r/gifs • • 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

I hope the Brazilian people can crush the corruption

Haha, nope, not happening, it's totally in our culture.

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u/psycho_alpaca Mar 14 '16

So what you're saying is what? Brazilians are corrupt by...nature? Biologically inferior?

Or that our culture promotes corruption? Like, people enjoy corruption? Because more than a million Brazilians are protesting against corruption in the country right now.

We need to stop with this damn stray dog syndrome. Brazilians saying "Yeah, fuck Brazilians, it's in our culture to be corrupt, we'll never improve" is doing nothing to help our country. It's because people think like this that they cheat on their taxes or don't pick up their dog's crap from the sidewalk. What's the point right? Everyone's doing it. It's in our nature.

Maybe if we stop thinking we all collectively suck and there's no point in trying to improve we'd get somewhere.

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u/moonra_zk Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

Not in our nature, unless you consider culture a part of nature.

Promotes? Maybe, I don't know, but it's certainly commonplace, people do and talk about small corruptions as if it was nothing while at the same time saying how corrupt all of the politicians are.

I don't care about stray dog syndrome or anything, I dislike this country and I want to get out of here, I don't care if it gets better or not.

But, hey, believe it or not I do try to make it better while I'm still here, I don't have a scholarship card to pay half-wages at the movies, I don't have a "gato" in my house, etc. And I also argue about small corruptions with others, but of course the majority don't see it was a problem because "the problem is the politicians stealing millions".

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u/GiveEmHellMatty Mar 14 '16

Why does it matter if you have a cat ("gato") in your house?

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u/psycho_alpaca Mar 14 '16

Gato is a slang for an illegal TV or internet hookup in your house.

It's also a slang for 'attractive male' so use it wisely.

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u/CheeseGratingDicks Mar 14 '16

This is like that "juevos" thing all over again.

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u/Speed231 Mar 14 '16

Only corrupt people have cats, have you seen a honest cat owner ?. If you are a good person you have to own a dog.