Quote: (09-15-2018 02:03 AM)JoSuado Wrote:
Bolsonaro was part of the lower clergy, a minortiy group in the Congress that was anti-establishment and always voted against the government. Moreover, he is a low-rank military officer. How does this make him an insider?
By "insider" I mean he's part of the establishment. Anyone who's been in the system has their hands dirty. Bolsonaro has been in politics for thirty years, of course he's been rubbing elbows with everyone he refers to - and we see - as his enemies. You've said it yourself back in page 1:
Quote: (08-01-2018 10:01 AM)JoSuado Wrote:
it is impossible to do politics in Brazil (and maybe anywhere in the world) without being corrupted.
Quote: (09-15-2018 02:03 AM)JoSuado Wrote:
I'm sorry, but it is impossible to say that you liked what Haddad did for São Paulo and you are not a lefty. He created affirmative action programs for trans people, raised taxes for landowners, surrounded himself with feminists in high posts and prohibited the display of the Brazilian flag in Avenida Paulista. In the Ministry of Education, he pushed the agenda of gender ideology.
He is a tropical Justin Trudeau.
I agree with you. But personally, I evaluate a government based on more aspects - economy, infrastructure, safety, public health, and so on. I don't agree with the cultural and moral agenda he pushed. I don't think he did a perfect job, nor that everything he did was great; but overall I think his mandate resulted in more good than bad, especially in adapting measures that are bad short-term, but will pay off longer term, such as creating bike lanes, changing maximum speeds in avenues, etc.
Quote: (09-15-2018 02:03 AM)JoSuado Wrote:
He does not respect the left, and this is the type of attitude we need. Read this post from Roosh: http://www.rooshv.com/conservatives-are-losers
We are at war, consequently, in order to survive, we need to stop giving the other cheek.
Turn on the TV, it is impossible to watch Brazil shows without listening to a feminist message every 15 minutes. Game is being criminalized in all the world, and Brazil is next.
Electing a president won't solve all the problems, but it will transmit the message that our traditions survive.
That post was a very interesting read, and I saw myself nodding in agreement. Most of what Roosh described would suit me well. I just want to be left alone, not have to crush anyone - but clearly that mindset is making conservatives lose the cultural war.
To be honest, I find it hard to follow everything going on culturally and to push back, because I'm so outside mainstream entertainment, media, etc.
Other than Netflix, which I use almost exclusively for documentaries/non-fiction, I haven't watched TV in years; don't really listen to pop music; barely read newspapers or use Facebook. And most of my friends are the same way. I can see the world slowly changing in my day-to-day life, but other than that I'm mostly insulated from this cultural brainwashing.