Re:No more HollyWood films in ... (Score 3, Informative)

Spoken like someone who seriously has no clue whatsoever about anything related to life outside of the states. Bravo.

I'm an American citizen who has been living in Brazil for nearly 14 years now. I've been lucky enough to witness the country rise economically from the ashes of a dictatorship and prosper during a time of world recession. Brazil isn't without its share of problems just like any other country on the planet, but over the last decade has proved itself a world power and economically stable environment ripe for investment opportunities and growth. The social divisions are still quite stark but there's finally an emerging middle-class to slowly balance things out. Inflation is under control and the economy is very strong. Brazil is a self-sufficient giant poised to make great strides in the coming years.

This attitude of "The USA will do anything it can to make sure BLAH BLAH BLAH" is exactly what got you owned in 2001, and then again in 2008 when your economy collapsed due in large part to greed and gross financial misconduct. This idea that you can walk into any country on the planet and enforce your will and ideals on a population is laughable at this point. Nobody wants a United States of America World Police Order. Your policies back home do not apply abroad son. The one which you stated about knocking off politicians is clearly a sick joke because we all know how well that worked with Hugo Chavez. Any other bright ideas? How about instead of posting your baseless tripe on forums you instead get a clue and focus your attention more on your own homeland instead of spreading this obviously poorly educated crap around the internet. You are making yourself look like a childish fool, meanwhile your unemployment rate is skyrocketing, your housing industry is in a state of free-fall, and your government is so obsessed with in-fighting that over the next couple of years nothing other than bickering will get done while the population suffers. My suggestion to Americans in general is to focus on your own problems first before you attempt to enforce your will on another unwilling population. The harder you push the more they'll resist. In a country where drug offenders end up doing more time than murderers, child molesters and rapists, there's clearly something very wrong. How is the American system of social class any different than that of Brazil? Your billionaire CEO class has absolutely no clue nor care in the world about the lower middle-class blue collar worker. It's the poor who grease the wheels of the machine as the rich get richer.

My wife has been studying law for the last 13 years since we've been living here. She's told me repeatedly any time this subject of "internet law" comes up that there are actually laws on the books, but there's no implementation because there's no way to enforce them. Things like bandwidth caps and isp monitoring are considered unconstitutional and rarely used outside of investigating a corrupt politician. Passing a law does not mean it will be enforced and rarely is.

One of my favorite things about living in this country is that there are certain freedoms that Americans could only dream of. Ever been pulled over for a traffic violation? 5 mph over the speed limit? Maybe a rolling stop at an intersection where nobody is around? That crap doesn't exist here. There aren't any traffic cops. They do use a system of radars in some areas to control the speed, other than that they are non-existent. Once in a while they'll run what's called a "blitz" where they'll close off 3 of the 4 lanes of traffic to check paperwork related to valid licenses, insurance, and paid taxes on the car, but it's rare. Mostly they are interested in fighting the drug dealers and surviving on the streets from day to day. They don't get paid enough to give a crap about whether or not you are obeying the traffic laws. The best part is that they aren't needed. It isn't a lawless wasteland where everyone is driving around like Carmageddon. It's an honor system and for the most part works wonderfully. It's also not a really good idea to stop at a red light in some of the bad parts of Rio after midnight :) Brazil isn't without problems or faults.

Right now Brazil is helping the American economy by providing loans and financial support where needed when asked. I think the least Americans could do would be to get some culture and embrace new ideals and values abroad instead of imposing their will through force.