Friday, January 14, 2011
Sane Rousseff
Brazil is suffering from floods and mudslides. I've been curious to see how Dilma Rousseff, new president and former Marxist guerrilla, would respond. Sort of hoping to see an old-fashioned Marxist response, not a new Gramscian response.
Yup, Marxist. In other words, sane and practical. The flood is simply an act of God, and the job of government is to make it easier for people to live decently and legally.
Gramscian leaders like Bushobama and Cameron would respond first by blaming Western civilization for bringing down the wrath of Gaia[pbuh] on our sinful exhalations. Gramscians would then throw money at the displaced people without changing any of the laws that forced them to build illegally. The money would be insufficient to start a new life but just enough to accustom the people to welfare. ¶ 4:09 AM
Ms Rousseff described the destruction as an act of God but she also expressed anger at illegal construction.
"We saw areas in which mountains untouched by men dissolved. But we also saw areas in which illegal occupation caused damage to the health and lives of people."
Saying that building houses in risky areas was "the rule rather than the exception" in Brazil, she added: "When there are no housing policies in place, where will a person with an income of up to two minimum wages live? He will live where he is not allowed to."
Ms Rousseff said the state would care for the victims but said stopping future tragedies would be a priority.
Yup, Marxist. In other words, sane and practical. The flood is simply an act of God, and the job of government is to make it easier for people to live decently and legally.
Gramscian leaders like Bushobama and Cameron would respond first by blaming Western civilization for bringing down the wrath of Gaia[pbuh] on our sinful exhalations. Gramscians would then throw money at the displaced people without changing any of the laws that forced them to build illegally. The money would be insufficient to start a new life but just enough to accustom the people to welfare. ¶ 4:09 AM
