Brazil’s leader blames "white people with blue eyes" for economic crisis

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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday blamed the global economic crisis on “white people with blue eyes” and said it was wrong that black and indigenous people should pay for white people’s mistakes.

Speaking in Brasília at a joint press conference with Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, Mr Lula da Silva told reporters: “This crisis was caused by the irrational behaviour of white people with blue eyes, who before the crisis appeared to know everything and now demonstrate that they know nothing.”

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Mr Brown appeared to distance himself from Mr Lula da Silva’s remarks. “I’m not going to attribute blame to any individuals,” he said.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae4957e8-1a5f-11...00779fd2ac.html

[Ban Hammer 13,403]

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What Lula doesn't realize is that there's plenty of brown on Wall Street.

[Peikko 1,575]

Maybe he has a better command of irony than we suspect?

[Ladylethal 12]

And people ask me why I hate my current President.

[Peikko 1,575]

Welll, I don't know anything about him, but such a comment is either from someone who is lacking intellect of using it ironically, in my opinion. Carry on...

[Ban Hammer 13,403]

And people ask me why I hate my current President.

why do you hate brazil?

[Ladylethal 12]

He's a former comunist, imbecile person who shouldn't be president at all. His government is based on giving financial aid to poor families so he can get votes from them, when instead he should be making the taxes we pay for education, health, etc actually be used for that and not disappearing in transit.

P.S. Charles, I LOVE my country, but I can't stand that squid (Lula means squid in Portuguese).

Edited March 27, 2009 by Luis&Laura

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I like to call them White Devils. But that's just me.

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His government is based on giving financial aid to poor families so he can get votes from them, when instead he should be making the taxes we pay for education, health, etc actually be used for that and not disappearing in transit.

Is it possible that's where the taxes go, in aid to poor families?

[Ban Hammer 13,403]

He's a former comunist, imbecile person who shouldn't be president at all. His government is based on giving financial aid to poor families so he can get votes from them, when instead he should be making the taxes we pay for education, health, etc actually be used for that and not disappearing in transit.

P.S. Charles, I LOVE my country, but I can't stand that squid (Lula means squid in Portuguese).

i know you love brazil, i was just having an aj moment there. and i agree with you - from what i've read about him, he's a snake oil salesman.

[Ladylethal 12]

His government is based on giving financial aid to poor families so he can get votes from them, when instead he should be making the taxes we pay for education, health, etc actually be used for that and not disappearing in transit.

Is it possible that's where the taxes go, in aid to poor families?

Nope, it goes into Minister's pockets.

Last time I checked we paid 74 different taxes in Brasil. Companies pay 36% of all they make in taxes. 39% of all the money the government makes every year comes from taxes paid by the people. Rest assured there should be enough money both for the financial aid and for health and education, etc.

Edited March 27, 2009 by Luis&Laura

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I blame brazilian thong bikinis for my economic crisis.

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oh boy!

I will certainly lose more sleep after hearing this

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my wife's family from RIO are all blond and blue eyed... I BLAME them for giving me her