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  An authority argument is an argument
context: If only Michael Brooks was alive to see this. R.I.P. >
  
  I like to think he's celebrating somewhere with NOI Obama and Right Wing Mandela >
  
  Somebody needs to pay the price for blasphemy around here! >
  
  And sulky loser boy skipped the inauguration, just like ours did here in the US. >
  
  And flew away to hide out in Florida too >
  
  To José Aldo's house lol >
  
  José Aldo is ridiculous, dude was born in poverty and suffered himself all the inequality this country has to offer, to what? To support Bolsonaro late in life. He totally forgot his roots, fuck him. >
  
  When education is not liberating, the dream of the oppressed is to become the oppressor. >
  
  Fuck, this quote is so powerful and makes so much sense. >
  
  Half of Brazilians think this is the greatest thing to happen in so long. The other half thinks this is the worst possible thing to happen.
  As it’s tradition in every election. >
  
  Yeah except brasil has a history of picking bad presidents. Also half of them are very right this time. Lula nearly destroyed the country last time he was in. It would be like if the UK re-elected Elizabeth Truss if she ran again >
  
  Lmao last time he was in he had more than 80% approval. >
  
  I find it amazing people trying to equate the president who took Brazil off the hunger list with the president directly responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths. >
  
  "bu-but corrupt!" as if Bolsonaro was a clean guy lmfao >
  
  Yeah Lula is better than Bolsonaro, but he still sucks and his talking points sound like a stooge for Russia.
  I'm glad he won because Bolsonaro was in every way worse. But Lula isn't great. Brazil sucks at picking leaders. Not sure what the fuck is wrong with their electorate where they vote for corrupt populists. >
  
  Russia? But isn't Bolsonaro Putin's friend and as crazy as such?
  Lula likes USSR politics, actually communism, but not current Russia! >
  
  
  Russia? But isn't Bolsonaro Putin's friend and as crazy as such?
  
  Yes. That's why I said he's in every way worse. Lula is bad, Bolsonaro is worse. 
  
  Lula likes USSR politics, actually communism, but not current Russia!
  
  Well here he's calling for "peace talks" with Russia and Ukraine (which is basically asking to let Russia regroup and attack again.)
  And USSR was more of the Russian empire of rape, torture, misery and booze. Same as it always was. Lula liking USSR is fucking gross. >
  
  Brazil’s ex-president Lula claims Zelenskiy equally to blame for war.
  He's willing to give Russian talking points. Stop defending this guy. >
  
  Brazil does not take sides. It's in our constitution. It's in our history.
  If you can't understand that, you know nothing about Brazilian Diplomacy..
  And that is why other countries trust Brazil for a possible UN security council chair if they decide to open new spots (which difficultly gonna happen because of US) >
  
  
  Brazil does not take sides. It's in our constitution. It's in our history.
  
  That is literally the reason Brasil opens the UN General Assembly. >
  
  No, we open the UNGA because in the beginning of the UN no country wanted to go first and we always volunteered, so it became tradition. Source >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 87%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Tens of thousands of Brazilians have flooded the streets of the country's capital, Brasília, to celebrate the start of a new political era with the swearing in of the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
  Lula's American biographer John D French believed that after declaring war on hunger - a hallmark of Lula's first government - the new president's top priority would be reuniting a bitterly divided nation after a poisonous election campaign marred by violence.
  Still, the mere prospect of a fresh start under a progressive and inclusive Lula government - which has vowed to fight environmental crime and named an Indigenous woman to lead Brazil's first-ever ministry for indigenous people - has thrilled supporters who have flocked to the capital.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Lula^#1 Bolsonaro^#2 years^#3 new^#4 president^#5 >
  
  Its funny that losers come here just to talk shit about Lula and say that half the country hates him. Who cares? Lula won, let people fucking celebrate and go cry to your dear leader hiding in Florida. Time to move on. >
  
  As a Justice Minister said to someone screaming at him about the "stolen election"
  "You lost bro, don't be annoying" >
  
  Supreme Tribunal Minister, actually. US would call him "Supreme Court Justice" or something like that, I am not sure >
  
  So happy for Brazilians ❤️ >
  
  Obrigado >
  
  The world wants to try to go forward and progress while corrupt conservatives who polluted the planet, hoarded wealth & resources while killing us in their pursuits, want to keep the bullshit in place. >
  
  Conservatism is cancer >
  
  Why are people conservatives? Honest question, as it always seems like it is terrible for anyone who isn't wealthy. >
  
  Define conservative, that’s a pretty fucking broad term. Could mean anything from right of centre to deregulated free market hellscape. Why am I “conservative”? Because they represent my values and opinions better than progressives, they also have a far better understanding of the economy. 
  I don’t like socialism. I especially don’t like communism, they’re wonderful ideas in theory but i know for a fact they won’t work without mass indoctrination over generations of humans, I sure as fuck wouldn’t still be an engineer if I could get basically the same amount to do jack shit. I hate the overtaxing that most progressives want. I don’t agree with deregulated abortion, I believe there should be limits placed, a 30 week fetus is not the same as a 6 week embryo and should be treated differently. I don’t believe in neopronouns at all, or the excuse that adhd and autism make you experience gender differently, I have pretty severe adhd and a friend has autism, neither of us feel like we’re actually a cat gender cloud or some dumb shit. I want the government as far out of my life as possible, I don’t want them watching what I do daily. I want to be able to protect myself, I don’t want to be held accountable because a criminal broke into my house and fell down my stairs that don’t have rails (this actually fucking happens in Australia and the criminal wins the court case every time). I don’t want dumb shit like misgendering someone to be a jailable offence. I believe in protecting borders from people illegally entering the country, whatever country that is. I ABSOLUTELY NO NOT believe in the abolishment of the police, especially if you want to impose anti gun laws as well. I do not believe men should be collectively held responsible for the actions of a few dumb fucks. The list goes on. 
  However, I believe universities should be as cheap as possible, I believe information should be free to be shared as a collective instead of being hidden behind a stupid amount paywalls. I believe we should have social security nets to help people who fall onto hard times, god knows I sure did. I’m an atheist and I think religion should be completely fucked off from legal everything, religion should not play a part in laws ever (ironic considering the “god knows” last sentence). I believe abortion should be completely legal up until a point and after that point have progressively more restrictions placed on it, I do not believe “I changed my mind” is a valid reason for a third trimester abortion. I believe that if you’re gay and like dick then fucking go for it, same for lesbians, idgaf unless you’re sexually harassing me, but then the issue is the harassment not the being gay. If you’re trans same shit, I mean why the fuck would I care? I don’t plan on dating a trans person, the though makes me feel weird but fuck I’ll call you Alyssa if you really want me to idgaf. I’m all for reducing pollution from litter and plastics. I think there should be some restrictions to the economic ecosystem to stop monopolisation and price gouging. I believe in science. I believe the process of legal immigration is pretty shit and needs reworking. I believe the legal system needs a bit of a reform and that police should be trained for longer and be subject to yearly audits to ensure they’re conducting themselves properly. My mother is black, I’m mixed so obviously I’ve not got any dumb racist opinions, be kinda counterintuitive to hate myself for my race instead of the slew of other reasons I could hate myself. 
  I’d still be typically considered a conservative and yet I’ve proven the typical “conservatives are just evil” is fucking stupid. It’d be like saying “progressives are just commies” it’s not true. Yes, there are some conservatives who are so insanely conservative they’re just horrible people, but there are also progressives so progressive that they’re nothing more than a brain dead yes-man for ideas that are kinda nuts. I’m conservative because currently not a single progressive politician running for power has a single sensible idea. At least not here in Australia and not in the states or brasil either. >
  
  You live in a vastly different Australia to the rest of us if you think voting for the LNP is ever going to get any of the things you say you stand for. >
  
  Lula had a very positive effect on Brazil's economy, hopefully, he can do that again. I wish him luck. >
  
  Lula also had a very positive effect on his own pockets >
  
  Brazil had huge economic growth during a time of crisis - the depression caused by the property credit bust in America. That is quite an accomplishment. >
  
  Still doesn't excuse corruption >
  
  
  Still doesn't excuse corruption
  
  Lula was acquitted from corruption charges. >
  
  So you have no counter argument. >
  
  Actually I do, you're just so ignorant I didn't feel like wasting energy. Obviously he is corrupt and no one else on this thread is even trying to argue otherwise. >
  
  You're spending quite a bit of energy, but still have no argument.