Comment on Brazil’s First Lady insults Elon Musk ahead of G-20 summit

• hydroptic@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  You’re kidding yourself if you think that someone pouring a couple of billion dollars into things like PR etc wouldn’t sway an election in any country

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  • felykiosa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Its not about the amount of money , the problem is that he is to frontal about it, its not a problem in the usa but in other country that could be.

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  • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    He can’t pour a billion dollars into the Brazilian election unless he manages to bribe all the authorities… And look who he is talking about.

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    • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      We’re not talking about the same thing. Bribery isn’t the only way to use money in politics

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      • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        A lot of countries cap election spending, many even only allow public money to be used for campaign advertisement.

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