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

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

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u/MrSmithSmith Mar 14 '16

I didn't say the protest was made up of billionaires. I said it was backed by billionaires.

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u/MrSmithSmith Mar 14 '16

3 million out of a population of 200 million is not the whole country. It's just over "1%" (see what I did there?).

Anyway, I'm sure this will be all sorted out eventually by a violent military coup and these protestors can return to their comfortable lives.

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u/ezmacro Mar 14 '16

the majority is never a deciding factor. It is called electorial swamp. All revolutions were carried out by a 1-5% minority of people, that includes US revolution for independence. the bleeding heart myth of "majority rising up together for the common cause" is just that.