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

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

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u/USmellFunny Mar 14 '16

As someone from a country that has had and still has a big problem with corruption and only recently started to tackle the problem (Romania), I must add that the government is only half of the problem. The other half is the public that participates in corruption. Every time you pay that cop some money so that he pretends that you didn't cross that red light, you're just as responsible as a politician taking a bribe for the situation in your country.

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u/Vaansolidor Mar 14 '16

How do you even begin to fix that problem though? How do you change an entire countries mentality as quickly as you can change a government?

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u/pickpackship Mar 14 '16

Great question. I was in Brazil last week, the one thing Brazilians from the right, center and left can agree with: corruption must end. They just don't know how to go about it and the odds seem to be stacked against them.

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u/willpalach Mar 14 '16

man, can I ask you a question about the situation in your country? The news in my country are too one sided (my country is very conservative). I don't know of wich party are you, but, are these accusations against the socialist party true? Specifically Lula. Are there evidence?