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- Lula's government achieved a major political victory by proposing a 40-hour work week, reducing the 6×1 work schedule for the working poor, which was so popular that even Bolsonaro's party had to vote for it.
- The text contrasts Lula's successful 'deliverism'—improving people's lives through tangible policies like weekends—with Keir Starmer's Labour, which has made lives worse by abetting genocide, criminalizing protest, and imposing austerity.
- The right cannot improve lives for the majority without hurting the wealthy elite they serve, so they rely on cruelty to distract voters, which is less effective than making immediate, positive changes to people's lives.
- Corporate Democrats are criticized for opposing renewables; cleantech like solar panels, heat pumps, and EVs significantly reduce costs and are preferable to fossil fuels, but financialized tax credits have led to scams and installation problems.
- The text emphasizes that good politics means delivering tangible benefits to working people, as demonstrated by Lula's workweek reform, and criticizes those who fumble such opportunities.