May Day is no longer commemorated as it once was. The crisis in socialist alternatives, the overpowering force of global capitalism and the division of the workers into the included and the excluded have all contributed to lessening the ideology of Labor Day.
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The more I read the more I get disgusted by these communists destroying the minds of other brazilians.
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Brazil Needs a General Strike to Demand Good Education for All written by João da Silva,
May 10, 2007
Convoke a general strike so that workers and the mass of the people demonstrate that they want the right to the Same Chance, demanding schools for their children equal to those of the boss's children.
A general strike of a mere hour to shout, "Education Now," just as people used to shout "Direct Elections Now" or "Long Live Socialism."
Now I am totally confused. The slogan shoutings of the past were to end the Military government. Now we are a democracy and many of those people who were shouting the solgan "Direct Elections Now" have been elected to hold offices where they are in a position to implement several programs to better the education in the country. Especially, Mr.Cristovam who was the Minister of Education and now the President of the Senate Education Commission. He should be able to intiate a debate among his colleagues in the congress about this issue and negotiate with the government to implement projects that would provide good education to all. Instead he is instigating one hour General Strike of the proletariat to demand good education for all!
I am unable to understand what good a general strike would do except stopping the public transport and the business activities.
A strike of the proletariate, brilliant. The museums are all going to be on strike for the Pan Am Games, what brilliance. An intellectual vapidity. The solution is to provide the funding that exists in the coffers in billions of dollars. If you are unwilling to act, of what use is the Ministry of Education. The monies are allocated pay them. 'What would Jesus do?'
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A GENTI FALAMO TUDO ERRADU written by POBREZINHA DA ROCINHA,
May 10, 2007
AI KEIN MI DERA UMA EDUKASSAUN MILIÓ PRA EU PUDE FALà UM PORTUGUEIS CORRETO IGUAU AU DOS PORTUGA
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POBREZINHA DA ROCINHA, written by João da Silva,
May 10, 2007
A strike of the proletariate, brilliant. The museums are all going to be on strike for the Pan Am Games, what brilliance. An intellectual vapidity.
Do you know something? I thought the translation from Cristovam´s article into Portuguese was not transmitting his real thoughts.So I decided to research in his site and discovered that he means what he says! Couldnt believe it.Further, he has been going around all the states promoting this idea of a general strike!!
Then this evening I commented to my wife (who is in the Educational field) about the remarks made by both you and A Brazilian. She agrees with you about the intellectual vapidit and she thought A Brazilian was extremely blunt and didnt mince words.
Some people like to be in the opposition all the time and are not comfortable while in the seat of power. Unfortunately, Cristovam seems to be one of them.I must confess that I am disappointed with his posture.
I dont use this phrase either,because I consider it as defeatist and apologetic.The ones who often use this expression are justifying their inaction in front of their elected leaders.
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... written by Ric,
May 11, 2007
As a foreigner, not only have I not said it, I would not express agreement with the speaker. As a national, the Brazilian has the right to say whatever he wants to. Not so the guest.
As a foreigner, not only have I not said it, I would not express agreement with the speaker
Good that you didnt express your agreement with the speaker. But you should have given a thorough dressing down and called him/her a commie and a defeatist
Anyway, I am happy to inform you that Christopher Buarque cant do much today about his campaign on education in our state. It is raining cats and dogs and cold too.His plane is not to supposed to land until 4.30 P.M. By then it is already Cachaça time for all of us.No general strike today.
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... written by edd,
May 12, 2007
Your are ideas about education are correct. The problem is you cloak them in the word revolution. That word is revolting too many. Try change, try equality, words and ideas of this new world. We are past revolutions or at least the negative connotations that word invokes.
The problem is you cloak them in the word revolution.That word is revolting too many.
You are right. The parrot like repetition of this word irritates many people, especially when they know that the so called revolutionaries are very good while in the opposition and when they come to power, they do not have guts to change their ideology according to the fast changing world.
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Words that Irritate written by Ric,
May 19, 2007
Devolution, Evolution, Revolution. Fortunately our parrots don´t use these words. They say things like, "I like Ric."
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Words that Irritate written by João da Silva,
May 20, 2007
Ric, You are fortunate to have such wonderful parrots.
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Elite Colleges Open New Door to Low-Income Youths . written by aes,
May 27, 2007
May Day is no longer commemorated as it once was. The crisis in socialist alternatives, the overpowering force of global capitalism and the division of the workers into the included and the excluded have all contributed to lessening the ideology of Labor Day.
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