[MadIvan]

Brazil appears to be caught in a time warp - this was the picture that went with this article:

The red star, masses on the streets - looks like Sergei Eisenstein's "October". And let's remember how well the Russian Revolution turned out.

Bad idea, Brazil. Bad, bad idea.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[driftless]

I can imagine that De Silva appeals to certain elements of Brazilian society who mirror the freeloaders and dissatisfied types in America and Europe. They want something for nothing. I suppose his pitches to the non-producers goes like this. "Hey look at all those rich people. They don't deserve to have all that money. They must not have worked for it. Let's take it from them. We'll all be better off." And another country forgets history and reaps the rewards of ignorance.

[Mr. Silverback]

I wonder if it's as hard to dig mass graves in the jungle as it is in Siberia...The ground's softer, but there are so many roots...

I thought that Communism would survive in the 21st century by using the China deception: Pretend you're actually capitalists and pretend that you are willing to engage in social reforms. Apparently I was quite wrong. These folks are being told exactly what they're getting and they could care less that the system they're embracing has killed at least 100 million innocent people since the Bolsheviks took power in Russia.