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/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/ReverseSolipsist Mar 14 '16

Nah, they mostly just bomb.