Bolsonaro Loses Brazilian Election. Authoritarianism Defeated. (1 Viewer)

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    Who could have ever guessed there would be this response? The forces of authoritarianism are global, folks.

     
    MT15 said:


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    You have none other than your boy Glenn Greenwald to thank for Lula's victory in Brazil.
    theintercept.com

    Exclusive: Brazil’s Top Prosecutors Who Indicted Lula Schemed in Secret Messages to Prevent His Party From Winning 2018 Election

    A massive archive exclusively provided to The Intercept confirms long-held suspicions about the politicized motives and deceit of Brazil’s corruption investigators.
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    jacobin.com

    Glenn Greenwald Took on the Authoritarian Right in Brazil — and Won

    The full story of how Glenn Greenwald revealed the antidemocratic corruption behind Brazil’s supposed anti-corruption investigation Lava Jato — which jailed former president Lula da Silva and gave rise to Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right presidency — is one of bravery against a violent, reactionary right.
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    Okay? I don’t know what point you’re trying to make, but I don’t think people are either all good or all bad. When GG takes horrible positions I can call him out. He takes plenty of those. I don’t know enough about Brazilian politics to know whether his praise here is warranted or not. If he played a part, good for him.

    People are complex, good people can do bad things and bad people can do good. People can have opinions that I disagree with and still other opinions that I agree with.
     
    MT15 said:
    Okay? I don’t know what point you’re trying to make, but I don’t think people are either all good or all bad. When GG takes horrible positions I can call him out. He takes plenty of those. I don’t know enough about Brazilian politics to know whether his praise here is warranted or not. If he played a part, good for him.

    People are complex, good people can do bad things and bad people can do good. People can have opinions that I disagree with and still other opinions that I agree with.
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    Greenwald deseved the praise according to that tweet from Lula. He's broken two huge stories in Snowden and Lula. He's a better reporter than you give him credit for. I do understand why many on the left and in the media hate him. He usually exposes the corporate media and the security state.
     
    You are so sure you know why people don’t like GG, it’s actually comical. No. That’s not why, lol.
     
    Back on topic: Bolsonaro will apparently cooperate with the transfer of power, although without conceding. What’s not clear yet is how much havoc his followers will wreak.
     

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