3 ms·

People seem to be under the impression Brazil is a democracy when in fact it's a Venezuela tier socialist judiciary dictatorship. You were doing pretty well up

People seem to be under the impression Brazil is a democracy when in fact it's a Venezuela tier socialist judiciary dictatorship. You were doing pretty well up until this line (and the one after). Sure, the PT's talking points on this subject are pure cringe. But it's easy to see through pro-Bolsonaro apologetics like this as well.

matheusmoreira 3y ago
If you think calling out the blatantly unconstitutional censorship perpetrated by the openly partidarian supreme court is "pro-Bolsonaro apologetics" then I'm not sure we should continue this discussion.
- lisasays 3y ago
  "Questioning electronic voting" is, objectively, a very distorted description of what the electoral court is accusing him of (rightly or wrongly). And it sure sounds like the stuff Bolsonaristas like to say (along with the Venezuela mention). Who are still upset, it seems, at not getting that military putsch they wanted. But hey, I don't really know your motives for saying weird stuff like this. And I could be entirely wrong.
  - matheusmoreira 3y ago
    They're not even accusing him of anything real. "Abuse of political power"? Are you for real. They accused Google of "abuse of market power" when the company posted its opinion of their proposed censorship laws on their own site. They deposed another politician because he "resigned in order to dodge an investigation" or whatever. Whatever sticks. It's easy to understand what they're doing, no reason to overanalyze it. It's obvious they want to destroy the guy and they don't really need a real legal justification for it. These aren't even real judges, they're more like puppets appointed by political connections. Why would anyone even take this circus seriously? I mentioned Venezuela because similar stuff happened in Venezuela. Lula is literally friends with all of these communist dictators. Not that long ago he literally welcomed Maduro, a guy on USA's shitlist, into our soil with military honors. It's not coincidence.
    - lisasays 3y ago
      We agree that Lula is awful. In regard to the guy who preceded him, and his comparative awfulness - perhaps not so much. Either way - yours is an amazing and beautiful country. I really hope things work out there somehow, moving forward.

matheusmoreira 3y ago

If you think calling out the blatantly unconstitutional censorship perpetrated by the openly partidarian supreme court is "pro-Bolsonaro apologetics" then I'm not sure we should continue this discussion.

lisasays 3y ago
"Questioning electronic voting" is, objectively, a very distorted description of what the electoral court is accusing him of (rightly or wrongly). And it sure sounds like the stuff Bolsonaristas like to say (along with the Venezuela mention). Who are still upset, it seems, at not getting that military putsch they wanted. But hey, I don't really know your motives for saying weird stuff like this. And I could be entirely wrong.
- matheusmoreira 3y ago
  They're not even accusing him of anything real. "Abuse of political power"? Are you for real. They accused Google of "abuse of market power" when the company posted its opinion of their proposed censorship laws on their own site. They deposed another politician because he "resigned in order to dodge an investigation" or whatever. Whatever sticks. It's easy to understand what they're doing, no reason to overanalyze it. It's obvious they want to destroy the guy and they don't really need a real legal justification for it. These aren't even real judges, they're more like puppets appointed by political connections. Why would anyone even take this circus seriously? I mentioned Venezuela because similar stuff happened in Venezuela. Lula is literally friends with all of these communist dictators. Not that long ago he literally welcomed Maduro, a guy on USA's shitlist, into our soil with military honors. It's not coincidence.
  - lisasays 3y ago
    We agree that Lula is awful. In regard to the guy who preceded him, and his comparative awfulness - perhaps not so much. Either way - yours is an amazing and beautiful country. I really hope things work out there somehow, moving forward.