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Apr 16, 2023Liked by Andrew Korybko

Again thanks Andrew, I have been (again) fighting online with those blinded by Lula’s grand statements over the past few days - people who typically say I am of bad faith, when it is obvious to me that they are.

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Keep up the good fight! The facts are on our side, while all they can do is attack people, deny the facts, and concoct conspiracy theories.

My latest discovery that I analyzed in this piece proves once and for all that Brazil doesn't have to condemn Russia, and that Lula did indeed change his party's policy towards this conflict.

The only thing they can say in response is that the UN website was "hacked" or whatever, but nobody would really believe that lol

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Lula's behavior and statements are ambiguous. It feels like his current strategy is to appease the violent hegemon in the north while at the same time calling for 'dedollarization' and a movement away from U.S. hegemony. Like most of the southern 'backyard' countries of the northern hegemon, Brazil is not truly independent and can be easily compromised as the hegemon can simply print dollars and buy Brazilian 'loyalty'. Lula knowns this very well, I think.

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