not every day a Brazilian gives a good and slap educadísima Americans.
During a debate at a university in the United States in July 2007, asked the former governor of the Federal District and the Minister of Education of Brazil, CRISTOVÃO Chico Buarque, what he thought about the internationalization of the Amazon .
An American at the United Nations introduced the question, saying he hoped the response of a humanist and not a Brazilian.
This was the response from Mr Cristóvão Buarque:
"Really, as a Brazilian, only speak against the internationalization of Amazonia. As much as our governments do not properly care for this heritage, it is ours.
As a humanist, feeling the risk of environmental degradation suffered by the Amazon, I can imagine its internationalization, as well as everything else, it is of utmost importance to mankind.
If the Amazon, from a humanistic ethic, should be internationalized, also internationalize the oil reserves in the world. Oil is so important to the welfare of humanity as the Amazon to our future. Despite that, the owners of stocks they believe have the right to increase or decrease the production of oil and its price up or not. Similarly
Thus, the financial capital of the rich countries should be internationalized. If the Amazon is a reserve for all human beings, not be burned by the will of an owner or a country. Burn the Amazon is as serious as the unemployment caused by the arbitrary decisions of global speculators. We can not allow financial reserves serve to burn entire countries in the luxury of speculation.
Also, before Amazon, I would like to see the internationalization of the great museums of the world. The Louvre should not belong only to France. Every museum in the world is the guardian of the most beautiful pieces produced by the human genius. Can not stop that cultural heritage, natural heritage such as Amazon, be manipulated and destroyed for the pleasure of an owner or a country.
Not long ago, a Japanese millionaire decided to be buried along with him, a picture of a great teacher. On the contrary, this situation should have been internationalized.
During this meeting, the United Nations is pursuing the Millennium Forum, but some presidents of countries had difficulties participating due to unpleasant situations encountered in the U.S. border So I think that New York, as United Nations headquarters, should be internationalized. At least Manhattan should belong to all mankind. In the same way as Paris, Venice, Rome, London, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia ... each city, with its specific beauty, history of the world should belong to the world.
If the U.S. wants to internationalize the Amazon, to avoid running the risk of leaving it in the hands of Brazilians, internationalize all the nuclear arsenals. Suffice to say that they already demonstrated that they are able to use those weapons, causing destruction thousands of times greater than the unfortunate fires burning in the forests of Brazil.
In their speeches, the current candidates for president of the United States have defended the idea of \u200b\u200binternationalizing the world's forest reserves in exchange for debt. Let's start using that debt to ensure that every child in the world has the chance to eat and go to school. Internationalize the children, treating them all no matter what country they were born, as patrimony that deserves care worldwide. Much more than deserves the Amazon. When leaders treat the poor children of the world as a World Heritage Site, will not allow work when they should study, they die when they should live. As a humanist, I accept to defend the internationalization of the world, but while the world treats me as a Brazilian, I will fight for the Amazon is ours. Only ours! "
As a humanist, feeling the risk of environmental degradation suffered by the Amazon, I can imagine its internationalization, as well as everything else, it is of utmost importance to mankind.
If the Amazon, from a humanistic ethic, should be internationalized, also internationalize the oil reserves in the world. Oil is so important to the welfare of humanity as the Amazon to our future. Despite that, the owners of stocks they believe have the right to increase or decrease the production of oil and its price up or not. Similarly
Thus, the financial capital of the rich countries should be internationalized. If the Amazon is a reserve for all human beings, not be burned by the will of an owner or a country. Burn the Amazon is as serious as the unemployment caused by the arbitrary decisions of global speculators. We can not allow financial reserves serve to burn entire countries in the luxury of speculation.
Also, before Amazon, I would like to see the internationalization of the great museums of the world. The Louvre should not belong only to France. Every museum in the world is the guardian of the most beautiful pieces produced by the human genius. Can not stop that cultural heritage, natural heritage such as Amazon, be manipulated and destroyed for the pleasure of an owner or a country.
Not long ago, a Japanese millionaire decided to be buried along with him, a picture of a great teacher. On the contrary, this situation should have been internationalized.
During this meeting, the United Nations is pursuing the Millennium Forum, but some presidents of countries had difficulties participating due to unpleasant situations encountered in the U.S. border So I think that New York, as United Nations headquarters, should be internationalized. At least Manhattan should belong to all mankind. In the same way as Paris, Venice, Rome, London, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia ... each city, with its specific beauty, history of the world should belong to the world.
If the U.S. wants to internationalize the Amazon, to avoid running the risk of leaving it in the hands of Brazilians, internationalize all the nuclear arsenals. Suffice to say that they already demonstrated that they are able to use those weapons, causing destruction thousands of times greater than the unfortunate fires burning in the forests of Brazil.
In their speeches, the current candidates for president of the United States have defended the idea of \u200b\u200binternationalizing the world's forest reserves in exchange for debt. Let's start using that debt to ensure that every child in the world has the chance to eat and go to school. Internationalize the children, treating them all no matter what country they were born, as patrimony that deserves care worldwide. Much more than deserves the Amazon. When leaders treat the poor children of the world as a World Heritage Site, will not allow work when they should study, they die when they should live. As a humanist, I accept to defend the internationalization of the world, but while the world treats me as a Brazilian, I will fight for the Amazon is ours. Only ours! "
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