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Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election

471 points · 303 comments · rbanffy

ocd · 1790503961 · focus · HN ↗
He said the thing that Canada, Greenland, Cuba, and various other countries are worried about, but is either publicly ignored in the US or dismissed as "trolling" by the president.
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/lula-says-trump-wants-to-colonise-and-capture-brazils-resources-by-meddling-in-election" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/lula-says-trum...
1. mc32 · 1790505267 · focus · HN ↗
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  1. crisdias · 1790511084 · focus · HN ↗
    There is actually a very popular meme in Brazil for what you just did, where a character appears out of nowhere to ask, "What about Lula?" — meaning that if one can find any act (or accusation) of malice from Lula or his party, anything bad the other side does is justifiable and Lula (or his supporters) can't complain.
    <a href="https://tenor.com/pt-BR/view/e-o-pt-e-o-lula-pt-lula-gif-17409388338601416592" rel="nofollow">https://tenor.com/pt-BR/view/e-o-pt-e-o-lula-pt-lula-gif-174...
    yostrovs · 1790513726 · focus · HN ↗
    It's called "whataboutism" in general. The word is used to easily wave away criticism of the other side of the argument without actually addressing it.
    brookst · 1790514176 · focus · HN ↗
    “But her emails!” / “but her laugh” / “but he wore a tan suit” for instance. All used to excuse high crimes and thefts of billions of dollars.

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