In which we update the latest from Brazil, post-election. What will Bolsonaro's government look like? We plot best & worst case scenarios and discuss how bad this really is (really, really bad). And is "fascism" the correct term to use?
Readings:
Bolsonaro Rising (Alex) https://thebaffler.com/latest/bolsonaro-rising-hochuli
Bolsonaro: more dangerous than Trump (Alex) https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/brazil-presidential-election-who-jair-bolsonaro-popular-candidate-more-dangerous-ncna925011
What Bolsonaro's election victory means (Ben) https://mg.co.za/article/2018-10-28-what-bolsonaros-election-victory-could-mean
Fascism has arrived in Brazil (Ben) https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-election-results-president-fascism-far-right-fernando-haddad-a8606391.html
Privilege vs Democracy in Brazil (Alfredo Saad-Filho) https://jacobinmag.com/2018/10/brazil-election-bolsonaro-haddad-lula-pt-democracy
Excerpt: /170/ Reading Club: Streeck's Critical Encounters
/169/ Authoritarian Liberalism and Its Discontents ft. Amber A'Lee Frost & Daniel Bessner
/168/ Corona, Climate, Communism ft. Andreas Malm
/167/ The Kingdom of God Is on Main Street ft. Todd McGowan
/161/ Culture is Bad for You ft. Mark Taylor (UNLOCKED)
Excerpt: /166/ Aufhebonus Bonus (December)
/165/ Black Spartacus ft. Sudhir Hazareesingh
Excerpt: /164/ Reading Club: Culture of Narcissism
/163/ Three Articles + Censorship ft. Douglas Lain
/162/ Gaming & Politics ft. Jonas Kyratzes
Excerpt: /161/ Culture Is Bad For You ft. Mark Taylor
/160/ Enemies of the People (Large & Very Small) ft. Wolfgang Streeck
/159/ Biden Time ft. Amber A'Lee Frost & Alex Gourevitch
Excerpt: /158/ Three Articles: Cosmopolitan Austerity & Control
UNLOCKED /152/ I Can't Believe It's Not Weimar ft. David Broder
Excerpt: /157/ Reading Club: Emancipation After Hegel
/156/ Cosmo-Jihad ft. Darryl Li
UNLOCKED /154/ A Reasonably Important Election... Preview ft. Alex Gourevitch
Excerpt: /155/ Aufhebonus Bonus ft. Benjamin Moser
Excerpt: /154/ A Reasonably Important Election ft. Alex Gourevitch
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