mere@piefed.social to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoLeft-leaning leaders in the Americas welcome Lula’s victory in Brazilapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down10
arrow-up1249arrow-down1external-linkLeft-leaning leaders in the Americas welcome Lula’s victory in Brazilapnews.commere@piefed.social to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 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-down2·6 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-up8·6 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.
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.