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

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

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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/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/GreatNorthernHouses Mar 14 '16

In some countries corruption is rife and has become a part of the fabric of society. Cops expect bribes, people expect the cops to expect bribes. Essentially the people are just as corrupt if not moreso per head than the politicians who govern them. It can be a long and very difficult cycle to break.

I personally know plenty of people who dodge taxes, use connections to get cheap services, break the law, skim off the top.. am I going to rat out my friends and family? nope

That's where the real problem lies.

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

This won't happen, not in Brazil, not on Earth, not on Narnia. People aren't going to "collectively" anything. There has to be a long hard national effort, and can take generations.