War Against Humanity
War Against Humanity
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- yuekit0
Great move Brazil electing someone who doesn't believe in global warming and who thinks burning down the rainforest is actually a good thing.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/op…
"Bolsonaro, who has told people, supposedly ironically, to call him “Captain Chainsaw,” campaigned on the theory that his country’s economic development had been limited by the world’s affection for the Amazon, and he made clear that those who wanted to cut it down had little to fear from his administration. He even fired the head of the federal agency tasked with monitoring by satellite the extent of deforestation, when he found that deforestation was increasing."
- This is what people voted for. The stupidity out there is mind boggling sometimes...yuekit
- It's not at all surprising in a country where almost 30% of the people are in poverty.ben_
- someone comes along promising a better life and people hear what they want. Seems vaguely familiar actually.ben_
- I don't think it can all be explained by poor people being duped. You have to account for the radical right-wing that nominated these people in the first place.yuekit
- so is it stupid voters or not?fadein11
- yeukit, yeah I'm sure not disputing that it's multi-faceted. But promising jobs and prosperity is aimed at the poor.ben_