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'White People With Blue Eyes' Caused Economic Crisis?
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently blamed the global economic crisis on "white people with blue eyes," and said it was wrong that black and indigenous people should pay for white people's mistakes, the Financial Times reported.Standing next to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a joint press conference in Brasilia, Lula da Silva told reporters: "This crisis was caused by the irrational behaviour of white people with blue eyes, who before the crisis appeared to know everything and now demonstrate that they know nothing."
"I do not know any black or indigenous bankers so I can only say [it is wrong] that this part of mankind which is victimised more than any other should pay for the crisis," he added.
What a fun position Gordon Brown found himself in!
Brown's tour was in preparation for Thursday's G20 summit. Brown made a joint appeal for the world's biggest economies to pledge $100 billion to boost global trade.
Adding to his analysis of the economic crisis, Lula da Silva likened protectionism to addictive drugs.
"I compare protectionism to a drug," he said. "Why do people use drugs? Because they are in crisis and they think the drug will help them. But its effects pass quickly."
While not as shocking as the first pronouncement, this isn't winning a Nobel any time soon either. Such extreme statements also won't help Brazil's campaign for a bigger voice in international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Forum. At least until their president drastically alters his thinking.
And that might be the only positive development to come of all this.
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coney
11:30PM 11:30PM Mar 28th 2009
It is not the color of the eyes that are at fault, it is the evil in the eyes. I had a chance to look Fats Limbaugh and Dickless Cheenee in the eye. What I saw was pure evil.
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coney
11:29PM 11:29PM Mar 28th 2009
It is not the color of the eyes that are at fault, it is the evil in the eyes. I had a chance to look Fats Limbaugh and Dickless Cheenee in the eye. What I saw was pure evil.
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Avice
6:19PM 6:19PM Mar 28th 2009
He's absolutely right. I should have sold my Citigroup stock when it was at $52 and I could have been spending the money now.
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Avice
6:44PM 6:44PM Mar 28th 2009
angie: encorage...here an abroad,,.some one.....i i i i i...morgage...new full well...can not...fannie,freddy, and barny frank,and a host of other librals...whinning...librals...GIVE ME A BRAKE!!
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Unfortunately, no one wants to even mention the basic problem of stupidity. This is what gave us the disastrous eight years with George Bush. Stupid people voted for him because he was one of them. And don't blame LIBERALS for that. I am so tired of people who think they know everything but don't even have enough sense to capitalize their "i".
OK, let me explain one thing: Your BRAKE is on the floorboard of your car, somewhere near the accelerator.
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billy
6:59PM 6:59PM Mar 28th 2009
wow....so all blonde hair blue eyed people? wasnt that a hitler thing? kinda trite and played out...lets blame our problems on the "Man" or "White Man". when the leaders of countries are just people. so blame everyone if something goes wrong. we all have a god given right to defend our selfs and what we believe in. so why is everyone a big puss and just talk shit behind cameras...i would love for that fat p.o.s. to say that to my face...see what happens. oh and as for white people being the problem fuck you dont take welfare checks, fuck you no more hand outs....its funny how people blame large groups wether black white asian mexican doesnt matter.....BE GROWN KNOW WHO YOUR TALKING TO AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THEM....dont be a doucher. just like not all jews are money grubbing penny pinchers and some asians are bad at math...not all of us white people are fucking ass holes. FUCK BRAZIL ANYWAY...AND THE RAIN FOREST..BURN IT ALL. there like me now? i sound like all you other douchers. people GROW UP. please.
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Craigushka
2:55AM 2:55AM Mar 29th 2009
That racist dog should understand that those dogs with the blue eyes are those who call themselves jews. The ones who look white are those who converted to judaism, and call themselves jews. If you will do futher research you will see that those people in charge of the banking, federal Reserve etc are real hook nose jews. Obama has appointed a whole sorry lot of them. Wake up you inbred racist dog.
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Truth
1:17AM 1:17AM Mar 31st 2009
Hey Craig Kiss my Jewish ass. Whats your ethnicity? It doesn't really matter your ignorant no matter how you slice it. Dont go talking trash about my people unless your gonna do it to there face otherwise you are just a mindless punk stirring up hatred. Your a ignorant fool, You don't have any idea what you are talking about you stupid bitch!!! Im not even really religious but I am a Jew and I hate narrow minded idiots like you. keep your stupid misguided and ignorant remarks to yourself.
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Nicolle
11:22PM 11:22PM Apr 13th 2009
Shame on you, Truth. Your response is low rent and does not help your cause at all. All Jewish people(proper, Jews is tacky)are ashamed by your response.
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Craigushka
3:11AM 3:11AM Mar 29th 2009
They want to blame it on the whiteman! Those dogs in charge of the Federal Reserve, and major banking institutions are jews. Some jews look white, but they are not white. The real white race is anglo saxon, and the kindred people which are the true Isrealites of the bible. The blacks, mexicans, asians, India people are the pre adamic races. Adam and Eve are only the beginning of the white Israelite race, GODS Chosen people. Israelites and jews are not the same people as your so-called biblical scholars tell you they are. They are not the same people. All races outside the white anglo saxon and related peoples are gentile nations. These blacks and other races going around claiming they are jews very well could be correct, but claiming they are Israelites is a lie from hell, and a deception.
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Craigushka
3:14AM 3:14AM Mar 29th 2009
JUDY
10:22AM 10:22AM Mar 28th 2009
Omigod!!!! When are we going to stand up to this kind of irrational, bigoted trash? Blond hair and blue eyes, can the ovens be far behind? Do these people want a backlash? Do the celebrities want to continue to support this kind of nonsense? I, who have blond hair and blue eyes have not caused the tragedy of the world. It falls to the feet of the wealthy, like Lula De Silva. A rich man who comes from a rich family who has never known a day of poverty in his life. He is an evil man, known for his stinginess.
**************** He is an inbred evil man. He is a satanic seedline that is never satisfied. I am not joking when I say he is a part of the literal children of the devil.
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Roxie
8:21AM 8:21AM Mar 29th 2009
I'm looking at this guy and he doen't have "blue eyes' but he sure is WHITE. He wants to flog his black and indigenious population to do what? Kill off all whites, discriminate against them, make them leave in the slums and shacks that litter most of the cities of Brazil?? where there are TENS OF THOUSANDS of homeless, including children without parents...Sounds like he needs to worry more about what's going on in his country rather than spouting off a bunch of RACIST GARBARGE.
HONOR YOUR TREATIES BRAZIL AND LET THE LITTLE AMERICAN BOY WHO WAS KIDNAPPED BY HIS NON CUSTODIAL PARENT WHO IS NOW DEAD COME HOME TO HIS REAL DAD!!!!!!!!!!!
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Prn13Norm
8:37AM 8:37AM Mar 29th 2009
Why hasn't Obama publicly chastised this official for his comment? Perhaps it is because he sounds so much like Rev. Wright!
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Kevin
10:18AM 10:18AM Mar 29th 2009
I find it frightening that the sheer volume of complaints to this post liken Mr. Silva's comments to anti-semitism and/or racism. The fact of the matter, white people have been the dominant race on this planet, subjegating most of Europe, the Americas, and Africa. While over simplified, Mr. da Silva, speaks the truth. And it is not reverse racism to say it. Until White people can stand up and say, "yes, in the past, those of my race have caused the destruction of entire cultures, and yes, our one sided view of the world (them against us - proven by all the posts decrying Mr. da Silva's comments) and yes, (the old favorite retaliation) 'if you don't like America, leave' is pretty stupid and I'm an idiot for saying it, we will not see much progress in the path of fairness and equality on this planet. The fact that most American's prize their dvr's and cell phones more than the wildlife being killed off daily in their own states, proves Mr. da Silva's point. Being White or being American does not make you right. It makes you White and American. In conclusion, what Mr. da Silva was saying and is 100 accurate: "The experts have been in charge for the last 30 years, making decisions about the global economy. Experts include past Presidents of this nation, all male, all white. The global economy is in the toilet, because of these 'experts', the CEO's of major world corporations. (Probably male, and most likely white). Why on earth would we turn to these experts now? Because the people they are 'experting' to, are dumber than most of the people on this website!
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MO
7:55PM 7:55PM Mar 30th 2009
Very well said!
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highk82
12:42PM 12:42PM Mar 29th 2009
Well if you are going to take credit for doing all the good, then you need to take credit for causing the bad also. You can't just have it one way.
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hobbsoldbg65
1:23PM 1:23PM Mar 29th 2009
Franklin Raines, the CEO of Fannie Mae is black as the ace of spades. What an idiot this man is.All the black leaders in Africa are corrupt as are Brazilians.Boy do we have a bunch of nut jobs running countries these days. Castro, Chavez Achmedinanjan, and on on on. Such madness can only end in tragedy. Duck and cover everybody.
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Craigushka
12:34AM 12:34AM Apr 14th 2009
Every nation on earth that has allowed non whites and sorry libers, socialist, marxist, to get involved with it in authority positions have went down the sewer pipe to the garbage heap of history. The Real White man the anglo saxon, an drelated kindred built all high civilizations, and the other races only have what they have because of us. Without the real white man, the vampire races who live off us, would not have anything. The white man gav ethe world all the major inventions. Electricity, computers, trains, cars, airplanes, telephones, radios, tv's, the movie camera that the jews stole from Thomas Edison. without us, the other races would still be riding camels, and horses, and sitting in the dark. GOD said in his HOLY WORD that the world would be blessed by true ISRAEL, so we know that TRUE ISRAEL is the white Anglo saxon, an drelated kindred. The world has been blessed by the white race, but they curse GODS chosen white race, which GOD said those who curse them will be cursed. What I state here is facts, and proof. No other race but the Anglo Saxon and related kindred fullfill the prophsies relating to true Israel. The rset of the races are pre-Adamic, or mixed breeds.
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Alexis
5:56PM 5:56PM Mar 29th 2009
Well, since he has dark hair and eyes I guess that lets him off the hook then. And this guy is the president of Brazil? What an IDIOT!
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dorp it hot
6:36PM 6:36PM Mar 29th 2009
DAMN WHITE DEVILS.......KILL EM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LovelyHoney
9:03AM 9:03AM Mar 31st 2009
STOP IT - LOL!
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