Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums!

"In Brazil, a debate raged throughout 2013 about whether two plus two equals four, or if in fact the correct answer was five. Those arguing that two and two was four were the millions of workers, students, academics, and citizens who said that spending billions on building new stadiums for the 2014 World Cup was a criminal use of resources. They said that every shred of data we have shows that mega-events require mega-spending, which leads to mega-debt, mega-displacements, and mega-militarization. The other side said that the World Cup would be a glorious affair providing not only international acclaim but an economic tide that would lift all boats."

"This is more like a populace being forcibly strapped down and given medication “for their own good,” only to have an intense allergic reaction."

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