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Do you believe that praising the building of "vast empires" in a 21st-century political speech is a sign that colonialist thinking is making a comeback in mainstream Western politics? What do you think this says about how some powerful countries still see the rest of the world? Can you think of other examples that might support or challenge your view?
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The post argues that the European leaders who gave Rubio a standing ovation share responsibility for the ideas he expressed. Do you agree? When a leader applauds a speech, does that mean they endorse everything said in it? Where would you draw the line between polite diplomatic courtesy and genuine agreement with a harmful idea?
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The author claims that what happened to Gaza, Venezuela, and Cuba is a model for what the US wants to do to the entire Global South. Do you think this is a fair comparison, or is it an exaggeration? What would you say to someone who argues that US foreign policy is about security and democracy, not recolonisation? How would you defend your position?
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If the Global South represents, as the post says, "the Global Majority," why do you think its voice still seems to carry less weight in global politics than that of Western powers? Do you think this balance of power will ever shift? What might need to change for that to happen, and what do you think Brazil's role could be in that process?