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Not a problem. They wanted to be ruled by the military. That's a valid political stance which should not be censored. A military coup is attempted when armed f

Not a problem. They wanted to be ruled by the military. That's a valid political stance which should not be censored. A military coup is attempted when armed forces actually show up to overthrow you. When the heroic brazilian military showed up, it was to arrest the protesters.

JumpCrisscross 1y ago
> Not a problem. They wanted to be ruled by the military. That's a valid political stance which should not be censored. Wat. (EDIT: Sure? In a country with a history of not managing this well, however, it’s also dangerous. When manifested as a riot, that danger becomes clear and present.) > it was to arrest the protesters who were begging the military on their knees to save them Rioters who broke into the federal buildings housing each branch of the Brazilian state… I appreciate your directness. But respectfully, I don’t think there is anything this Supreme Court could do that would meet your approval, or vice versa, those “protesters” which would find your judgement.
- matheusmoreira 1y ago
  > Wat. Plenty of people out there who enjoyed the military dictatorship. Did you know the Lua programming language was born in it? The military wanted to replace technology imports with native products. That gave rise to industry and technology. We even tried making our own computers once. That bit of history has been posted to HN at least once. I can totally see why they'd prefer that to the current Brazil which is essentially the world's soy farm, to say nothing of the endless corruption scandals and crushing taxation. > Rioters who broke into the federal buildings housing each branch of the Brazilian state Protesters from the current ruling party have set fire to those buildings before. It's nothing new. > I don’t think there is anything this Supreme Court could do that would meet your approval I would approve of their resignation.
  - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
    > Plenty of people out there who enjoyed the military dictatorship Fair enough. I imagine the military dictatorship wouldn’t be too happy with folks trying to overthrow it. Part of designing a stable state is maneouvering against such volatility.
    - matheusmoreira 1y ago
      This state is anything but stable. The supreme court has become the de facto rulers of this country. For some reason they didn't maneuver against that.
      - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
        > supreme court has become the de facto rulers of this country Let’s say that’s true. How is this structurally dissimilar from the military being in charge?
        matheusmoreira 1y ago
        It's not. They are both unelected authoritarian dictatorships. If I must live under a dictatorship, I want it to be a regime that somewhat aligns with my values and interests at the very least. The people in power right now are communists and socialists. It's not even an understatement. Nazis go straight to jail but these socialists walk our soil completely unpunished even though they are far more damaging.
        ufo 1y ago
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        JumpCrisscross 1y ago
        > continuing to argue with the fascist won't be a productive use of your time They’re informed, coherent and seem to honestly hold their views. I’m genuinely curious about what they have to say, even if I wouldn’t want their policy prescription for my own country.
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JumpCrisscross 1y ago

> Not a problem. They wanted to be ruled by the military. That's a valid political stance which should not be censored. Wat. (EDIT: Sure? In a country with a history of not managing this well, however, it’s also dangerous. When manifested as a riot, that danger becomes clear and present.) > it was to arrest the protesters who were begging the military on their knees to save them Rioters who broke into the federal buildings housing each branch of the Brazilian state… I appreciate your directness. But respectfully, I don’t think there is anything this Supreme Court could do that would meet your approval, or vice versa, those “protesters” which would find your judgement.

matheusmoreira 1y ago
> Wat. Plenty of people out there who enjoyed the military dictatorship. Did you know the Lua programming language was born in it? The military wanted to replace technology imports with native products. That gave rise to industry and technology. We even tried making our own computers once. That bit of history has been posted to HN at least once. I can totally see why they'd prefer that to the current Brazil which is essentially the world's soy farm, to say nothing of the endless corruption scandals and crushing taxation. > Rioters who broke into the federal buildings housing each branch of the Brazilian state Protesters from the current ruling party have set fire to those buildings before. It's nothing new. > I don’t think there is anything this Supreme Court could do that would meet your approval I would approve of their resignation.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > Plenty of people out there who enjoyed the military dictatorship Fair enough. I imagine the military dictatorship wouldn’t be too happy with folks trying to overthrow it. Part of designing a stable state is maneouvering against such volatility.
  - matheusmoreira 1y ago
    This state is anything but stable. The supreme court has become the de facto rulers of this country. For some reason they didn't maneuver against that.
    - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
      > supreme court has become the de facto rulers of this country Let’s say that’s true. How is this structurally dissimilar from the military being in charge?
      - matheusmoreira 1y ago
        It's not. They are both unelected authoritarian dictatorships. If I must live under a dictatorship, I want it to be a regime that somewhat aligns with my values and interests at the very least. The people in power right now are communists and socialists. It's not even an understatement. Nazis go straight to jail but these socialists walk our soil completely unpunished even though they are far more damaging.
      - ufo 1y ago
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        JumpCrisscross 1y ago
        > continuing to argue with the fascist won't be a productive use of your time They’re informed, coherent and seem to honestly hold their views. I’m genuinely curious about what they have to say, even if I wouldn’t want their policy prescription for my own country.
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