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I wish the United States had the will power to similarly try and influence Brazil to stop the deforestation in Amazon.
by abhinai 7y ago
I wish the United States had the will power to similarly try and influence Brazil to stop the deforestation in Amazon.
- superpermutat0r 7y agoChina seems to be the biggest Brazil partner. EU and USA do not contribute much.
- radicalbyte 7y agoGiven that the Chinese are big buyers of Soya Beans and the USA are using Soya Beans in their trade war against China, I can't help but think that they've basically been pouring petrol onto the Amazon..
- diegoholiveira 7y ago> EU and USA do not contribute much. Not true.
- UglyToad 7y agoA cynic might point out that Bolsonaro was far more palatable to American finance and government than the alternative. He is to some degree America's monster and has caused a thawing of US-Brazil relations which wasn't possible under left wing leaders. https://www.thedialogue.org/blogs/2019/06/remaking-us-brazilian-relations-the-odyssey-of-trump-and-bolsonaro/ https://www.thedialogue.org/blogs/2019/06/remaking-us-brazil... The whole situation is terrible but I don't think the establishment powers in the US would have much interest in pressuring his administration.
- diegoholiveira 7y agoThey have, but when they do, everyone in latin america call them imperialists, so, why bother?
- icebraining 7y agoWhen has the US tried to influence Brazil to stop the deforestation in Amazon?
- myeviltwin 7y agothe world was lost when US elected Trump. No stopping of idiots burning down the planet now. Bolsonaro could perhaps be stopped by force, but he's not the only one.
- diegoholiveira 7y agoThe world would be better with you as our dictator since you're so superior than those idiots who vote.
- myeviltwin 7y agoyou may be right, but my history as dictator has shown me to be too soft so far
- lucb1e 7y agoI wish the United States of America had the will power to do something about their own country's emissions as well, but alas. Or that the EU would have the balls to stand up to the USA instead of licking their boots. Perhaps future governments will see the seriousness of the situation, but it appears that that would be too late. So far it seems to be up to individuals to try and save the planet.