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unresolved_m t1_ixkq6uq wrote

Reply to comment by EntertainerNo3007 in Brazil's electoral court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge by vitorgrs

I have a feeling that someone in Brazil learned a lot from Jan. 6 events

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jjolla888 t1_ixl2p2s wrote

these laws were in place well before then.

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unresolved_m t1_ixm2r1s wrote

Interesting. I thought Bolsonaro would change laws to benefit himself, much like djt did.

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Mesk_Arak t1_ixm6vq3 wrote

Of course he would want to change laws to benefit himself. But that’s exactly why we have a separation of powers in Brazil: to stop a wannabe dictator like Bolsonaro from using the law to his advantage.

Bolsonaro would love to be a dictator, but fortunately he’s not able to due to how the system is implemented.

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Full-Watercress-7743 t1_ixm1cjp wrote

I don't get whats the big deal behind jan. 6. I bet biden doesn't remember anything at all lmao

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PointlessGiant t1_ixm2fi9 wrote

You guys really just have the one "joke," don't you?

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Full-Watercress-7743 t1_ixm3i9u wrote

Who said I was joking? Maybe if he asked any of the White House ghosts they could jog his memory.

And of course, a nice handshake afterwards.

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PointlessGiant t1_ixmk0tu wrote

Lol good one, it's totally not at all hack and is still funny even after the first 1,000,000 times jabronis just like you dropped it.

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unresolved_m t1_ixm27y6 wrote

Do you think he remembers Bowling Green Massacre? He was a part of it, after all.

Much bigger deal than Jan 6. I know people who lost their relatives in BGM.

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itsthebeans t1_ixmt3oe wrote

The big deal is that Republicans attempted to overthrow a democratic election and incited a riot at the US Capitol building.

Even if Biden was in a coma, it wouldn't change that Republicans staged a coup (a poorly executed one nonetheless).

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Full-Watercress-7743 t1_ixmuyfc wrote

As a foreigner, it honestly didn't seem organized to me, but something organic because of the revolt with the election result.

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itsthebeans t1_ixnsz3j wrote

There was an organized attempt to overthrow the election by changing the results in several states to have Trump declared President.

The riot itself may or may not have been organized from the top, but there were certainty militia groups that went there with the goal of insurrection. And the riot was caused by the rhetoric of Trump and other Republicans.

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