o_O.Q said:
for the most part after skimming your op I'm not seeing fascism which is probably why he's implying you are being hyperbolic "Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of radical right-wing, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe."
you lead up to your last paragraph which apparently has examples of fascism with stuff like this what? i'm not saying that this is all you posted but its odd to list things like this since this as an example is pretty much the opposite of fascism and your last paragraph can be summarised as "Bolsonaro threatened to" or bolsonaro claimed speech is not fascism, do you have actual concrete actions taken by this man that could be considered fascist? is the guy a jerk? sounds that way but that doesn't mean that he's a fascist, words actually have meaning to them |
First of all, I wanted to make something clear: I'm not saying Brazil is under a fascist dictatorship right now. All I'm saying is the country is getting closer to one every day. The government has a radical right-wing, ultranationalist agenda, and everyday it tries to suppress the opposition a bit more. Just in the last week, Bolsonaro threatened to imprison a journalist because he disagreed with him, fired lead members of two institutions who gave him information that, although true, he didn't like, and lied about the military dictatorship - trying to blame the left - twice.
If something looks like a lion, moves like a lion and roars like a lion, you don't have to wait for it to attack you to call it a lion. Because then it's too late.
Last edited by Lucca - on 03 August 2019
