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> Bolsonaro was the one who revived brazilian nationalism against all odds while staying in US. Funny how a lot of "nationalists" run to the mothership when so

• matheusmoreira 1y ago
  We agree. I consider Bolsonaro a cowardly rat who betrayed everyone who ever supported him. He was in the USA while people were protesting in his name and literally going to jail for him. He's still the person who managed to revive brazilian nationalism against all odds and despite the hipocrisy. Surely that's not in dispute here?
  • tumsfestival 1y ago
    I agree he's the person who managed to give rise to Brazilian fascism, yes. Unless you consider nationalism as the desire to regress back into a brutal dictatorship where dissenting voices get "disappeared", the media is heavily censored and controlled by the state and the government kowtows to American supremacy and interests.
    • matheusmoreira 1y ago
      > regress back into a brutal dictatorship Brazil is a dictatorship of the judiciary. Maybe it's not a "brutal" dictatorship but it is a dictatorship. The unelected supreme court walked all over our elected congress just days ago. Only reason why they don't dissolve the brazilian congress is they need to maintain the illusion of democracy. > where dissenting voices get "disappeared" > the media is heavily censored and controlled by the state Already reality in some form or other. It's just not happening quite so overtly as it would happen in a so called "brutal" dictatorship. > the government kowtows to American supremacy and interests Better than kowtowing to chinese supremacy and interests. You cannot possibly think there's even the slightest possibility of Brazil failing to kowtow to someone, right? Right. So I'd rather it be someone I agree with, and it sure as hell isn't China and Russia.
      • arunabha 1y ago
        > Brazil is a dictatorship of the judiciary. Maybe it's not a "brutal" dictatorship but it is a dictatorship. Do you have anything to back that claim up beyond your usual 'I read the Brazilian constitution'? Yes, you may have read the constitution and you might even be very smart, however what you don't comprehend is that law is not code, nor is it everyday English in spite of laws being written in English. Interpreting the law requires training, experience and context. There is a reason why law is a separate field of study and there are licensing requirements. If you're still convinced of your legal smarts, try volunteering at a legal aid clinic based on your reading of the constitution and the Brazilian criminal code. It will very quickly teach you just how little you actually know in this area.
  • nouuures 1y ago
    There's some flag waving and some "nationalistic" discourse but you can't take that at face value. These "Brazilian nationalists" were marching to and saluting a Statue of Liberty replica that stands in front of a department store a few years back. This isn't nationalism, just authoritarianism.
    • matheusmoreira 1y ago
      Call it whatever you want. Maybe it was just hope. Blind hope that this mediocre country could become something different, something better. Bolsonaro's mandate left much to be desired but at least he wasn't yet another leftist communist.