Comments by "serafina costa" (@serafinacosta7118) on "Brazil Unswayed By Netanyahu's Fury; Lula Wins Support Of Colombia, Bolivia | 'Israel Lying...'" video.

  1. The number of Palestinians granted refugee status in Brazil ( and in Canada and the USA ) should alone be a measure to how barbarian the Israeli forces are. The Brazilian Diplomacy Corps represents by the Itamaraty has those numbers. So Lula is speaking from knowledge of the matter. And the Lula of the old is becoming the New Lula, vintage 1978 , when he lead labor strikes against industry captains in the town of Sao Bernardo do Campo-SP for better wages , those decimated by inflation. Then and now, he does not hold punches, and give him a pulpit that he will climb to it to speak with gusto . If anyone paid attention , he read no notes nor memos, unlike present and previous American counterparts . Even with his coarse voice, dimmed by age and occasional illness, and less that perfect command of the Portuguese language , let alone the lack of English speaking hability , he speaks from the gut. As he did then, way back then laced with profanity, before thousands of hard core members , in a crowd large enough to fill an small stadium. One cannot acuse Lula of being on CIA payroll. Meanwhile , Israeli leadership mocks US pleas for peacekeeping, even while being recipient from US aid in the billions, year in and out. As for the veiled threats made by the Israeli Prime Minister , guess who needs who the most. Becoming a proeminent, comimg of age nation grants Brazil the privilege to call the shots as it see fit, , disaffected be damned. Brazilians will carry the Persona no grata status with a badge of honor.
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  2. Thanks . It is Luis Inácio “Lula “ da Silva. Lula is his nickname thus becoming incorporated into his legal name in 1982 when he ran for the Congress. He then won the ballot by a landslide. He was an union leader back then.
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  3. In Brazilian parlance , Lula has “ corpo fechado “. It is a catch phrase which means the African Gods have shielded him against murder attempts. Lula’s might not practice these cults ( similar to Cuba’s Santeria ) , but the common folk believes in these divine powers. Lookup on candomblé and Umbanda.
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  4. Good. We can count on South Africa and the pacific side of LATAM.
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  5. Surgically precise.
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  6. I reckon at your attempt to communicate in English. Which is ok. Rather try to break down your sentences if you want them to make sense. And then avoid translating as if using your language a reference. At your skill level, yiu should not attempt to be clever. It will only backfire. Keep it simple.
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  7.  @rais1953  does not read so. Yiu stick like a sore thumb.
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  8.  @rais1953  go back to your original posting. And read it yourself. Native language means squat. And a linguistic degree , well , you misspent your daddy’s money. .
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  9. Well, Mark Twain aside , there are documental reports of Arabs owning small factories. And the region was served by a railroad. And the region being inhabited by all kinds , including Jews, and other Arabic speaking groups. Including Armenians . And at the time , before the Middle East was carved up, Arabs were mostly known for its various nomadic tribes. Like Bedouins. Istael became a the facto state in 1948 , well past Mark Twain’s time on earth. A lot had change since Mr Twain’s notes and that recent past.
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  10. Good. You put your differences aside. Or politics aside. He might not be a saint , but he knows how to seize an opportunity when it stares at his face.
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  11. Well…. The largest Indian air carrier just wrote a big order. About 500 passenger planes. The slight majority to Airbus. Then Boeing. Zero orders to Embraer. I call this , they appease to their masters. You can’t have BRICs with a partner like that. India is about India.
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  12. Well, I would take that with a grain of salt. But thankful for the heartfelt remark.
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  13. If you are going to make a statement, at least outline some points to support your bold theory. Two to three paragraphs would do. Thanks.
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  14. Taking fri:a Jewish gal is quite a compliment.
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  15. Yup. I watched the female ( and long haired male ) Irish representatives in the European Parliament. She was lobbing fire bombs at Israel. Way before Lula. That chick has got moxie.
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  16. Even without Evo Morales , they were a surprise. The largest base of Bolivian emigres is in São Paulo , Brazil. They carried the city’s garment district on their backs , working under Jewish and Korean bosses. Were not for them , the Garment district would not exist as we see today. Check the neighborhoods of Bom Retiro and Brás.
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  17. He is a company men. What else would you expect him to say ?
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  18. Well, jail time.. hard to fathom. Ostracism , yes I will take it. He is emboldened by his support base, hard core zionists. And those dollars wired year in and out. And his shopping spree on US made weapons. It is a racket, and he is the master racketeer.
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  19. That is a plausible theory. But Brics has a lot of issues to be sorted amongst themselves even before they consider being sabotaged by the US dollar cartel. Time will tell.
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  20. English please. You see, you are giving ammunition to you detractor by using Portuguese. And not communicating to 99% of posters.
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  21. I was longing for a quip like this. I betcha it comes from America.
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  22. Well, count your savings , pack up , and c’mon down.
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  23. Good to know. Lula needs to extend economic help to Johannesburg.
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  24. You meant Credit Card Joe. He had his senatorial seat from Delaware.
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  25. Do you realize Bolsonaro covertly attacked Brazilian gay people, do you ? It all starts with a targeted minority group. Which , by the way, is exactly how the Nazi Aparatchnick went about their business using Jews as scapegoat for the ills with the Weimar Republid finances. You need to study your own story. And please l leave your provincial politics at home. No one here cares about your ill thoughts on the man.
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  26. The Brazilian migrant flux stems from, amongst others , the Arabic World. Palestinians , Syrians are the latest. The trend started into the late XIX century from Lebanese, mostly Maronites , and then progressed through all sects of Islam following. The greater São Paulo metro region host three mesquites : Sao Bernardo do Campo, Cambuci , and Brás ( Garment District. ). More often , I bump into Muslim wives taking children for public Health clinics and grocery shopping. Despite being in stark contrast with the more over the top Brazilian sexed women , Muslin devout women are steadfast and no one bothers them.
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  27. You caught up,on that one. So did I.
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  28. International Court of Justice. Got it.
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  29. Most Israelis living there do. It is called indoctrination and economic largesse. The idea of having soldiers patrolling all over with guns do not compute on their minds.
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  30. Agree . Only the party pooper , Argentina , is going against the grain. Always the Argentines.
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  31. Because they all trade on the dollar. They might disagree with the US presence , but heck, no one bribes as good as Americans do.
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