mere@piefed.social to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoLeft-leaning leaders in the Americas welcome Lula’s victory in Brazilapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down10
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minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·6 hours agoSo the good guys won but didn’t win hard enough for your tastes. Just take the W and have a nice night. Now there’s an opportunity for improvement, that’s a good thing.
minus-squareobvs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·5 hours agoLook at the United States. Joe Biden beat Trump in 2020. And remember the cheering, and the relief, and the way people felt on that day. Never forget that day.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·5 hours agoIt was indeed a good day. It later got squandered, sure. But that day was good.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoI spent the entire day dancing, so visceral was my relief. I know I was not the only one
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 hours agoAny good guy was long gone before the candidates were selected. Still, it’s better than Flavio winning.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours agoAlas, “the least-worst candidate who had a plausible chance of winning” is generally the best outcome for most democracies. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Or the “well he’s okay I guess”, in this case.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·5 hours agoHe’s far from ok, though. Our democracy is dying, in large part because of him. He is just way less worse than that other guy.
minus-squareCricket [he/him]@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 hours ago Our democracy is dying, in large part because of him. Can you please explain? I haven’t been following what’s been going on in Brazil very closely.
So the good guys won but didn’t win hard enough for your tastes.
Just take the W and have a nice night. Now there’s an opportunity for improvement, that’s a good thing.
Look at the United States.
Joe Biden beat Trump in 2020.
And remember the cheering, and the relief, and the way people felt on that day.
Never forget that day.
It was indeed a good day.
It later got squandered, sure. But that day was good.
I spent the entire day dancing, so visceral was my relief. I know I was not the only one
Any good guy was long gone before the candidates were selected.
Still, it’s better than Flavio winning.
Alas, “the least-worst candidate who had a plausible chance of winning” is generally the best outcome for most democracies.
Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Or the “well he’s okay I guess”, in this case.
He’s far from ok, though. Our democracy is dying, in large part because of him.
He is just way less worse than that other guy.
Can you please explain? I haven’t been following what’s been going on in Brazil very closely.