amnes1ac t1_iu2lsig wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:16 AM

He's known as Lula.

DRSU1993 t1_iu3roql wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:19 AM

His name was Lula, he was a showgirl…

…wait hol up…

Tazik004 t1_iu2se7v wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:08 AM

“This Silva guy”, lmao. It’s Lula.

gomaith10 t1_iu2kaff wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:04 AM

He makes Trump look like Mary Poppins.

orbituary t1_iu32j6o wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:43 AM

This "Silva" guy was president of Brasil before.

CMDRskejeton t1_iu4f32b wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:58 PM

SiIvaGunner for president

Zormac t1_iu2ycre wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:01 AM

Lula was already president for 8 years and did terribly. Brazil doesn't need either of these two. They're both garbage.

OrderlyPanic t1_iu3dx1z wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:03 AM

The poverty rate plummeted under his tenure and literacy increased. But sure go off with the "both sides the same" crap.

Bemxuu t1_iu30y1p wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:27 AM

Choice between two evils. Welcome to democracy.

Cheeky-burrito t1_iu36gyb wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:27 AM

Better than the alternative “Evil - No choice.”

Bemxuu t1_iu3b0yw wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:24 AM

Logically, yes. Psychologically, no.

It's a bit like a trolley problem: you have 5 people on 1st track, 1 on 2nd track, and trolley is running towards the 1st. You can pull the lever and save 4 people - but your mind will get fixated on you killing that poor 1.

Speaking of which, I highly recommend VSauce's "Mind field" series. I think s2e1 was dedicated to it, I think.

DaftConfusednScared t1_iu3ltej wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:57 AM

This comparison is completely nonsense and I have no idea what you’re trying to say.

Bemxuu t1_iu3m1li wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM

That sometimes having no choice is better from some perspectives. Sorry if I did not deliver that thought, I should've specified.

Edit: Also, sorry for even bringing it up, but that episode left a lasting impression on me, and I can't stop recalling it whenever anyone says having some choice is better than having none.

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_AtLeastItsAnEthos t1_iu4frof wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:03 PM

He is the most beloved president in brazils history. History rates of lifting people out of poverty. Smashing child hunger, etc…. Idk how you could possibly look at lulas 8 years and not see a good President.

Atzadio2 t1_iu3x206 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:22 AM

Global recession fucked him over, as did the IMF

Leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has widened slightly three days from Brazil's polarizing presidential runoff election, according to a poll published Thursday. Lula has 53 percent voter support to 47 percent for Bolsonaro

TheAnomaly__ t1_iu20esy wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:33 PM