Scratch Brazil off the places to visit list.
The last week has given me a growing feeling that WWII wasn’t a matter of putting the demons of fascism back in the bottle; it was a warmup for the demonic takeover of the world.
Unless of course you are a casket maker, sales are going to skyrocket, it will make the Philippines like a paradise for human rights.
I hope Brazil doesn’t have Faux news. There might be some hope if it doesn’t.
If the primary reason voters wanted a change in government was because the previous ones were so corrupt, then perhaps there is some light in the darkness. trump et al is the most corrupt government we’ve ever had.
They had WhatsApp and Facebook spreading the lies instead.
How many elections has that been where Facebook has helped the far-right candidate to win? The Philippines, the US, they helped Brexit, now Brazil, they contributed to deadly riots in Kenya, and probably a few other places as well. It’s about time we realize what side Facebook is actually on, and it’s not ours.
Facebook is on nobody’s side. They are on the side of making money.