poor mujica

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THE POOREST PRESIDENT
Bl THE WORLD
This image of Uruguay‘ s president went viral recently
and some people criticised him for his pasture and
clothes.
Jose Mullen, currently the president of Uruguay, is
know tor being a rarity among powerful politicians, as
he chooses to donate around 90% his , 000
500) monthly salary to charities that benefit poor
people and small entrepreneurs.
Guerrilla bad ass...
A guerrilla fighter for Supamario l a "Robin hood"
organization that stole from the rich and gave to the
poor) he was imprisoned twice, kept in horrible
conditions, escaped once, and was only apprehended
after being shot six times by the police. He was released
fourteen years later when a constitutional democracy
was restored.
Uruguay' s presidential palace
Although this beautiful palace with 42 stall members
is available to him he instead lives on a small farm a
few minutes from the capital,
House and car
He drives a 1987 Beetle, and is a part time
farmer, growing (a kind of flower) tor
sale at nearby markets. He lives in a small house with his
wile, who was also an imprisoned guerrilla fighter and
member at , who is now a Uruguayan
senator.
His only protection are two guards positioned on his
road (required by the government) and his three legged
dog Manuela.
Under his presidency Uruguay has legalized marijuana
and marriage, while also enacting one of the
region' s most sweeping abortion rights laws and sharply
boosting the use of renewable energy saunas like wind
and biomass. He does not like to be called the worlds
poorest president, stating that "It is not the man who has
be little, but the man who craves more, who is poor."
This man is leading by example. it is clear the power has
not corrupted him. He leads tar his people. We need
more world leaders like him,

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#1 - anon (10/22/2015) [-]

That's not the current president, might want to mention it before reposting.

#96 to #1 - purplered (10/23/2015) [-]

who is then?

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#112 to #96 - ninegagxd (10/23/2015) [-]

Tabare Vazquez. Mujica didn't run because the Uruguyan constitution bans consecutive presidential terms, I believe.

#115 to #112 - skebaba (10/23/2015) [-]

So he can run after Vasquez's run ends?

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#116 to #115 - ninegagxd (10/23/2015) [-]

Legally, yes. Vazquez was both Mujica's predecessor and successor.

#135 to #116 - regularorange (10/23/2015) [-]

As you sound like someone who will probably lnow the answer:
Is Vazquez also a cool president or less cool?

#202 to #135 - goobyman (10/23/2015) [-]

need to know as well

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#127 to #116 - rui (10/23/2015) [-]

This a little ****** up though. Like, you can't run twice in a row but you can run multiple times as long as someone else goes in-between those runs. I understand that it does have it's ups since you'd be giving other people a chance to see if maybe there is someone better than the current president, but damn not if the current president would get more votes than whoever wins the next election.

#147 to #127 - quantumranger (10/23/2015) [-]

Thats basically what happens in Russia. Putin is president for a term, then one of his cronies is "president", then back to putin.

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#12 to #1 - halcyonix (10/22/2015) [-]

op sticky.

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#9 to #1 - shadowkingdr (10/22/2015) [-]

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY???????????

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#64 to #9 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

Seems like he just wanted to do one period.

#152 to #9 - undynetheundying (10/23/2015) [-]

presidents can't be re-elected in a row in Uruguay

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#8 - yunch (10/22/2015) [-]

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

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#16 to #8 - talpss (10/23/2015) [-]

JFK was America's last Great President. Since he died, not a single President has ever been as great as he was.

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#52 to #16 - chaosraptor (10/23/2015) [-]

he was the last one with the balls to challenge the control the banks have over usa

imagine if he succeeded in completing that executive order to clamp down on banks... usa wouldnt be in debt

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#123 to #52 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

**anonymous used "*roll picture*"**
**anonymous rolled image**Threatening the federal reserve usually doesn't end well for US presidents.

#21 to #16 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

He's overrated because he died. Seriously, what did he do?
He launched the Bay of Pigs Invasion, resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis, and began American involvement in Vietnam. Then he died.
Overall, not bad, but not great either.

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#22 to #21 - talpss (10/23/2015) [-]

Space Race, anyone? He also started the peace corps, gave a great speech in Berlin, helped end the Civil Rights movement by giving equal rights to all (he also took out some of women's rights issues at the same time), and was all around a really intelligent guy.

#35 to #22 - somuchfreedom (10/23/2015) [-]

no no, he promised civil rights and kind of got the ball rolling, but it was LBJ who actually was president when congress passed the civil rights act

#76 to #35 - brobathehutt (10/23/2015) [-]

To be fair he was dead when LBJ was president and if not for him the civil rights movement would of probably taken longer to come about, although LBJ would of probably done the same thing.

#106 to #76 - hungryherny (10/23/2015) [-]

Nevertheless he was regarded by Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement as a tokenist, presenting a liberal appearance over an actual belief.

#131 to #22 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

JFK was NOT responsible for the civil rights act of 1964 or the voting rights act of 1965. Johnson knew how to manipulate congress to do things they didn't want to do, so he was able to force those bills through. Both those acts were done AFTER JFK's assasination, and even though they were passed "in his memory" he never had any intention of doing it. Johnson just did that to get suport from the american people.

#207 to #131 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

He WAS a proponent for Civil Rights Legislation though, and I doubt it would've passed at the time that it did if he hadn't died.

#205 to #21 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

He took responsibility for the Bay of Pigs' failure instead of trying to pin the blame on others, and in case you didn't realize it, the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever got to thermonuclear war - he quite literally saved the ******* planet.

#117 to #21 - powneriffic (10/23/2015) [-]

he too the fall for the failure of the bay of pigs invasion, i belive that was the last president

#79 to #21 - datswag (10/23/2015) [-]

Cuban missle crisis is a huge deal. You should research it or something because you just shrugged it off. Don't be stupid

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#17 to #16 - sweetbutteryjesus ONLINE (10/23/2015) [-]

I think Reagan was okay.
Certainly not great, but not horrible.

#28 to #17 - internetnick (10/23/2015) [-]

I hate to be that guy, but Reagan was a puppet. Sure, for some great things, but people would go out of their way to get close to him, because they knew how easy it was to get him to see their point of view.

He was very left for a Republican though, which is nice.

#18 to #17 - talpss (10/23/2015) [-]

Yea, he was okay, but not great.

#19 to #18 - sweetbutteryjesus ONLINE (10/23/2015) [-]

Fair enough.

#75 to #17 - brobathehutt (10/23/2015) [-]

Reagan was awful, he took down several regulations, COMPLETELY destroyed mental asylums which has created the homeless problem we have today and part of the prison problem as well, began the war on drugs and brought cocaine to various ghettos to pay for wars in South America. Reagan didn't veto the tax raises because it would of been beyond retarded to veto them at the time they were necessary. To top it all off, he wasn't even mentally fit to be president throughout his second term, his wife (who got political advise from a ******* astrologer by the way) pretty much ran the show, and to be fair he did a better job when he was running than when that worthless cunt was, but doing a better job than someone who may as well be mentally retarded means nothing. Reagan was a great speaker and that was the only thing that was great about him.

#209 to #17 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

Yeah but he utterly destroyed the US economy.

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#57 to #16 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

Bill Clinton was pretty good, from what I could tell.

#166 to #16 - zombifier (10/23/2015) [-]

Ronald Reagan

except for that he gave guns to iran, that was a bad move

#130 to #16 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

I'm sorry... What?
JFK didn't do jack **** . He was assasinated before he could. A lot of people credit him with the civil rights act of 1964, but if it weren't for johnson's genius it would never have made it through congress.

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#107 to #8 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

''Ask not what your country can do for you, ask DOES YOUR COUNTRY EVEN LIFT?''

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#113 to #107 - halelus (10/23/2015) [-]

an attempt was made

#34 to #8 - somuchfreedom (10/23/2015) [-]

yeah, a great speaker and patriot, not that great if you look at his actual acomplishments

#56 to #34 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

**** off he took us to the moon

#128 to #56 - shrinkzz (10/23/2015) [-]

Any president could have, and probably would have done that.

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#134 to #128 - nigeltheoutlaw (10/23/2015) [-]

Yet we have barely been in space since. I guess can doesn't mean they do, huh?

#136 to #134 - shrinkzz (10/23/2015) [-]

you know what a ******** of money it costs to get into space? Just because you can go into space doesn't always mean you should. You need an actual reason.

#137 to #136 - nigeltheoutlaw (10/23/2015) [-]

Not that much actually when you look at America's overall budget. A few billion is the equivalent of losing 50 cents in the couch cushions, yet everybody acts like it's a huge deal. And we have actual reasons, even if it isn't a dick measuring contest with the ruskies this round.

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#157 to #136 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

The 2008 bank bailout of $750 billion was greater than all the money NASA had received in its half-century history; two years’ U.S. military spending exceeds it as well. Right now, NASA’s annual budget is half a penny on your tax dollar. For twice that, a penny on a dollar, we can transform the country from a sullen, dispirited nation, weary of economic struggle, to one where it has reclaimed its 20th century birthright to dream of tomorrow.

#62 to #34 - dasbrot (10/23/2015) [-]

To be fair he didn't get much time to implement his policies.

#74 to #34 - brobathehutt (10/23/2015) [-]

He kind of died, chief.

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#20 - tobistrigoivii (10/23/2015) [-]

**tobistrigoivii used "*roll picture*"**
**tobistrigoivii rolled image** I just saw the dog and assumed that was his only protection. Pic only related if you have a vivid imagination.

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#10 - mienkampf (10/22/2015) [-]

I dont care about his clothes but bad posture I dont like... i mean i guess it might be a convention as well as clothes, but still......

#65 to #10 - cannibalvegan (10/23/2015) [-]

A ghost grabbed him by the leg in that photo.

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#132 - hypex (10/23/2015) [-]

#160 to #132 - sphincterface (10/23/2015) [-]

I love this guy.

#163 to #132 - bwiedieter (10/23/2015) [-]

I´m in awe of this guy. A true leader, because he´s caring for the group of people he leads. If you care for those below you, they will readily stand by you when you need them.
This guy is pretty much the exact opposite of the bad sides of every single politician I know.

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#13 - elenalkarnur (10/23/2015) [-]

Just as there is no morality in corruption, there is no morality in poverty.

#15 to #13 - dragonofhate (10/23/2015) [-]

I'm said a statement wrong I apologize. "that just because you are of one status, you have or do not have morals,"

#95 to #13 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

He was referring to the happiness and richness of his life, not his morality.

#178 to #13 - Fjcf (10/23/2015) [-]

humility ≠ poverty

#14 to #13 - dragonofhate (10/23/2015) [-]

Relatively, he isn't poor. Though, he is poor in the standard of being paid as a president. I am not disagreeing with your statement that just because you are one thing you have morals, but surely one person's morals might feel that they can use their money on others than themselves. That is what he did for his country and home.

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#30 to #13 - internetnick (10/23/2015) [-]

No inherent morality in poverty.

Your statement makes it sound like there can be no morality in poverty.

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#54 to #13 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

he's not poor.
he's just not morbidly rich.

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#11 - bakinboy (10/22/2015) [-]

can we adopt you as president?
Sincerely,
U.S.A

#188 to #11 - peyko (10/23/2015) [-]

**peyko used "*roll picture*"**
**peyko rolled image** Whats wrong with Bernie?

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#36 to #11 - somuchfreedom (10/23/2015) [-]

He would run this country into the ground. It is easy to lead like this when you run a poor ass third world no account nation, not when you are a major world player

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#73 to #36 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

First of all,Uruguay is not a piss poor third world country,it's kind of a middle class equivalent of a country,its got a better gdp/pc than my country,Croatia,and we are in the bloody EU...
Besides,you Americunts didn't have a 8/10 president since FDR...

#150 to #73 - trescope (10/23/2015) [-]

Hey, Reagan was doing just fine until he went senile.

#267 to #73 - somuchfreedom (10/24/2015) [-]

you mean the guy who brought us closer to communism than any other president in history, who's policies actually extended the great depression and who created the federal reserve? Yeah, great president

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#122 to #73 - angelious (10/23/2015) [-]

well i mean...croatia is also a second world country....

#46 to #36 - woodoo (10/23/2015) [-]

So, no different than the last four presidents?
Lol jk bush did 9/11

#159 to #36 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

third and first world aren't even relevant anymore they were just to refer to countries that weren't us allies and make them feel bad. Uruguay has amazing growth, and while their population is only 3.5 mil it really mimics a tiny 1950's US except if the 1950's us was left instead of right winged.

#92 to #36 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

Yep, it sure is difficult to convert to renewable energy sources and legalize weed when you're a rich country.

#266 to #92 - somuchfreedom (10/24/2015) [-]

getting us off of coal and oil in the united states? Yeah actually, it would take a **** ton of time, money and effort and would put countless people out of work. I have no arguments with the legalizing weed

#26 to #11 - newfeliperuiz (10/23/2015) [-]

We'll trade Trump for Mujica. We'll even throw in Biden.

#59 to #26 - Ruspanic (10/23/2015) [-]

What's wrong with Biden? Biden's cool.

#176 to #59 - phantomcancer (10/23/2015) [-]

Well yea, Uruguay needs some positives in that bargain.

#4 - TheKarts (10/22/2015) [-]

**TheKarts used "*roll picture*"**
**TheKarts rolled image** Decent human being

#6 to #4 - reican (10/22/2015) [-]

well that will sure eliminate those who aren't if used correctly

#68 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

I don't know anything about this guy besides what I just read here. I would just throw out that Stalin lived a very modest personal life as well. I'm not implying that this guy is a bad guy (I know ******* about him) but just that the fact that he lives a life of poverty doesn't inherently make him a good leader.

#42 - ninjabadger (10/23/2015) [-]

Some people criticized him for posture and clothing?

Really?

He's got the mark of a true leader, a quality we've mostly forgotten over the years... at least as far as our traditional "leaders" are concerned.

A leader stands with his people, and leads with them... through thick and thin. He is not invested in the interests of any given party, but rather he is vested in the interests of the majority. Understanding the world and those around you is one hell of a trait for a leader to have. Devoting yourself to your people is even greater.

#194 to #42 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

I could get used to you as a themed account.

#216 to #194 - ninjabadger (10/23/2015) [-]

I just post a lot of FE stuff

#219 to #216 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

I like ya then

#50 to #42 - chaosraptor (10/23/2015) [-]

you got that right, true leaders lead by example not words

#145 to #50 - ninjabadger (10/23/2015) [-]

There's a big difference between saying

"Follow me." and "Go forth."

#151 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

>has legalized marijuana and same-sex marriage
one of the most irrelevant things today. Who the **** cares. It only benefits very very little amount of people. especially "marriage"

#179 to #151 - hellspawner (10/23/2015) [-]

In a smaller country like that marijuana is probably the #1 cash crop farmers can grow. Imagine how that could change their economy.

#183 to #179 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

ye but the marriage?
also, no, they can't really export it and local market ain't that big

#186 to #183 - hellspawner (10/23/2015) [-]

I'm sure he legalized it just to do it, I doubt that it made much of a difference.

#210 to #151 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

Well, if they are such minor issues, how come the US has been struggling with them so much?

#211 to #210 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

Because retarded faggots think they need them.

#214 to #211 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

I usually try not to answer obvious bait, but damnit, it's Halloween. I'll be a good guy and assume you're not just a troll: how are these things unnecessary?

#215 to #214 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

i'm talking specifically about marriage.
It changes lives for very very very little amount of people by very very little.
It's basically as irrelevant as it gets for the population, unless you are a retarded libtard, which is.

#218 to #215 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

Still not convinced you aren't a troll, but consider the following:

Firstly, not being able to get married can be a huge legal inconvenience for a couple. For example, their options for adopting will be massively crippled, something that affects homosexuals especially hard. Not to mention the fact that if it changed one's life so little, straight people wouldn't marry either. It's an important ceremony in life.

Secondly, a government should be able to deal with issues of all sizes. The fact that it doesn't affect a huge portion of the population doesn't mean it isn't worth solving. Imagine if the law didn't allow people over 90 to get married. Sure, it wouldn't be a national crisis, but it's a violation of equality and freedom, the basic values of our society. This kind of fallacy doesn't just piss off homosexuals, it gets anyone who stands for those ideals mad. And rightfully so. The government isn't nearly as busy as it seems. It can both deal with home problems and international crises at the same time. And as a side note, there are far more gays than people seem to think.

#220 to #218 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

Sorry but you must be a troll to think these stuff.

#221 to #220 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

Hey, I'm sincerely sorry if I misjudged your intentions. It's hard to find people who are in for a civil conversation in FJ these days.

#222 to #221 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

No one can seriously support gay marriage, you surely are a troll.

#223 to #222 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

Dude I'm sorry, for real. Let's not call each other names.

#224 to #223 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

What if I call you a sexy macho?

#225 to #224 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

What if I could you that's my real name.

#226 to #225 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

a sexy macho is your real name?

#227 to #226 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

The A is silent. Just like the D ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

#228 to #227 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

your D is silent?

no wonder it never gets any action

#229 to #228 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

It's the bite that matters, not the bark.

#230 to #229 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

how many people has your dick bitten?

#231 to #230 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

How many have bitten yours ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

#232 to #231 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

#233 to #232 - victhree (10/23/2015) [-]

Ew, you're supposed to suck, not bite.

#235 to #233 - stalini (10/23/2015) [-]

#58 - omeguynamedlucass (10/23/2015) [-]

**omeguynamedlucass used "*roll picture*"**
**omeguynamedlucass rolled image**person who inspires me

#119 to #58 - gernet (10/23/2015) [-]

**gernet used "*roll picture*"**
**gernet rolled image**the person who inspires me

#118 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

he legalized gay marriage!!!
he good boi!!

#217 - jouten (10/23/2015) [-]

Shoulda used his money to buy more money so he can donate more money

#149 - karlossacramento (10/23/2015) [-]

And yet he is sitting like a jarl

#158 to #149 - mrforte ONLINE (10/23/2015) [-]

It's actually pretty damn close...

#120 - jokervsbatsy (10/23/2015) [-]

This is chrysanthemus btw

#171 to #120 - deutschblut (10/23/2015) [-]

Why did that have to be explained twice, like no one knows what mums are?

#103 - loggedinforlinks (10/23/2015) [-]

I'm surprised no one else thought of this gem.

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#104 to #102 - formymama (10/23/2015) [-]

i'm not sure if this is supposed to be a joke?
I'm pretty sure that the £7500 is just an approximate conversion from the $12000 not 10% of the dollar amount....

#105 to #104 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

Jesus christ, thats 2 dumbs in one day. T-T I'm going to do swell in that interview today.

#101 - qonetwothreefive (10/23/2015) [-]

Great guy, no objection there and a nice representation of what he did, but i think it's stpid to mention that he legalized marijuana, i know a lot of people love that, but really, it's kind of retarded to mention it in the same sentence as the other great stuff he did

#164 to #101 - bwiedieter (10/23/2015) [-]

i think it does matter, because it is a very libertarian thing to do, especially in light of the repressive nature of the governments of pretty much every country in South America.

#86 - frenzyhero (10/23/2015) [-]

Ugh another trasher saying you can only be a good person if you don't want nice things.

#88 to #86 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

Power is by far more important than things.
History has shown that again and again.

#94 to #86 - anon (10/23/2015) [-]

No, he's saying true happiness comes from focusing on the present and what you have now, rather than wanting for things you don't have. It has nothing to do with being a good person.

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