Oct 8, 2022 – Craig “Pasta” Jardula, Fiorella Isabel, and Danny Shaw discuss on The Convo Couch.
Brazil Elections Weren’t “Rigged” For Lula, Debunking InfoWars Lies via The Convo Couch
Tag: Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian Anarchist expert reveals Social War behind key Lula / Bolsonaro Vote
Brazilian Anarchist expert reveals Social War behind key Lula / Bolsonaro Vote
Despite the glowing picture that progressives and social democrats paint of Lula, it was under the PT (Worker’s Party) that Brazil’s government made its turn toward austerity. Given that this will likely be a second term in office for him, how effective do you think left organizations and movements will be at wringing concessions from a Lula-led PT government?
The real Giorgia Meloni is nothing like on TV
If you ditch their narrative just to fall for their counter-narrative, you’re not waking up, you’re barely changing bed side.
The real Giorgia Meloni is nothing like on TV
But it’s time to snooze off now.
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A leftist victory in Brazil’s election could be the lifeline Cuba, Venezuela need right now
A leftist victory in Brazil’s election could be the lifeline Cuba, Venezuela need right now
Yet, Lula will likely not seek major changes that would jeopardize current U.S.-Brazil relations.
Morgenstern adds that, “with Biden, Lula would have an ally with some tension … his interest (in the U.S.) has always been purely economic,” but “Lula’s friends are enemies of even the American left … the communist dictatorships of Latin America, China, Russia, the Palestinian Authority.”
Derosa argues, “the political forces represented by Lula are anti-American by definition,” yet he notes that, “Lula is skilled in negotiations and has always maintained a posture of dialoguing with everyone. He wouldn’t make a trade break, but he will certainly prefer multilateral relations … he would hardly break with the U.S., even more so while the United States is governed by the Democratic Party.”
As to why Lula’s close association with dictatorships has never been wielded against him in Brazil, Morgenstern sees a significant difference between parties in Brazil and elsewhere: “The Brazilian ideological left really believes that ‘social inequality’ is the biggest problem in the universe, so it is a declared fan of dictatorships (Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua), unlike the American left.”
So much wrong with these analyses. I found no evidence that Russia, or the PA, are communist and many would argue that China is communist in name only. As for dictatorships, the Democrats love them! Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, UAE?! 🤦🏼♀️
Blinken heads to Latin America after Venezuelans and Colombians Celebrate the ‘Historical’ Reopening of Border
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head next week to Colombia and Chile to forge ties with new left-leaning leaders elected in the historic US allies, the State Department announced Friday.
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The secretary will later travel to Peru for a meeting of the Organization of American States and separately meet with President Pedro Castillo and other top officials.
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In Colombia, Blinken will discuss “supporting strong democratic governments and respect for human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
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On his last visit to Colombia in October 2021 and later at a US-led summit in Los Angeles, Blinken has encouraged regional cooperation to address migration, a key political issue in the United States for Biden.
Blinken heads to Latin America to see new left-leaning leaders
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Venezuelans and Colombians Celebrate the ‘Historical’ Reopening of Border
Brazil: More Fascism and Neocolonialism or a Path Back to Self-Determination?
By Danny Shaw,
(The author has changed certain names and details to protect individuals’ privacy.)
When you arrive in another country, there is nothing more precious than new friends who adopt you, protect you, and teach you about their language, music, culture, and traditions. For an open-minded traveler, ethnographer and anti-imperialist organizer, this new family is more valuable than any air-conditioned hotel, amount of comfort or money.
Brazil: More Fascism and Neocolonialism or a Path Back to Self-Determination?
Steve Bannon at the head of the new Mont-Pelerin society: How can neo-fascism be neo-liberal?
BY RODRIGO LUGONES – 09-23-2022
The ideologue of Trumpism promotes a right-wing movement that aims to reorient the political and economic management of the world towards an extreme liberal right.
Steve Bannon at the head of the new Mont-Pelerin society: How can neo-fascism be neo-liberal? (Original in Spanish)
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Article was “fact-checked” by me. Everything checked out, except that Nina Rosenwald founded the Gatestone Institute. Although, Rebekah Mercer was on the Board of Governors.
FACTSHEET: GATESTONE INSTITUTE (archived)
In 2016, Gatestone partnered with The Rebel, a Canadian media company “with a history of bigotry and anti-Semitism,” to produce a series of 12 “cross-branded videos.” The videos feature “misinformation expert” Daniel Pipes and Geert Wilders, and promote “paranoid, apocalyptic far-right themes vilifying Muslims and refugees.” A 2017 article in The Independent, found that Gatestone was one of two “US right-wing foundations” that have sponsored Wilders’ trips to America.
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Between 2014-2016, the Mercer family foundation, run by Rebekah Mercer, contributed $250,000 to Gatestone. In April 2017, journalist Eli Clifton revealed that “Mercer had been listed as a member of the board of governors” of Institute. Following inquiries from news outlets, Gatestone deleted any mention of Mercer on its board.
USAID’s New Stage of Pressure and Interference against Venezuela + PSUV Approval Rating Almost Triples That of All Opposition Parties Combined in Venezuela
USAID’s New Stage of Pressure and Interference against Venezuela
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There’s a Kyle Rittenhouse Cultural Center in Argentina—and It Just Got Raided 🤨
The center is named after the teen who became a right-wing star after shooting three people, two fatally, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
There’s a Kyle Rittenhouse Cultural Center in Argentina—and It Just Got Raided
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Man who attempted to assassinate Argentine vice president has Nazi tattoo
Identified as Fernando Andre Sabag Montiel, suspect sports a ‘black sun’ symbol that has been used by white supremacist mass shooters
Man who attempted to assassinate Argentine vice president has Nazi tattoo



In the second photo: Ihor Halushka, member of the Azov battalion. He was honored a few days ago at Disney World.
In the third photo: the Sonnenrad, the Nazi tattoo that they both wear.” – PabloMM @ Twitter
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