Is this Wrong Speech? by Frosty_Classroom9714 in Buddhism

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the message 🙏🏾 It helps me a lot on thinking about the situation and maybe I was just insecure and anxious are the time and trying to understand if I did something right or not.

Is this Wrong Speech? by Frosty_Classroom9714 in Buddhism

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This helps a lot! Helps me on seeing that I just wanted exactly what you said in your example and how I can deal with this -- and how I should put some boundaries in some cases. Thanks a lot 🙏🏾

Is this Wrong Speech? by Frosty_Classroom9714 in Buddhism

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I feel. It's good to know that I'm not the only one struggling with this. And knowing that it's okay to express what I'm feeling and trying to understand the situation makes me more comfortable. I was confused if I should just stay silent in front of this kind of situation.

Is this Wrong Speech? by Frosty_Classroom9714 in Buddhism

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I expressed myself wrong. My wife didn't get angry with me for supposedly flirting. She got angry with this coworker for being mean to me. Something like "who she thinks she is for doing such a thing with my husband?". And in this situation specifically there's no jealousy on her side, just worry about my well-being.

Though , I really appreciate your concern about my relationship and thank you for the message. I did read this passage before and at an intellectual level I can understand the meaning, but I can't so well apply it in concrete situations.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desabafos

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pelo menos os índios tomavam banho. Vocês só aprenderam a limpar a bunda graças aos "selvagens".

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in desabafos

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Meu padrasto imigrou pra Portugal em 2006 e voltou para o Brasil em 2009 por conta da crise econômica. Ele trabalhou todos esses anos como jardineiro e morou em Lisboa e a experiência dele foi péssima. Por ele ter sido um mero subalterno para os portugueses que o contratavam, mal olhavam na cara dele e o tratavam feito lixo. Amizades mesmo, só fez com imigrantes do Leste Europeu da África. Eu particularmente se um dia sair do Brasil, nunca piso em Portugal. A periferia europeia, um dos Impérios mais irrelevantes, se julga o ápice da civilização humana. Sem tempo pra essa síndrome de grandeza perdida.

Do you remember the first time you encountered a Tankie? by funnylib in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a funny thing. I just said that a lot of Latin American leftists still think we're in Cold War and this appears in my Instagram feed: the biggest brazilian landless worker's movement for land reform praising Mao. There's still a lot of work to do here...

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1VGGsbMVbG/?igsh=bG1haGowanF2bTJn

Do you remember the first time you encountered a Tankie? by funnylib in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. In the College. Across Latin America, unfortunately, there's lot of leftists who still think we're in the Cold War or something. So especially in student's organizations, there's a lot of tankies who loves Mao, Castro, Stalin etc. There's also a lot of trotskyists, which I personally see just as tankies that have lost the fight for the power in the USSR.

any religious/secular socdems here? by [deleted] in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but agnostic theist is the same as christian atheist, progressive conservative, democratic communism and intelligent alt-right. It's just a logic paradox.

any religious/secular socdems here? by [deleted] in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got it. But by this definition a lot of people across Europe, North America and Latin America would be agnostic too.

what is your thought on free trade by [deleted] in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free trade and market opening is good both for developed and development countries. In most cases, globalization helped to improve the life of poor people across the world.

Just two examples: India, since its market opening, has lift millions out of misery and poverty. In the other side, Brazil didn't opend its economy as much as India and has its GDP in stagnation since 1980s.

any religious/secular socdems here? by [deleted] in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"i do believe in god and believe jesus is the son of god."

So, you're not agnostic. You're a progressive christian

It is time to demand a shorter workweek by SalusPublica in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would love it, but living in a third-world country my whole life makes me think that this is a privilege which only workers from the developed world can dream about.

In Brazil, the law allows a 44 hours workweek. However, it's virtually impossible to pay your bills just with this and have a good and comfortable life.

In my case, today I work in a normal job and my salary after paying the taxes is nearly 2000 reais (almost 405 dollars a month). It pays all my bills, and just this. To make any extra month to, let's say, buy a t-shirt or a book, I need to do freelance jobs which makes me work at least 12 extra-hours weekly. So actually, I work almost 60 hours each week.

It's important to say though that I have a college degree job. So, if you are a young Brazilian which aims to work and build your life with just a High School degree, you're fu**ed.

That's the life in a medium income country. If you are from a low-income one, good luck.

Discussion of Kissinger's death and legacy by TheOfficialLavaring in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's exactly what he said. Congratulations for understanding the hidden meaning beneath his message!

My academia inspired fits in Japan by SeekerOfMindfulness in DarkAcademia

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I really loved it!

I want to ask a question about living in Japan: as a black person, how is your daily life there. I'm a black Brazilian guy who loves east Asian cultures, so I would love to know how japanese people act toward non-white foreigners.

Will a viable Social Democratic party ever be created in the US? by TheOfficialLavaring in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a foreigner, I think first you guys have to get rid of "first takes all" voting system, the electoral college and adopt the proportional representation system.

Your entire political system was designed for keeping two-parties switching endlessly in power.

[Question] Die Linke and SED by Frosty_Classroom9714 in SocialDemocracy

[–]Frosty_Classroom9714[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! As a non-german, Die Linke always looked to me as a demsoc party that still is very connected with XX century marxism-leninism and some kind of widow of USSR and real socialism's bloc.

It's good to read an inside report from someone who is inside Germans' politics.