Comments for Brazilian Newspaper Fined US$ 17,000 for Letter "Damaging Honor" of Judge at http://www.brazzilmag.com , comment 0 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.brazzilmag.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:17:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/10392/1/#pc_18932 Sorry But it is NOT a precedent. It already happened many many many many times ! Just think about what your neighbour said. A precedent is when it is something new....which did not happened earlier. That is not the case ! It is a normal way of life...IN BRAZIL.....TO REFUTE REALITY AND TRUTH ! And telling the REALITY AND TRUTH...IS AN INSULT TO THE HONOR OF MANY BRAZILIANS...WHEN REALITY AND TRUTH IS NEGATIVE ! ROBBING HOOK and his gang are free to have harsh statements and critics against the developed nations....but not the other way around...of course....in their views ! There should be more trade....but their way of course.....despite Brazil already has a large trade surplus with the developed nations. Imports are TOLERATED ONLY if there is also a transfer of technology....because otherwise as it is well known Brazil has Nooooooo technology and have no interests to invest in such "stupid" things that needs very high R&D INVESTMENTS FOR MANY YEARS before it becomes profitable ! There should be more trade as they say....but intend to increase their imports tariffs very shortly on many goods...TO PROTECT THEIR INDUSTRIES !!!!! Even on Chinese textiles, despite their Chinese textiles imports are barely at ONE PERCENT...of the Brazilian Textile Industry ! THAT IS....TOO MUCH....IN THEIR VIEW !!!! Welll...welll.....that is only a small part of Brazil Economic Model ! A guaranteed model...for failure...just as in the past ! LOSERS WILL REMAIN LOSERS...UNTIL THEY CHANGE THEIR WAY OF THINKING ! For Brazil....nothing in the horizon...for sure ! - ch.c. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:52:31 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/10392/1/#pc_18927 What an incredibly ridiculous and dangerous precedent. For starters: “damaging the honour of a judge”? A local Brazilian judge? They have honour? Since when? I thought most of these family/friend appointed country bumpkins preside and rule depending on the quality of morning blowjob given by their faxineira. Honour? Who knew? ;) Seriously though, apart from the sheer ridiculousness of this knee-jerk Banana Republic-esque charge and verdict (remember, only Third World Nation’s have things like this. It’s akin to Turkey’s Article 301), this sends out a not so subtle message to all local papers and citizens with -- and remember the salient word here -- OPINIONS to express. That message is: fuck you and shut up or else. If the big papers and Rights groups don’t get behind the "Pioneiro" and fight this at the Federal level (where there is at least some semblance of rationality), then one more plank has been removed from this Nation’s democratic scaffolding and it won’t be too long until we hear about bloggers being dragged to the courts for offending, on-line, thin-skinned moma’s boys in high places. Honour? Give me a break. That said, here’s my Brazilian neighbour’s logic and response to this: “We’ve come a long way and Mr. Zanandrea should be lucky it’s just a fine and not a bullet in his head”. - gringo Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:01:12 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/10392/1/#pc_18926 Really have to be careful with what you say around here, don't ya? And what was that thing about the "worse horrors of nazi, germany"!! :D - bo Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:50:16 +0100