Brazil Attack Reveals Trump's Insurrection Strategy Is Now a Blueprint

[MissMillie]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/brazil-attack-reveals-trump-s-insurrection-strategy-is-now-a-blueprint/ar-AA1690eh?pc=U483&cvid=98cf77aa185e4a11be7261eff54e9d19

Foreign capitals fetishize American democracy. It is not uncommon for party leaders and community organizers in other countries to seek out American political strategists to consult on their races, often pitting long-standing rivals based in the United States against each other as opportunities for revenge for the last race. A marked rise in hard-fought primaries followed the global phenomenon that was the Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton contest in 2008; if that intra-party race could help Democrats to build a political infrastructure, the argument went, then leaders abroad were eager to ditch the smoke-filled back rooms for data-collection bonanzas of their own. And such an unwavering embrace of liberal democracy—lowercase “d,” to be sure—seemed to help usher in economic prosperity and political stability for much of the post-World War II era.

Here’s the thing: America’s leading intellectual export may also be its most combustible, if not dangerous. After all, there is no quality control for an idea, and once it crosses U.S. borders, Americans ostensibly cede any fail-safe controls for ideas. Democracy can carry great risk if it is sparked in a place with insufficient ventilation.

Just witness the recent developments in Brazil, where more than a few echoes of America’s darkest day for democracy itself rumbled over the weekend. Both Jan. 6, 2021, and Jan. 8, 2023, featured a seeming victory for democracy in an autumn election, only to have it threatened with malice from the losers.

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The post-war "best of us" set an example of democratic principles for the rest of the world.* It's mind-boggling to think that a minority segment of Americans (MAGA) was able to open the door and let "the worst of us" take that over. And of course, the rest of the world noticed that too.


(*I am aware that Americans were (and still are) excluded from participating in our democracy. I do not mean to mitigate the importance of their struggle. It's obvious that despite being an "example," we still have much work to do.)

[Beastly Boy]

1. A twice failed blueprint.

Back to the drawing board!

[Hortensis]

2. :) Yes.

Interestingly, the Brazilian "Brave Boys" chose to attack when the buildings were empty, so no legislature and VP to take hostage and possibly execute. Just the buildings to not die for.