tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post637010973213237333..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: Twitter hates Nordestinos?Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-40846992579425905872012-01-12T19:28:07.282-02:002012-01-12T19:28:07.282-02:00Nordestinos are Brizilians BUT Mexicans are not Am...Nordestinos are Brizilians BUT Mexicans are not Americans.Mexico should first help their own citizens and then if they need more then the US and its citizens can help them without having to take on 25 MILLION new people from 1 country in just 20 years.Why does'nt anyone seem to ever recgonize that Mexico is responsible for employing Mexicans not the US!Mexico unlike the Nordeste Brazil is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-81121776373770911512010-11-03T15:51:54.573-02:002010-11-03T15:51:54.573-02:00Brynn - fair enough. The point I really want to m...Brynn - fair enough. The point I really want to make is that people who go into politics to actually empower poor people have been doing it via the PT. It's not glamorous work. Community organizing is slow and tedious. It does not pay well - but it gets results and strengthens democracies.<br /><br />In Brazil, the Workers' Party has been focusing on this more than any other. Hands Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-75490617217466709112010-11-03T13:34:41.749-02:002010-11-03T13:34:41.749-02:00Oh, one more thing.
Jim, I think telling rich peo...Oh, one more thing.<br /><br />Jim, I think telling rich people to "fuck off" because they hate uppity poor people is just as prejudicial as calling all nordestinos ignorant. Having money does not automatically make you a bigot. It certainly doesn't prevent you from being one but it's not a given either.Brynnhttp://web.mac.com/brynnbarineau/Site/Blog/Blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-16807819104085894232010-11-03T13:26:41.813-02:002010-11-03T13:26:41.813-02:00I think Linds' comment really nails it. How y...I think Linds' comment really nails it. How you can blame people when they didn't have a choice int he first place? Personally I'm against mandatory voting. If it's my right shouldn't I get to choose whether or not to exercise it? <br /><br />Anyway, here in Espirito Santo the vote went pretty much straight down the middle. What I've heard from Capixabas(an admittedly Brynnhttp://web.mac.com/brynnbarineau/Site/Blog/Blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-69667628741085641232010-11-03T07:37:08.865-02:002010-11-03T07:37:08.865-02:00I would have voted on Marina.
Between Dilma and Se...I would have voted on Marina.<br />Between Dilma and Serra: none of them.<br />But then Dilma was elected. I think she is well prepared, yes she is. Good luck to her and to all Brazilians !Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565051295371049516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-76733515122809111922010-11-02T22:06:47.588-02:002010-11-02T22:06:47.588-02:00Oh but please get started on the mess in the US! I...Oh but please get started on the mess in the US! I'm requesting a post on it!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-78210545961847606992010-11-02T21:58:59.306-02:002010-11-02T21:58:59.306-02:00Sigh. I have commented elsewhere that this same h...Sigh. I have commented elsewhere that this same hysteria reared its head when the “uneducated” Lula was elected. Same old tired knee-jerk response.<br /><br />Lula and Dilma have been running the Workers’ Party gig in Brazilia for years. Now Lula is out and Dilma is in. I seriously doubt there is a radical shift in the wings.<br /><br />Ask the nay-sayers: Are you better off now than you wereJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-46417180929285939952010-11-02T20:52:14.851-02:002010-11-02T20:52:14.851-02:00The really ridiculous thing about that is those wh...The really ridiculous thing about that is those who shall remain nameless *cough* Paulistas *cough* are blaming North Easterners as if voting is ANY Brazilians' choice in the first place! <br /><br />I mean, they're saying you shouldn't even be ALLOWED to vote blah blah but the REALITY is the GOVERNMENT has FORCED people to vote. The entire region of the North East is not to blame Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15421142287093429996noreply@blogger.com