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Brazil doesn't have a "strong (sometimes authoritarian) central government" and individuals certainly do not have "few rights".
by throwawaycat10 12y ago
Brazil doesn't have a "strong (sometimes authoritarian) central government" and individuals certainly do not have "few rights".
- bsbechtel 12y agoMaybe not as much as in the past, but they certainly have far fewer freedoms than Americans enjoy, including the right to own a gun to defend yourself. I was just reading the other day that entrepreneurs are afraid to start businesses here because there are so many taxes and fees that apply to new businesses, that business owners don't know what fees and taxes are legit and what are scams from criminals taking advantage of their naivety. Sounds like a great way for a country to help all of its citizens achieve their full potential. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/brazils-leader-fights-tears-as-report-uncovers-dictatorships-legacy-of-torture/article22022102/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/brazils-leader-fig...
- throwawaycat10 12y agoYour bias is really showing. Brazilians don't have far fewer freedoms than Americans, in fact I'd say some of the freedoms brazilians enjoy are far more important than those in the US. That doesn't mean Brazil is perfect, it's certainly not. It's a country with a lot of problems, but to say it is authoritarian is just straight-up false. This is just a small list, there are many more examples if you bother to look for them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States#States_without_capital_punishment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_Unite...