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> I lost another family member yesterday. A young mother of 2 girls. I'm deeply sorry for your loss. > the military government will start to fudge the numbers

by tcgv 6y ago

> I lost another family member yesterday. A young mother of 2 girls. I'm deeply sorry for your loss. > the military government will start to fudge the numbers even further Just to clarify to those who aren't familiar with the political scene in Brazil, we don't actually have a military government in the sense that the armed forces are not in power. Our democratically elected president Jair Bolsonaro [1] is however a former retired military officer, and his running mate Hamilton Mourão, our VP, a retired Army General [2]. Bolsonaro is a polarizing and controversial politician, his views and comments can be described as far-right and populist in nature and draw both praise and criticism in Brazil. He has several times openly shared his supporting views on the (U.S.–supported) Brazilian military dictatorship. His popularity has been severely affected by his hanlding of the covid-19 pandemic. But he still enjoys a large and "loyal" support base. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Mour%C3%A3o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Mour%C3%A3o

bdefore 6y ago
Acrobatic neutrality that. 'Polarizing' and 'controversial' bothsidesism is inadequate to describe this man. As just one example, he created a 'culture minister' position and his first choice for the position promptly recorded a speech cribbing Joseph Goebbels (no joke). https://theintercept.com/2020/01/18/bolsonaro-under-fire-dismisses-his-culture-minister-for-giving-a-nazi-speech-but-it-is-still-representative-of-brazils-governing-ethos/ https://theintercept.com/2020/01/18/bolsonaro-under-fire-dis... There's plenty more if you dig. Hard to pick a more awful human being.
- sizeofchar 6y ago
  And he fired the guy in the same day, you forgot to mention. Also, that culture minister was set up to that piece by foul assistants, he didn’t knew what the piece was about.
  - Kaze404 6y ago
    Sure, let's treat that as an isolated incident. New Minister of culture makes nazi propaganda, shocks everyone and gets fired. Fine. 1) Bolsonaro paraphrases nazi slogan "the work sets you free" 2) Bolsonaro drinks a glass of milk in one of his infamous Facebook livestreams a day after Brazil has its first neo nazi "protest" a LA Charlottesville. 3) Minister of education compares Supreme Court investigation against Jair Bolsonaro to the holocaust, going as far as posting "SIEG HEIL" on his Twitter account 4) His slogan, of course, "Brasil acima de todos" which paraphrases the nazi slogan "Deutschland uber alles" Bonus) Can't be bothered to go dig his Twitter, but a while ago the ministry of education was very open about the fashwave movement, going as far as changing his avatar to the same (frankly ridiculous) aesthetic. Not to mention all the attacks on universities and (what he refers to as) communists. It's so interesting to me how often his government is caught up in nazi garbage, yet it's never his fault. [1] https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/brazils-bolsonaro-slammed-for-using-nazi-slogan-as-coronavirus-motto-627820 https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/brazils-bolsonaro-... (obviously biased sources but it presents the facts as they happened) [2] https://revistaforum.com.br/politica/copo-de-leite-bolsonaro-usa-simbolo-nazista-de-supremacia-racial-em-live/ https://revistaforum.com.br/politica/copo-de-leite-bolsonaro... [3] https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2020/05/consul-de-israel-critica-weintraub-por-associar-nazismo-a-operacao-do-stf.shtml https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2020/05/consul-de-israel...
    - Der_Einzige 6y ago
      Seems the integralists never went away...
    - sizeofchar 6y ago
      > 1) Bolsonaro paraphrases nazi slogan "the work sets you free" That's merely a case of misinterpretation of his words. By using this method of finding nazis, you would conclude that every one is a nazi because nazis had red blood like all of us. > 2) Bolsonaro drinks a glass of milk in one of his infamous Facebook livestreams a day after Brazil has its first neo nazi "protest" a LA Charlottesville. Fact-checked to be false. Revista Forum is a well known fake news site. [1] > 3) Minister of education compares Supreme Court investigation against Jair Bolsonaro to the holocaust, going as far as posting "SIEG HEIL" on his Twitter account Can you read portuguese? He was accusing his politicals opponents of treating him like nazis treated jews. And in fact he is from a jewish family that fled from nazi Germany. > 4) His slogan, of course, "Brasil acima de todos" which paraphrases the nazi slogan "Deutschland uber alles" Same as point 1. You can't get loose expressions from people, put them in whatever context you would like, and pretend it is true or even a fact. --- [1] https://www.boatos.org/politica/bolsonaro-copo-de-leite-brindar-supremacistas-brancos-nazismo.html https://www.boatos.org/politica/bolsonaro-copo-de-leite-brin...
- orbital223 6y ago
  > he created a 'culture minister' position No, he did not. The ministry of culture was created in 1985.

by tcgv 6y ago

bdefore 6y ago

Acrobatic neutrality that. 'Polarizing' and 'controversial' bothsidesism is inadequate to describe this man. As just one example, he created a 'culture minister' position and his first choice for the position promptly recorded a speech cribbing Joseph Goebbels (no joke). https://theintercept.com/2020/01/18/bolsonaro-under-fire-dismisses-his-culture-minister-for-giving-a-nazi-speech-but-it-is-still-representative-of-brazils-governing-ethos/ https://theintercept.com/2020/01/18/bolsonaro-under-fire-dis... There's plenty more if you dig. Hard to pick a more awful human being.

sizeofchar 6y ago
And he fired the guy in the same day, you forgot to mention. Also, that culture minister was set up to that piece by foul assistants, he didn’t knew what the piece was about.
- Kaze404 6y ago
  Sure, let's treat that as an isolated incident. New Minister of culture makes nazi propaganda, shocks everyone and gets fired. Fine. 1) Bolsonaro paraphrases nazi slogan "the work sets you free" 2) Bolsonaro drinks a glass of milk in one of his infamous Facebook livestreams a day after Brazil has its first neo nazi "protest" a LA Charlottesville. 3) Minister of education compares Supreme Court investigation against Jair Bolsonaro to the holocaust, going as far as posting "SIEG HEIL" on his Twitter account 4) His slogan, of course, "Brasil acima de todos" which paraphrases the nazi slogan "Deutschland uber alles" Bonus) Can't be bothered to go dig his Twitter, but a while ago the ministry of education was very open about the fashwave movement, going as far as changing his avatar to the same (frankly ridiculous) aesthetic. Not to mention all the attacks on universities and (what he refers to as) communists. It's so interesting to me how often his government is caught up in nazi garbage, yet it's never his fault. [1] https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/brazils-bolsonaro-slammed-for-using-nazi-slogan-as-coronavirus-motto-627820 https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/brazils-bolsonaro-... (obviously biased sources but it presents the facts as they happened) [2] https://revistaforum.com.br/politica/copo-de-leite-bolsonaro-usa-simbolo-nazista-de-supremacia-racial-em-live/ https://revistaforum.com.br/politica/copo-de-leite-bolsonaro... [3] https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2020/05/consul-de-israel-critica-weintraub-por-associar-nazismo-a-operacao-do-stf.shtml https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2020/05/consul-de-israel...
  - Der_Einzige 6y ago
    Seems the integralists never went away...
  - sizeofchar 6y ago
    > 1) Bolsonaro paraphrases nazi slogan "the work sets you free" That's merely a case of misinterpretation of his words. By using this method of finding nazis, you would conclude that every one is a nazi because nazis had red blood like all of us. > 2) Bolsonaro drinks a glass of milk in one of his infamous Facebook livestreams a day after Brazil has its first neo nazi "protest" a LA Charlottesville. Fact-checked to be false. Revista Forum is a well known fake news site. [1] > 3) Minister of education compares Supreme Court investigation against Jair Bolsonaro to the holocaust, going as far as posting "SIEG HEIL" on his Twitter account Can you read portuguese? He was accusing his politicals opponents of treating him like nazis treated jews. And in fact he is from a jewish family that fled from nazi Germany. > 4) His slogan, of course, "Brasil acima de todos" which paraphrases the nazi slogan "Deutschland uber alles" Same as point 1. You can't get loose expressions from people, put them in whatever context you would like, and pretend it is true or even a fact. --- [1] https://www.boatos.org/politica/bolsonaro-copo-de-leite-brindar-supremacistas-brancos-nazismo.html https://www.boatos.org/politica/bolsonaro-copo-de-leite-brin...
orbital223 6y ago
> he created a 'culture minister' position No, he did not. The ministry of culture was created in 1985.