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White, blue-eyed bankers are entirely to blame for the world financial crisis that has ended up hitting black and indigenous people disproportionately, the president of Brazil declared .
In an outspoken intervention as Gordon Brown stood alongside him, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva pledged to make next week's G20 summit "spicy" as he accused the rich of forcing the poor into greater hardship.
"This crisis was caused by no black man or woman or by no indigenous person or by no poor person," Lula said after talks with the prime minister in Brasilia to discuss next week's G20 summit in London.
"This crisis was fostered and boosted by irrational behaviour of some people that are white, blue-eyed. Before the crisis they looked like they knew everything about economics, and they have demonstrated they know nothing about economics."
Challenged about his claims, Lula responded: "I only record what I see in the press. I am not acquainted with a single black banker."
I think the entire financial meltdown was caused by people that enjoy driving fast cars. Most bank executives and wall street traders drive Jags, Corvettes, and Porsches. If we give the financial system to people that drive Jettas we will be in great shape!!!
Err... but isn't it... true?
Err... but isn't it... true?
No, it's not. That's a very ignorant stereotype: that all White people have blue eyes. Lula is himself a White guy without blue eyes. Blue eyes are more common within certain White ethnic groups (like Scandinavians), but they are less common in others, and even among Scandinavians blue eyes are far from universal. Only a minority of American Whites have blue eyes, and it's a pretty safe bet that only a minority of American bankers have blue eyes.
Otherwise, it's a pretty safe bet to assume that most bankers in the United States (who caused this problem) are White. But I question Lula's judgment in feeling the need to point out the obvious: that White people are disproportionally advantaged in both the United States and Brazil (and disproportionally hold positions of power), and that Black people (including pardo [mixed African & European heritage]) are disproportionally disadvantaged in both countries. This is a given, and there was no need for Lula to point this out, unless he was making a rebuttal against an unfair remark aimed at Black people. Additionally, his comment ignores the fact that, even though White people are generally better off than Black people in both the United States and Brazil, tens of millions of White people in both countries do live in poverty, and hundreds of millions more -who belong to the middle classes- are being heavily impacted by the recession and the actions of greedy bankers. So, making this into a White-vs-rest issue, is a tad counterproductive, and risks creating a "race" issue where there really isn't one.
As usual, Morpheus with the good point; and I stand corrected. Though we can both agree, I think, that the comments won't really have far reaching effects- It just seems like a simple, silly comment, obviously oversimplifying the situation, but hardly enough to spark any "racial strife" anywhere.
Err... but isn't it... true?
No, it's not. That's a very ignorant stereotype: that all White people have blue eyes. Lula is himself a White guy without blue eyes. Blue eyes are more common within certain White ethnic groups (like Scandinavians), but they are less common in others, and even among Scandinavians blue eyes are far from universal. Only a minority of American Whites have blue eyes, and it's a pretty safe bet that only a minority of American bankers have blue eyes.
Otherwise, it's a pretty safe bet to assume that most bankers in the United States (who caused this problem) are White. But I question Lula's judgment in feeling the need to point out the obvious: that White people are disproportionally advantaged in both the United States and Brazil (and disproportionally hold positions of power), and that Black people (including pardo [mixed African & European heritage]) are disproportionally disadvantaged in both countries. This is a given, and there was no need for Lula to point this out, unless he was making a rebuttal against an unfair remark aimed at Black people. Additionally, his comment ignores the fact that, even though White people are generally better off than Black people in both the United States and Brazil, tens of millions of White people in both countries do live in poverty, and hundreds of millions more -who belong to the middle classes- are being heavily impacted by the recession and the actions of greedy bankers. So, making this into a White-vs-rest issue, is a tad counterproductive, and risks creating a "race" issue where there really isn't one.
As usual, Morpheus with the good point; and I stand corrected. Though we can both agree, I think, that the comments won't really have far reaching effects- It just seems like a simple, silly comment, obviously oversimplifying the situation, but hardly enough to spark any "racial strife" anywhere.
An, er, "interesting" take on the global financial crisis.
White, blue-eyed bankers are entirely to blame for the world financial crisis that has ended up hitting black and indigenous people disproportionately, the president of Brazil declared .
In an outspoken intervention as Gordon Brown stood alongside him, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva pledged to make next week's G20 summit "spicy" as he accused the rich of forcing the poor into greater hardship.
"This crisis was caused by no black man or woman or by no indigenous person or by no poor person," Lula said after talks with the prime minister in Brasilia to discuss next week's G20 summit in London.
"This crisis was fostered and boosted by irrational behaviour of some people that are white, blue-eyed. Before the crisis they looked like they knew everything about economics, and they have demonstrated they know nothing about economics."
Challenged about his claims, Lula responded: "I only record what I see in the press. I am not acquainted with a single black banker."
'Blue-eyed bankers' to blame for crash, Brazil's Lula tells Gordon Brown | World news | guardian.co.uk
All you white sucka But Homo lesbians are to Blaime for the Global Economic meltdown.An, er, "interesting" take on the global financial crisis.
White, blue-eyed bankers are entirely to blame for the world financial crisis that has ended up hitting black and indigenous people disproportionately, the president of Brazil declared .
In an outspoken intervention as Gordon Brown stood alongside him, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva pledged to make next week's G20 summit "spicy" as he accused the rich of forcing the poor into greater hardship.
"This crisis was caused by no black man or woman or by no indigenous person or by no poor person," Lula said after talks with the prime minister in Brasilia to discuss next week's G20 summit in London.
"This crisis was fostered and boosted by irrational behaviour of some people that are white, blue-eyed. Before the crisis they looked like they knew everything about economics, and they have demonstrated they know nothing about economics."
Challenged about his claims, Lula responded: "I only record what I see in the press. I am not acquainted with a single black banker."
'Blue-eyed bankers' to blame for crash, Brazil's Lula tells Gordon Brown | World news | guardian.co.uk
Theoretically true... Practically, over-fucking-simplified bullshit. What a little dumb dependency theorist do we have here... Lula... You know, I AM getting sick of this Marxist turned racist shit... To a certain point - yeah, most of things were a white man's fault (colonialism, etc.) BUT! When will they stop just throwing the blame around and start looking into their own backyards and sweeping in front of their own doorsteps? Actually, this is totally not like me to say this... I usually stick with the underdog...
Maybe it's the champagne... just moved to a new apartment... celebratin' a bit.
All you white sucka But Homo lesbians are to Blaime for the Global Economic meltdown.
As I said , there were no Black males or females or Hispanic males or females in the upper
escholon of many of these Insurance , Brokerage , and Banking institutions. This Wall street, and Global collasp is caused by White male and White females. This is not oversimplified Bullshit , it is just the cold hard facts, that many of you white Homo's and lesbos just don't want to accept and swallow.!!.Its all you white peoples fault, and the entire Black and hispanic and Brown world has to suffer.!
All you white sucka But Homo lesbians are to Blaime for the Global Economic meltdown.
As I said , there were no Black males or females or Hispanic males or females in the upper
escholon of many of these Insurance , Brokerage , and Banking institutions. This Wall street, and Global collasp is caused by White male and White females. This is not oversimplified Bullshit , it is just the cold hard facts, that many of you white Homo's and lesbos just don't want to accept and swallow.!!.Its all you white peoples fault, and the entire Black and hispanic and Brown world has to suffer.!
The problem with this reasoning (and most of the Nation's reasoning when it comes to race) is that it's based on the logically fallacious assumption that correlation implies causation.
All you white sucka But Homo lesbians are to Blaime for the Global Economic meltdown.An, er, "interesting" take on the global financial crisis.
'Blue-eyed bankers' to blame for crash, Brazil's Lula tells Gordon Brown | World news | guardian.co.uk
Theoretically true... Practically, over-fucking-simplified bullshit. What a little dumb dependency theorist do we have here... Lula... You know, I AM getting sick of this Marxist turned racist shit... To a certain point - yeah, most of things were a white man's fault (colonialism, etc.) BUT! When will they stop just throwing the blame around and start looking into their own backyards and sweeping in front of their own doorsteps? Actually, this is totally not like me to say this... I usually stick with the underdog...
Maybe it's the champagne... just moved to a new apartment... celebratin' a bit.
As I said , there were no Black males or females or Hispanic males or females in the upper
escholon of many of these Insurance , Brokerage , and Banking institutions. This Wall street, and Global collasp is caused by White male and White females. This is not oversimplified Bullshit , it is just the cold hard facts, that many of you white Homo's and lesbos just don't want to accept and swallow.!!.Its all you white peoples fault, and the entire Black and hispanic and Brown world has to suffer.!
All you white sucka But Homo lesbians are to Blaime for the Global Economic meltdown.
As I said , there were no Black males or females or Hispanic males or females in the upper
escholon of many of these Insurance , Brokerage , and Banking institutions. This Wall street, and Global collasp is caused by White male and White females. This is not oversimplified Bullshit , it is just the cold hard facts, that many of you white Homo's and lesbos just don't want to accept and swallow.!!.Its all you white peoples fault, and the entire Black and hispanic and Brown world has to suffer.!
The problem with this reasoning (and most of the Nation's reasoning when it comes to race) is that it's based on the logically fallacious assumption that correlation implies causation.
Listen Kalam, like I stated, there is nothing fallacious , or false about what I am saying.
White people created these financial instruments , packaged them , and sold them to the entire world, knowing that they were artificially overvalued,or outright worthless. These White men , knowingly and with premeditated thought, defrauded the American people, and many other people throughout the rest of the World. Blacks, had nothing to do with the creation of these Financial instruments , nor did any hispanics, have anything to do with what we are currently experiencing. This was all created by greedy White male Wall Street
types, who don't even want to hire Blacks or other minorities in their firms.
Listen Kalam, like I stated, there is nothing fallacious , or false about what I am saying.
White people created these financial instruments , packaged them , and sold them to the entire world, knowing that they were artificially overvalued,or outright worthless. These White men , knowingly and with premeditated thought, defrauded the American people, and many other people throughout the rest of the World. Blacks, had nothing to do with the creation of these Financial instruments , nor did any hispanics, have anything to do with what we are currently experiencing. This was all created by greedy White male Wall Street
types, who don't even want to hire Blacks or other minorities in their firms.
