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BainsBane

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27. He had to operate within Brazil's political context
Mon Jun 24, 2013, 11:22 AM
Jun 2013

enacting socialist reform wouldn't have been possible, particularly since he had to put together a parliamentary-like coalition to maintain power given the nature of Brazil's party system.

Brazil is a country with an enormously wealthy and powerful elite.

The Left needs to assume leadership, and isolate the right. David__77 Jun 2013 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Jun 2013 #14
I'm trying to catch up with all that's going on in Brazil flamingdem Jun 2013 #2
giving the world cup to brazil was a really bad idea madrchsod Jun 2013 #3
Why? BainsBane Jun 2013 #5
A sky high violent crime rate for starters. hack89 Jun 2013 #25
In Rio, yes BainsBane Jun 2013 #34
Crime in Sao Paulo is extremely high with the same base causes - out of control gangs. hack89 Jun 2013 #35
No doubt BainsBane Jun 2013 #38
To understand Lula you have to have some context of Brazilian history BainsBane Jun 2013 #4
i recently read an article which said that lula = brazilian bourgeosie v. US more than 'left' HiPointDem Jun 2013 #6
Again the issue is context BainsBane Jun 2013 #7
you apparently missed the point. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #8
I did not miss the point BainsBane Jun 2013 #9
oh, you considered that an elaboration? i thought you meant it as a rebuttal. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #10
It was context BainsBane Jun 2013 #11
i didn't think what i wrote was so difficult as to need clarification. local/nationalist bourgeois HiPointDem Jun 2013 #12
of course it wasn't a revolution BainsBane Jun 2013 #13
revolution in the loose sense, as some fundamental change. duh. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #15
If you knew anything about Brazilian history BainsBane Jun 2013 #16
no relationship between knowing something about portuguese history and using the word HiPointDem Jun 2013 #17
and then you would not call it Portuguese history BainsBane Jun 2013 #18
you make no sense whatsoever HiPointDem Jun 2013 #19
I've learnt something from BainsBane in this thread, from well-written posts muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #20
yeah, yeah, usual suspects heard from HiPointDem Jun 2013 #28
Here's a map BainsBane Jun 2013 #30
thanks again teach expert on islam now an expert on brazil my some posters do get around HiPointDem Jun 2013 #31
Yes, some of us read BainsBane Jun 2013 #37
Your interlocutor read an article somewhere that said something alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #21
usual suspects & i made no 'claim'. but par for the usual harassers HiPointDem Jun 2013 #29
Yeah, but I think that was HiPoint's point..... socialist_n_TN Jun 2013 #23
Yeh, it's like a surgeon not getting all the cancer out. If she doesn't get it all out, Zorra Jun 2013 #26
Good metaphor comrade...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2013 #39
He had to operate within Brazil's political context BainsBane Jun 2013 #27
of course that was my point, & anyone could understand it except the personal harrassment HiPointDem Jun 2013 #32
Well I thought it was pretty obvious...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2013 #40
Thanks for the helpful post. Sparky 1 Jun 2013 #41
Thank you BainsBane Jun 2013 #42
Lula's election was huge! His accomplishments are considerable but the people awakened to byeya Jun 2013 #24
I agree BainsBane Jun 2013 #33
So do I. It's a little easier now that 0bama has deployed the military to other parts of the world, byeya Jun 2013 #36
The mass protests are a mixed bunch dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #22
The person who wrote this... ocpagu Aug 2013 #43
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