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Originally Posted by Пятхъдесят Шест
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.
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i think lula is doing as well as a latin american persident can do within the circumstances. he's made efforts to combat hunger for which i applaud him. as for bush, please expand, i don't know what you mean by "great". 2 things though, a) brazil wants to establish itself as an independent power in the region b) any latin american country that does not want to become a pariah needs to keep some sort of ties with the u.s. this obviously creates tension. but i don't see what you mean though...
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Originally Posted by Пятхъдесят Шест
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 !@#$%.
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well i love kirschner for prosecuting those murderous motherfuckers, and i don't care if he had to lift an amnesty to do it. purging the armed forces = good. removing corrupt judges = good. peronism is shit and thank god that that gangster menem withdrew from the election. kirschner is a lot more decent guy but if you realize in what kind of hellhole argentina was before him you'll see he's done a pretty good job.
and getting from under the IMF IS a nationalist issue because the IMF likes to go in & boss people around & remove any kind of sovereignty countries have. sort of if like your credit card companies came into your house and told you you have to reduce your children's meals from 3 to 1 a day so you can pay them. no sir, no! the IMF is a disgrace and they are HATED across the world.
oh this is fun. thanks for knowing about this shit, frankly it's a rare opportunity fo rme as well...