Brazzil

1) Also you are right for the cotton problem, please dont forget that the USA is by far your biggest trading partner and you have A) A very large trade surplus with them and B) US$ 3 billions are totally free of US taxes.!!!
So what do you want more ????? You also subsidy both your agribusiness and farmers with much lower interest rates that others must pay ! You also have export financing !

2) You are critical only on the USA but not a word on Europe ! Europe is subsidzing much much more their agriculture than the USA.
Around 50 % of the European budget goes to agriculture subsidises !!!! YESSSSS
You also won on the WTO on your sugar case against Europe. Despite that, just recently europe put an additional 2 million tons on the market ! Not a word from ...you !!!!!!
3) Brazil is very strange in how they deal with their various trading partners. Case in point is you wont vote for Russia entry in the WTO if you cannot continue selling them 64 % of your pork exports ! Is this what you call free trade ???? What has Russia to do with your other problems ???? Can Russia not buy where they want ????? Ohhhhh la la !!!!!!

Also for China and their textile exports to you that you are so afraid of. Do you know that the Brazilian textile industry is woth US$ 25 billions...and that China textile exports to your country was around USD$ 230 millions for the first 8 months of this year. So lets say 300 millions for 2005. Are you so much afraid, as you even use the word invasion and threats, when only slightly above 1 % is involved ????? Ohhhhhh là là !!!!!!!!!!
The numbers given were in a Brzilian article...yesterday !!!!!!!!!

You have large trading surpluses with ALL your major trading partners. You still want much more exports in agriculture...but refuse to import more from them on other products and services. Why should trading be limited to agriculture ???? Because it just pleases you ??????????? Noooooooooo !

Concerning the MST, SHAME ON YOU !!!!!! As a journalist, if you read the Brazilian press, the MST clearly said why they invaded public buildings. Simply because, with Lula promises of 400'000 settlements during his mandate, so far he his very very short of his promises...and there is only one year to go !! do you really believe what Lula confirmed : that he will stick to his promises ????? Around 200'000 settlements were/will be made after almostz three years ! do you belioeve he will settle 200'000 more in one year...until the next elections ?????????????
Why much larger budgets were voted and approved by Lula government...but just later suddenly l much reduced ????
Just to see the carrot and smelling it....but not be able to eat it...even when promised and budgeted ????? This is called voluntarily pure lies...and simple demagogy !!!!

As to the place the MST demonstrates.....you have not given the same arguments when Brazilian citizens went to street demonstrations, not long ago, against the corruption ! From what I and You know....corruption is done behind closed doors....not in the streets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU ARE SIMPLY NOT FAIR TO THE NEEDY PEOPLE OF YOUR COUNTRY...AND THIS IS WHAT DEVELOPPED NATIONS ACCUSES YOU THE MOST. Wether with left or right governments....nothing has changed for decades. You want it all, politically and economically for the benefits of the very small elite !!!!! Brazil country is your farm and their citizens are your farm workers and slaves !!!!!!

This Chagas dude is anti-US - and anti-Reality - he lives so far to the left, he forgot there even was a moderate or right ... LOL

Chagas should chega !!

Mr. Chagas, just how far can you shove your head up your ass? Judging by your article, quite far! If you don't like the American cotton subsidy then do something about it! We all know how proactive and positive Brazilian business is. My goodness, all of those hard working people not able to make a living because the Americans want to protect their bread and butter industries too! You are an idiot, and your stastics and accuracy will keep you writing in Brazil, and only Brazil, for a very long time. With a population stupid enough to vote for Lula, and to continue to support this thief, certianly you have a captive audience in which to read your fairytale crap. Maybe you should put down the animal porn long enough to write something of substance and interest!

Brazil is playing by the rules created by the US and EU - it went to the World Trade Organisation and won its case - get over it.
If Brazil breaks any trade rules, the US is free to challenge them and see if they can win the case.
If the US doesn't like the system any more, don't complain when Brazil decides to kick out all the US and European companies making good money in Brazil at the moment.
The first comment is one more pile of crap from the same guy who always goes on about Russian pork imports without knowing what he's talking about. If Russia allowed free trade in pork, Brazilian exports would be much bigger than they already are cos it's cheaper. But Russia gives large quotas to the US and EU as its trying to get support for its WTO application - is that fair?

What a bunch of biased readers... and they really know a lot about international trade.
What the author complains about, regarding the US, is twho things:
1 -With its disproportional economical, military and political power forcing neoliberalism down the throat of basically every nation of Latin America (not just Brazil) through the Washington Consensus and the support of the the local elites and conservative political forces (in Brazil the PFL and the PSDB) that also defend neoliberalism because it is great for bankers and millionaires, but turns the life of 90% of the population into a hell that gets worse by the day.
This is a fact. Calling the author an anti-american is unfair. He is criticizing the Imperialism and Neoliberalism, which are real. There for, he is an anti-imperialist and an anti-neoliberal. Not an anti-america. He can't help the fact that the world's only (currently) superpower adopted these two "isms". Being anti-american (ar anti anything) is hating it for what it is essentialy and not because of the way it is currently behaving. It is the difference between say "I hate you" and "I disagree with what you are doing".
2 - The breaking of the rules of the WTO, which, by the way, the United States creates, signed and are legally bound to.
He is not complaining "hey, the US are subsidizing cotton". He is saying "the US are totally ignoring the rule of the World Trade Organization, wich they helped create and swore to obbey, just because this time the nation that won the case (and therefore, as far as that the lawyers, judges and technicians of the WTO are concerned, has the reason) is a subdeveloped one. Basically, he is acussing the US's governemt of not keeping its own word and running over international law.
Can you see the difference?

...you always complain about US and EU subsidises.

Dont you know that your farmers and agribusinesses get some loans at a very favorable rates....well below what others should pay ?????????
Dont you know that your exporters get...exports financings...also at low rates ?????
IS THIS NOT SUBSIDIES...FROM YOUR PART ??????

As to pork...why should Russia be forced by Brazil to buy pork only from them ??????

As to textile.....why is Brazil so afraid of....threats and invasion...from China...when we are talking about 1 % or so on this industry ????
Do you like competition only when it is in your favor ?????? smile......

SIMPLY STATED.....ALL the arguments you have against China textile exports into your country are exactly the same arguments the US and EU have against the developping countries who want to export to them !!!!!!!!

But....you cannot be right...in both cases ! Choose whatever way, not as it pleases you...and you wont have contradictions !!!!

Brazil, last year, recognized China as a market economy. This recognition implies....you can no longer have trade barriers with them !!!!
Just read all the official statements from your people who are actually lobbying China....for voluntarily restraints...not forced restraints !!!

As to the WTO...you only talk about agriculture...never about other industries !!!
You are changing the logo WTO to WAO (World Agriculture Organisation) ! WAO does not exist...or exist only in your minds !!!!
The World Trade Organisation is not only for agriculture.....but you refuse to negotiate on other industries saying we should first have agreements on Agriculture and later on only on other industries !!!!! Too easy !!!!

And this is exactly what the actual round of discussions are negotiating !!!!!!

Agriculture cannot be alone...in the word...TRADE.......!!!!!!!

...why dont you go more after the EU who subisdizes much more than the US ?????

The EU budget is 50 % just for agriculture subsidises !!!!!!!

THE USA SAID CLEARLY AND OPENLY ...THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO CUT OR ELIMINATE THE SUBISDISES....BUT FIRST THE EU SHOULD CUT THEIR MUCH HIGHER SUBSIDISE.

IS THIS NOT FAIR, SIMPLE AND CLEAR TO EVERYONE ?????

IF NOT....PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of things already said, but even Lula has said he admires US efforts to protect our farmers and manufacturers against cheap imports. The US will take decades appealing the judgement handed down by the inpotent WTO. And you must be kidding...Brazil's tariffs on foreign goods to protect Brazilian companies are legandary. Gee, do you think Brazilian slave labor and the explotation of rural workers has anything to do with US policy towards Brazil. The simple answer, get Lula out and an administartion in that is willing to sit at the table to negotiate an AFTA that is good for all parties.

Not only did you (Mr. Well... well...) pretend not having read my post about the WTO (5th post), now you come again with this "why don't you complain about the EU as well?".
Who the hell says we don't? At least the brazilian government does. If you check out the WTO official website, you'll see that there have been many "battles" among Brazil (or any contry) and everyother country in the world.
The US is a favourite target when someone complains about subsides because they are far deeper and more extensive in that country than in any other. Only France's agriculture subsides can be compared the the US'.
And once again, the article is not complaining about the subsides themselves, it is complaining about the fact that the WTO (the only legitimate and qualified international court on the subject of trade) already judged this case and yet the US completely ignored the rule.
BRAZIL DID NOT RECENTLY WIN A CASE AGAINST EUROPE ON COTTON AND THAT IS WHY THE AUTHOR DOES NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE EU.
And even if Brazil had won a case against the EU, the EU would have accepted the results in case it had lost... because unlike the US they do not very often run over the Uited Nations, be it for invading a country, be it for ignoring the WTO´s rule. Because Europe does not posess an extreme power that enables it to bully other countries, the UN, the WTO and whatever the hell crosses their path. The US do.

You know, it's funny... did you know that the act of ignoring the law built in consense (=democracy) and the imposing of unilateral measures upon the weaker could be compared to dictatorshipy?
But wait, isn't dictatorship America's number one enemy (since 2002 only) and the excuse used to justify the invasion of Iraq?

The US export cell phones, cars, computers, software...
LatAm exports soy, corn, cotton....

The US' proposal: "we will have a free trade are except on agriculture, so that we can more easily flood your countries with technological and electronic stuff, or main imports... but agriculture, YOUR main imports this is out of the question, they will be dealt with only in the WTO and are out of the agreement"

Most central american countries accepted, as they would have accepted anything, since they don't have an option.

Brazil Argentina and a few other countries even tried to negotiate... saying that a "free trade" area in wich our goods (agriculture) cannot enter the american market but their goods can enter ours is the definition of a rape, not a free trade area...

America's answer: we won't change a thing... agricultura only in the WTO... and given these countries refusal, started to persuade smaller countries into signing bilateral agreements, as a way of undermining the latin american block's union.

Yeah, right.. AFTA ir reeeeeal good for all parties.
That is whay americans have been tried to shove it down Latin American countrues' throats for years.

You said

"As to the WTO...you only talk about agriculture...never about other industries !!!
You are changing the logo WTO to WAO (World Agriculture Organisation) ! WAO does not exist...or exist only in your minds !!!!
The World Trade Organisation is not only for agriculture.....but you refuse to negotiate on other industries saying we should first have agreements on Agriculture and later on only on other industries !!!!! Too easy !!!! "

The answer to this is obvious.
US = developed country, exports highly valuable and technologically enhanced products.
Brazil = the whole country is based on agriculture.

The WTO is not only about agriculture, it is about trade, including agriculture and, in fact, most of the disputes between countries happen on agriculture.

But for countries like Brazil, Peru, Argentina, accepting a free trade in all areas except agriculture equals suicide. Because agriculture, without a few and not very significant exceptions, is THE ONE THING that these countries do export.

Too easy!!!!???

The US (and also the EU) export industralized goods for the whole planet and even manages to compete with countries like Brazil and South Africa (which have far more fertile lands) in agricultures using outrageous subsides.

And they force a free trade agreement only on the things they export, and by no means on agriculture.

TOO EASY FOR WHO?!?!?!?

Maybe a fair AFTA is a pipe dream...too bad. Brazilian exports of agricultural products has increased dramaticaly as Brazilian land owners continue to get richer and more powerful by expoliting Brazil's poor. Still Brazil should be commended on their incredable ability to use bioscience and equipment to increase farm efficency. Let's not forget that Embraer continues to lead the market in US regional jet sales. So let's keep everything the same and you in Brazil can continue to pay US$3000 for a decent computer that costs US$800.00 here, or US$12,000 for a plasma TV which costs $1200 here...or you can buy the crap that you produce domesticly. And, you can continue in your failure to add the high wage manufacturing jobs that NAFTA did. Keep em poor and dumb, and everything the same.

....should be WAO...as AFTA...does not include the word...world...but would be for regional agreements...... !!! Like CAFTA..!!! smile !!!

Bioscience ?????? dont exxagerate...please !
You are leaders only in biofuel....your industry being à us$ à 3 to 5 billions sales...but not yet very profitable!!!
A drop in the bucket....if I am not wrong !!

Farm efficiency ????? Not totally wrong...but not totally correct to take all the medals.
Efficiencies have been made primarily with...GMO.....not a Brazilian invention...as you dont even want to pay royalties to Monsanto... !!
Other major efficencies were made through the use of....insecticides, fungicides...etc etc !
Also not Brazilian inventions...as made primarily from large multinationals companies !!!
Other efficiencies made (even critized) with heavy use of fertilizers... !!!!

Embraer LEADS ???? WITH total sales of us$ 4 billions, eventually for all 2005...worldwide...including Brazil...HOW CAN Embraer Lead ????? A half drop....in the bucket !!!!

Your organic bio agriculture ???? Look at the numbers ! Less than us$ 1 billion total sales !!! This is a drop of a drop in agricultural production !!!!

Therefore please...please....dont exxagerate !!!!

Your agriculture industries suffer from a lack of investments in roads, highways, railways, warehouses...and export taxes...high interests rates. You were highly profitable in 2003 and 2004 only because your currency collapsed..earlier ! Now that it is almost back to normal...you already suffer...on the profitability side !!!!
Brazil says because the us$ is weak. This is totally wrong....the Reais is strong...even compared to Japanese Yen and the Euro currency. But you need someone to criticize !!!! And your currency is strong...mainly because of your world record interest rates !!!! smile.......

Your coffee growers are complaining. but for the last decdades many new countries increased like you did your production....multiplying world production !!! Sure the more your produce...the more there would be imbalance between the demand and offer...putting prices down ! simply produce less...and prices will go...UP !!!! Over production never made an increase in prices...not even in cars, computers or whatever !!!!!

Your economy ? not more than good...but almost all other developping countries had higher growth than you ! Why ? Ask your Ministers. They made some comments this week and were published in this same
site. Just read them....!!!! BY DOING SO....
YOU WILL NOT ACCUSE ME OF BEING NEGATIVE AND CRITICAL OF YOUR PROBLEMS...EVEN RECOGNIZED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT !!!!!!!!

Conclusion ????? You came out of a deep recession...avoided bankruptcy....because the US launched a worlwide recovery in 2003 by lowering as never before their interest rates and accepted to have a huge trade deficit coming mostly from developping nations. Brazil included !!!!!

But you continue to critize them...harder than ever ! So just wait...what will happen to the developping nations on the next US slowdown...not even recession ! When the US will have a small flue...developping nations will go to the hospital...called IMF, World Bank....etc etc....crying to receive heavy and deep injection of...new money !!!!

CHEERS

...without a locomotive ( the USA, EU, JAPAN)....the wagons (developping nations) cannot move off !!!!!!

In your country, you build many wagons but signed recently with General Electric for the locomotives....!!!

If developped nations can build locomotives...I guess they can build wagons..as much easier to do !!!!
But the opposite is not true !!!!

Simple demonstration that you need us more than we need you !!!!!!

But developping nations want to sell us wagons for the price of locomotives and want to buy locomotives for the price of wagons !!!!!

Techonogical inventions need a lot of investments and deserve profits to continue
the inventions...that at the end deserve the world. But Brazil does not want to pay...for the invention of GMO or HIV or software...but expect a high profit margin on their basic commodities.....by complaining all the time !!!

Come on ! This is not serious !!!!!

Americans are known (and hated) for their double standards and hypocrisy, be it economic hegemony or military supremacy. The USA is the cancer of planet earth.

No wonder why so many people around the world are willing to drive commercial airplanes into their skyscrapers or behead their citizens… Americans always think that our blood is cheaper then theirs. Infidels.

Long Live Osama…. Short Live the Chimp (GW Bush).

Look at the verbal kaka rolling from the lips of yet another dumb struck Brazilian Nothing. From any other nationals mouth, your words would be considered horrifying, maybe even bordering on anarchy. But, because YOU ARE SO OBVIOUSLY BRAZILIAN your words are yet again dismissed by educated and civilized people for what they are, BRAZILIAN GIBERISH. A language spoken exclusively by Brazilians. It would be a dream come true for your buddy Osama Bin Laden to move with his handsome troops to Brazil. It is the prayer of every tourist and business person having visited or lived in your country to see the aftermath of the angered civilized peoples of this decent planet chasing down terrorists in your s**t hole of a wasteland, otherwise referred to as Brazil. I was in Brazil when 9/11 occured, and I assure you oh educated one, that I am not American. But to be so "Brazilian" as to pass positive comment on that tradgedy, just further proves the total and complete ignorance both you, and your "people" as a whole project to the rest of the calm and nuturing world. Perhaps there is truth to the myth that too much Guarana causes brain cancer. I suggest you cut back on your beverage choices and eat less dog meat.

Osama the murder or 352 children and 18 Brazilian...OK, wish him a long life. In Lula's Brazil they lose 352 children a month to sickness and mal nutrition. Long live President Lula?

Why are presumptions of innocence and self-righteousness so central to Americans’ self-image? Look, people don’t sacrifice themselves for “no” reason at all (i.e. the 9/11 attacks); Let's find out what are the possible reasons for so much distaste for the United States:

1) American Media.

The American media keep Americans closed to experiences and ideas from the rest of the world and thereby, increases their insularity, self-absorption and ignorance.

They don't know what their mischievous government is doing abroad Americans are led, in a culture of patriotism and flag-waving, believing that the only reason(s) for disliking American is a hatred "of freedom or envy.” In short, stupidity closely followed by ignorance… The American way!

2) Foreign Policy.

Aggressive American foreign policy, backed by its military strength, augmented by the construction of the 'axis of evil' as a form of grand absolutism, justifying America’s hostile, inimical perversion, endemic and operating clandestinely within other nations around the world. Americans must realize that the blood of other people is not any cheaper then their own. America, stop meddling in the internal politics of foreign countries and keep your occupying forces home.

The list of countries Americans have antagonized is long. The names of the dead in those countries run into the millions, direct results from American atrocities in other lands.

The United States has been terrorizing the world the last 100 years, so why are Americans so surprised when terror blows back at them. As the United States continues to treat other countries of the world as provinces which need to be suppressed, they could soon find that no US citizen will be safe without bodyguards in almost any part of the world.
The blind support for “Israel” despite their genocidal policy towards the Palestinians.
3) Double Standards.

For example, when it suits the United States, it uses the United Nations to seek legitimacy for its actions, building coalitions and imposing sanctions on rogue states. When world opinion goes against the United States, it treats the United Nations with utter contempt.

Americans see world issues with one eye closed; They only what is good about themselves and what is bad in others, instead of see the evil in themselves and the good in others.

4) Cumulative Reasons for Hatred Against the USA.

Massive war crimes in Vietnam war.

Destruction of democracy in Chile.

Embargo of Cuba but not China or Saudi Arabia.

The USA supported the military junta in Greece 1967-1974.

Total support for Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Support for Pol Pot genocide.

Funding, weapons and training for Nicaraguan terrorists & Illegal mining of Managua harbor.

Lack of empathy for suffering in poor countries.

Arrogant, conceited nationalism.

Imposition of unfair conditions of trade.

Invasion of Haiti, Panama, Grenada, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan. Attempted invasion of Cuba.

Support for Iraqi war crimes and weapons of mass destruction (during the Iraq-Iran war).

Use of GPS systems for world military dominance

Corrupt, undemocratic US voting system.

Corrupt political lobbying in the USA.

Rejection/sabotage of international standards.

Environmental delinquency.

Unilateral withdrawal from ABM treaty.

First use of nuclear weapons in Japan in WW2.

Murder of innocent thousands in Sudan.

Energy wastage & World’s Biggest Polluter.

Wilful disregard of Ruandan genocide.

Harassing the creation of the International Criminal Court.

Sex overseas by US Americans.

Attempting to create/maintain world monopolies.

Support for massacres by UNITA in Angola.

Export of American recreational drug choices.

USA is protectionist - but everybody else must accept free trade.

CIA trained Mujahideen to make heroin from poppies.

Korea Airlines KAL 007 spying mission.

Disparagement, sabotage, harassment and bullying of the United Nations.

Support for enslavement of poor countries.

Gulf of Tonkin incident.

War crimes against Iraq

Establishment of the new principle of pre-emptive war

Abuse of the IMF as a tool of international blackmail

Removal of Boutros Boutros-Ghali from the United Nations.

The master plan to subjugate the entire Middle East.

Ethnic cleansing of native Americans.

Iraq WMD lies.

Sabotage of Russian oil pipelines.

Installation of puppet Shah in Iran. Overthrow of democracy.

Attempts to overthrow/assassinate democratic government in Venezuela.

Culturally offensive behavior overseas.

Inaction over genocide in Sudan.

And On… And On…. And On!

Personally, I do not hate the United States. But I am dismayed by the horrors inflicted on poor countries of the world by the Emperor of the United States of America. No country can afford to make enemies of the majority of countries in the world.

The actions by the United States may be described as “barbarism.” Even within their own national borders, they kill/assassinated more of their own presidents/candidates then the entire world combined. Americans, clean your act before worrying about others!

Good day… Yours truly,

keol

I dont know how old or young you are...but what is sure is that you are not...very smart or educted !!!!!!!

There cannot be a French subsidy in agriculture.....! France is a EU member. The EU has a big budget paid by all EU members.
50 % of this budget goes to agriculture subsidies. France and Germany effectively get the biggest piece of the cake. But it is not France that subsidise, France get the money from the EU.
French are as tricky as you are. They organized
the Brazil year in France. They promote to put a small tax on air tickets to be paid to the poor countries. As poverty is not only in your country....you will get only, eventually, a small amount only....as the basic idea is more for Africa !

Be smart...for once ! Why do you think they enjoy to be the leaders in this eventual (may be just promises) small tax ????????

Simply to show official willingness...of taking care for the poors...but by effectively be unwilling to reduce the agriculture subsidises....they get from the EU.

Sure they even wish that those who get a lot less subsidies participate to this effort.
It wont be their money !!!!! smile.....
They have very little to loose and very much to win !!!!!

And you will be pleased....until you realize...how stupid you were.

Exactly the same happened with you and China. Last year Brazil recognized China as a market economy because China promised investments of US$ 20 billions over several year in your country. By having made this recognition you longer are able to put trade barriers as you wish to their textile exports.
Now that your government realize that you were duped...they went to negotiate...this week !!!!!! Just look at the statements made by your minister...before his trip and on his return...yesterday.
Yesterday statement was obliouvsly diplomatic...but the true meaning is that you have been f**ked by Chinese promises. So far their investment have been almost non existent...and no doubt in my mind or the minds of your minister (by his various statements) that you will continue to wait for the money...probably a long long time....for ever...eventually !!!!

Dont you realize that France will play the same poker game and the way you are pleased with their carrot...it is only the smell of it that you will get ??????

I am a European and critizes the things that displease me, wether against the US, Europe, Brazil or whoever.

Why are presumptions of innocence and self-righteousness so central to Americans’ self-image? Look, people don’t sacrifice themselves for “no” reason at all (i.e. the 9/11 attacks); Let's find out what are the possible reasons for so much distaste for the United States:

1) American Media.

The American media keep Americans closed to experiences and ideas from the rest of the world and thereby, increases their insularity, self-absorption and ignorance.

They don't know what their mischievous government is doing abroad. Americans are led, in a culture of patriotism and flag-waving, believing that the only reason(s) for disliking America is a hatred "of freedom or envy.” In short, stupidity closely followed by ignorance… The American way!

2) Foreign Policy.

Aggressive American foreign policy, backed by its military strength, augmented by the construction of the 'axis of evil' as a form of grand absolutism, justifying America’s hostile, inimical perversion, endemic and operating clandestinely within other nations around the world. Americans must realize that the blood of other people is not any cheaper then their own. America, stop meddling in the internal politics of foreign countries and keep your occupying forces home.

The list of countries Americans have antagonized is long. The names of the dead in those countries run into the millions, direct results from American atrocities in other lands.

The United States has been terrorizing the world the last 100 years, so why are Americans so surprised when terror blows back at them. As the United States continues to treat other countries of the world as provinces which need to be suppressed, they could soon find that no US citizen will be safe without bodyguards in almost any part of the world.
The blind support for “Israel” despite their genocidal policy towards the Palestinians.

3) Double Standards.

For example, when it suits the United States, it uses the United Nations to seek legitimacy for its actions, building coalitions and imposing sanctions on rogue states. When world opinion goes against the United States, it treats the United Nations with utter contempt.

Americans see world issues with one eye closed; they only see what is good about themselves and what is bad in others, instead of see the evil in themselves and the good in others.

4) Cumulative Reasons for Hatred Against the USA.

Massive war crimes in Vietnam war.

Destruction of democracy in Chile.

Embargo of Cuba but not China or Saudi Arabia.

The USA supported the military junta in Greece 1967-1974.

Total support for Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Support for Pol Pot genocide.

Funding, weapons and training for Nicaraguan terrorists & Illegal mining of Managua harbor.

Lack of empathy for suffering in poor countries.

Arrogant, conceited nationalism.

Imposition of unfair conditions of trade.

Invasion of Haiti, Panama, Grenada, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan. Attempted invasion of Cuba.

Support for Iraqi war crimes and weapons of mass destruction (during the Iraq-Iran war).

Use of GPS systems for world military dominance

Corrupt, undemocratic US voting system.

Corrupt political lobbying in the USA.

Rejection/sabotage of international standards.

Environmental delinquency.

Unilateral withdrawal from ABM treaty.

First use of nuclear weapons in Japan in WW2.

Murder of innocent thousands in Sudan.

Energy wastage & World’s Biggest Polluter.

Wilful disregard of Ruandan genocide.

Harassing the creation of the International Criminal Court.

Sex overseas by US Americans.

Attempting to create/maintain world monopolies.

Support for massacres by UNITA in Angola.

Export of American recreational drug choices.

USA is protectionist - but everybody else must accept free trade.

CIA trained Mujahideen to make heroin from poppies.

Korea Airlines KAL 007 spying mission.

Disparagement, sabotage, harassment and bullying of the United Nations.

Support for enslavement of poor countries.

Gulf of Tonkin incident.

War crimes against Iraq

Establishment of the new principle of pre-emptive war

Abuse of the IMF as a tool of international blackmail

Removal of Boutros Boutros-Ghali from the United Nations.

The master plan to subjugate the entire Middle East.

Ethnic cleansing of native Americans.

Iraq WMD lies.

Sabotage of Russian oil pipelines.

Installation of puppet Shah in Iran. Overthrow of democracy.

Attempts to overthrow/assassinate democratic government in Venezuela.

Culturally offensive behavior overseas.

Inaction over genocide in Sudan.

And On… And On…. And On!

Personally, I do not hate the United States. But I am dismayed by the horrors inflicted on poor countries of the world by the Emperor of the United States of America. No country can afford to make enemies of the majority of countries in the world.

The actions by the United States may be described as “barbarism.” Even within their own national borders, they kill/assassinated more of their own presidents/candidates then the entire world combined. Americans, clean your act before worrying about others!

Good day… Yours truly,

keol

..so why do you have them as YOUR biggest trade partner....and have YOUR BIGGEST trade surplus with them???? Would you prefer...they stop your imports and impose a reciprocical trade flow ????? Or if you dont like them...simply dont sell them anything !!!! Who will win ????? They can buy from others countries...more friendly !!!!!
To whom will you sell to compensate what you dont sell them ???? to Europeans or Japanese who already have a high trade imbalance with you ????
...so why do you continue to lick their ass when your ministers visit them...not later than this week ??????
...so why every time you have a cash flow problem (smile) (because of your bad management) you go to them to borrow money through International agencies...controlled by them ????When they agree on lending....you are not as acid with them !!!!! you play double game ?????
....so why every time your currency collapse...it is because of them...and when it is strong...it is because of you ??????
...so why do you say your problems are due because the US$ is weak...when in fact your currency is strong against ALL major currencies ???? Simply dont keep US$ but other major currencies...which are as weak as the $ against the Reais...anyway !!!!

I could continue for hours ! your double game is simply not fair to them ! They could have let you gone bankrupt more than once ! If they would have done so you would be in a much deeper troubles....by now !!!!!

Anyway ont the next US economic slowdown...you will suffer heavily.
Just look at what happened to you in their 4 years cycle :

2002, 1998, 1994, 1990 etc etc

Next cyle is 2006 or early 2007 at the latest !!!!

Why do you think the world (not only the US) call you.....A BOOM AND BUST ECONOMY ??????

It is not without reason...I guess !!!!!

For decades...on every of your recovery...you said...this time it is sustainable...but ALWAYS failed !!!!!

I truly hope that this time will be the good one because your citizens especially the poors suffered enough of your bad managements, wether from left of right governments !!!!!

I love brazilian citizens but dont like those who manage your country. More respect are due to your citizens....from the people YOU elect !!!!
No doubt the developped nations would agree for more sharing and forgiving....provided your governments distribute more to your needy people and dont keep as much wealth as they do....creating the world record of social inequalities after...Sierra Leone...as per the UN statistics !!!!!!!
God bless you for your future

...is it not barbarism that a country that calls itself the world's garden.....still has so much hunger and poverty... and has so much available land but not giving it to poor farmers ????????

Come on, come on !!!! Before looking and criticizing what is outside...just look at what you see every day inside your own country !
Favelas, favelas, favelas, poverty as far as you can see, lack of education, lack of sanitation, lack of social inclusion, etc etc....!!!!!

Too easy to criticize others when you are blind on what is in front of your eyes !
the simple truth is that your reality is far darker...than others...as per UN statistics, in so many ratings !!!!!!!

Handle your own problems first...and then we could talk ! Developped nations did their jobs for decades to gain prosperity.....without your help and critics ! So far.....you have not done your job ! PLEASE DO !!!!!!!

NIKE said it all : JUST DO IT !!!!!!!

hey kodi how u doing? :grin

never though of reading so much crap, and all together.....god save us from the stupidity of human beings as such the ones who wrote above.......peace