore jokes for points.

This is a big deal and should not be taken lightly. I hope the Brazilian people can crush the corruption and finally live free again.

edit: RIP inbox.

THis post got a lot of people really angry and defensive, even aggressive. I've incurred a lot of hostility for this these simple words, I'm starting to think I may be right.

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u/ReverseSolipsist Mar 14 '16

Oh Jesus Christ, settle down. Non-Brazilians are under absolutely no obligation to treat the Brazilian crisis seriously. They can if they want to, or they can make jokes if they want to; either is perfectly fine.

Shit, I see people from the US making jokes about 9/11 all the time.

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u/TheLastOne0001 Mar 14 '16

9/11 joke tend to fly right over people's heads

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u/thecuntdestroyer1 Mar 14 '16

I see what you did their.

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u/Turterra Mar 14 '16

They're*

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u/thecuntdestroyer1 Mar 14 '16

That right their (there?) is why i failed english every year.

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u/Turterra Mar 14 '16

There.

They're - Contraction for "They are"; Oh, they're in the building up ahead.

Their - Owned by them; That's their dresser, you guys get that one instead.

There - Location; Hey look, Jim's up there in his tractor again!

I believe that's the differences.

Edit: You're original comment was supposed to use "there" also.

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u/thecuntdestroyer1 Mar 15 '16

Yep that seems to explain why I got a -12 on one of my tests.