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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
why idiot? cos he didn't take it up the ass from the IMF? i dont get it.
and lula? cos he's got social programs? likes workers? im not up to day on every detail of his administration but overall he's a lot more decent than every fucking president brazil has had since-- ever.
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Lula is not bad guy, and I never said he was, I happen to like him actually. I was simply saying he is vastly different from Mrs. Bachelet for all the wrong reasons. Lula's story is an inspiring one, growing up in poverty, etc. rags to riches, and so on. But his social endeavors are far from being fulfilled to its potential, especially for a country eager to better its self. Brazil's economy has been slow to rise in his six years as President. And I haven't even mentioned his "great" relationship with George W.
As for the Argentine idiot (so maybe that's a little harsh)...
Either way, I think Néstor Kirchner is taking Argentina backwards. Corruption and Argentina are nearly synonymous, but this guy seems to relish in it! Blaming the IMF on Argentina's sever decline is valid, but to make a hero of Kirchner because he gave them the middle finger is ridiculous! His hands are just as dirty. And he handled the situation in a way the prompted nationalism rather than rational thinking or any sort of problem solving. He's like Latin Americans Bush; changing the constitution as he sees fit, meddling with checks and balances. Same sad Argentine story. Peronism reigns.
Never expected to get into a discussion of Latin American politics! Thank you for that !@#$%.