Brasilia, Aug 2 (EFE).- The war in Ukraine proves that the world needs a new system of global governance, Brazilian president Luiz InĆ”cio Lula da Silva said Wednesday. In his first press conference with foreign journalists since he took office on January 1, Lula said the United Nations had failed to assume its āresponsibilityā because ā¦
And brazil should get that seat from russiaās. Remove an imperialist warmongering nation, replace it with one that still clearly isnāt directly aligned with western interests, as evidenced by the fact that lula can say this kind of thing freely and the worst that can happen to him as a consequence is some raised eyebrows. But his take is still insane and naive, and the brasilian people deserve better than Ā«Ā not bolsonaroĀ Ā» as the only option. Iām starting to see a pattern here: Ā«Ā not trumpĀ Ā», Ā«Ā not le penĀ Ā»ā¦ Global democracy is not doing well. Granted, as far as I understand it, he has had some actual progressive positions and policies in the past, and I canāt speak for his domestic impact, but heās not being a leader on the world stage here, and it shows.
By that I hope you mean the USA, the worldās leading imperialist nation. Brasil has been so aligned with āwesternā interests that they had some fashy president until last year who sold a lot of our industry to gringos of the north for discount prices. Just because Lula is a bit different and a complete pacifist, doesnāt mean the country is free of imperialism at all, just look at the headlines of acquisitions of land by foreign-owned corporations to exploit our resources. Russia is in there for historical and material reasons and to remove them from the council would only serve to discredit the same councilās representation power. It should be expanded to include Brasil without downgrading anybody.
Care to elaborate or should we just take your word that ādemanding a ceasefireā is naĆÆve?
Howās that UNās problem? Or related to this at all? Although I agree, I donāt see why this is being brought up here when Ukraineās war wasnāt even an issue in the election.
Heās being a leader. Heās on the world stage. Pedantism aside, this is not about domestic policy, itās specifically about Brasilās opinion on this war, which is that it should be stopped ASAP. I have no idea what youāre even trying to say other than randomly spouting whatever little you know of Brasil, and pretending that somehow discredits one of the biggest countries in the world.
Sure, we can boot the US too. That works. But russia needs to go. Those Ā«Ā historical and material reasonsĀ Ā» you speak of arenāt justification enough in light of their recent actions. It wasnāt even their seat, but the ussrās. Which they are not the continuation of in any real way.
Yes, of course, no country is free from imperialism. That doesnāt make brazil imperialist or western aligned, what are you talking about?
Iām a pacifist, but, and I cannot believe I am saying this, you canāt use a ceasefire against someone unilaterally invading another sovereign nation. Does this actually need to be stated? The only ceasefire that would make sense is one thatās conditioned on putin getting the fuck out of ukraine. Anything else is tantamount to simply giving him the land that he seized illegally for his own benefit and letting him get away with war crimes. Russia has the power to make the war stop unilaterally at any point, by simply getting out of there. But they wonāt, because they donāt want to. Which is why no amounts of peace talks will ever work: they are proving through their actions that they are not after a compromise. There is no compromise between a thief and itās victim; Ā«Ā justĀ Ā» talking half of your life savings instead of all of it is no compromise at all.
Iām talking about lula because I believe his heart is in the right place, but that he is ineffectual in practice. Thatās what my criticism is aimed at. Obviously thatās not the unās problem, are we not allowed tangential discussion anymore? Itās relevant because it speaks for his motivations. But, like in many other democracies, there is no choice at all if the choice is between any candidate and a neofascist. Meaning: we in the international community donāt know what heās doing out of representation for his peopleās sovereignty of expression, and what he is doing out of his own will. Democracy should not depend on blind trust of public officials, not matter how well-intentioned. I simply believe that this should be solved organically by the citizens of brazil and I trust that they will empower some actually solid leadership in the un. This can be things I disagree with, sure, but global democracy depends on internal democracy. When macron or biden make a geopolitical move, can we say with any degree of certainty that they speaking on behalf of their citizens? Obviously not. The same applies here.
I am personally quite worried that lula would express some opinions that show a clear lack of solidarity for the ukrainian people when talking about a situation that is a gauge of global relations between democracies and autocracies everwhere. Itās no coincidence that there has been increased activity around taiwan. Itās also no coincidence that far-right populists have been having their way in the ballot box in many countries. And itās no coincidence that there have been putches in central africa, which, mind you, are supported by wagner mercenaries, and we have seen russian flags fly there.
True solidarity is solidarity everywhere, because true authoritarianism is increased vulnerability to further authoritarianism everywhere.
Iām not in the mood for
stuff, so Iāll be brief.
One of the country with the most nukes. Itās not about deserving or justifying anything, itās because either Russia is talking in there, or theyāre on the outside looking in. I donāt think any nuclear superpower should be on the outside looking in. The USA comment was made in jest because they have by far done worse crimes than Russia worldwide.
I also canāt believe youāre saying this as it is so obviously wrong. By that measure every single American settler state should be militarily opposed by their original nations. Of course they donāt do it though, because at this point this level of moral stubbornness and lack of pragmatism would be self-genocidal.
This whole thing is completely irrelevant since you probably think the exact same thing of every other security council member. I canāt find a single polling on the Ukraine situation in Brasil, probably because we generally donāt care that much if Europeans are killing Europeans in Europe. Thatās their problem not our problem and his inaction there at least represents our lack of interest. I would rather have a communist proletarian government (as you probably can tell), but to make this about Lula in a discussion about the security council reeks of European.
Thatās where youāre mistaken, thereās solidarity, we send a lot of aid and the main foreign policy on that area is for an immediate unconditional ceasefire. This is probably the point where youāre going to reply with ābut a ceasefire is unrealistic!ā and thatās the part where Lula and NATO disagree on what will save the most Ukrainian/Russian lives.
Yes, Lula wanting a ceasefire and not wanting in on this war is what caused all of this. Not even going to explore the differences of all those events because if you come here to try and peg this on a completely unrelated Brazilian president just because he doesnāt support your pet war, you probably donāt care that much about those events either.
Which is why we should dismantle the USA and EU since theyāre the most authoritarian authorities to ever author authoritarianisms. True solidarity is solidarity everywhere, where was that solidarity during the 2015 coup in Brazil from Ukraine or your other favourite countries?
Funny how itās so obviously wrong: https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-rejects-peace-says-war-to-continue-for-forseeable-future-2023-8?r=US&IR=T
I could say I told you so, butā¦ you know what, sure: I told you so.
Also, I canāt be arsed to respond to your clear lack of reading comprehension skills, but Iām not pinning shit on lula, and this article is literally about him, so Iām really not sure where youāre going with this.
And, yes, I understand why russia has a seat, and Iām not saying this will happen (it wonāt), simply that it should.
How am I supposed to know that something you said with no context and in a 100% deadpan serious tone is jest? Cause it sounds exactly like what you were saying.
And, Iām sorry, what do you think Ā«Ā the internationaleĀ Ā» means? Itās not Ā«Ā the regionaleĀ Ā» for a reason. Donāt care about europeans killing other europeans my ass. People are people, dictators are dictators, invasion is invasion, and it affects everyone, whether you like it or not.
Iām not even going to comment on the EU being Ā«Ā authoritarianĀ Ā».
As one small and simple example, ask the people in Niger if it doesnāt feel authoritarian that they canāt enjoy the material wealth of their country because France steals 80% of their Uranium, paying peanuts for it. Go ask Franceās former colonies how democratic it is for a foreign central bank to control their currency, artificially keeping it favorable for France to steal Uranium for peanuts. How nice it is for them that the material wealth that should be making their country rich, is going to subsidize the electrical bill of someoneās fancy apartment in Paris.
Go ask people who live near mines owned by Swedish mining companies how much those companies bribed the local governments to allow them to pollute the fuck out of their countries, deregulate the fuck out of their labor laws, etc. See if they consider this democracy.
Go ask someone in Libya how democratic it was when a government that provided them with the best standards of living in the whole continent was bombed and removed from power because some French and American folks decided that it was time for his counter-hegemonic ass to go. And left a fucking mess of warlords and civil war in his place. Super democratic I guess. Not authoritarian at all.
The EU can only maintain itself relatively open and prosperous by fucking over their former colonies in ways their population mostly ignore. If your democracy at home depends on autocracy and destruction elsewhere to be maintained, how is it real democracy?