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
/236/ Green Nazi Paedos ft. Lily Lynch (UNLOCKED)
/242/ Bureaucracy Rules OK ft. Michael Lind
Excerpt: /241/ Three Articles: Peace & Social War in North America
/240/ Populist Interventions: Örebro Party ft. Malcolm Kyeyune
/239/ Against Justice ft. Ross Wolfe
/238/ Reading Club: Emergency Politics I (Extended Excerpt)
Excerpt: /237/ Three Articles: Italy, Ukraine, Matrix
Excerpt: /236/ Green Nazi Paedos ft. Lily Lynch
/235/ Political Ritalin ft. Anton Jäger
Grand Reset
Excerpt: /234/ Three Articles: Restoration?
Excerpt: /233/ Aufhebonus Bonus
Excerpt: /232/ Reading Club: Cold, Hard / Warm, Soft
/231/ New Class Analysis ft. Catherine Liu
Excerpt: /230/ Repetition Compulsion ft. Doug Lain, pt. 2
/229/ Repetition Compulsion ft. Doug Lain, pt. 1
/228/ Three Articles: Popular Backlash in Chile, India, Europe
Excerpt: /227/ Reading Club: All That Is Solid
Excerpt: /226/ Science Says: No Woke
/225/ Wokeistan & Lebanonworld ft. Karl Sharro
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