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11/1 Why Bolsonaro Won: Beyond the Cliches w/ Brian Mier

November 1, 2018
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Journalist Brian Mier joins the Majority Report to discuss Jair Bolsonaro’s election in Brasil and his latest piece for Brasil Wire, “Why Bolsonaro Won: Beyond the Cliches.”

On today’s show: Dave Chappelle says Trump hasn’t made this fascist wave, he’s just surfing it.

Brien Mier, editor of Brasil Wire, joins us to discuss Jair Bolsonaro’s election in Brasil and his latest piece for Brasil Wire, “Why Bolsonaro Won: Beyond the Cliches.” In this piece, Mier argues that Bolsonaro’s electoral victory would have been impossible if not for the violent suppression of Haddad supporters throughout the country, making his election illegitimate. Mier goes over Bolsonaro’s alarming fascist credentials, the details of the plot against Lula, and what people in the US can do to put pressure on Bolsonaro’s administration from the outside.

On the fun half: A caller questions Jamie’s emphasis on Marxist analysis and socialist utopianism; the crew responds. Trump thanks Charlie Kirk for discovering Candace Owens. Candace Owens claims the media is trying to destroy Blexit, denies saying Kanye designed the Blexit aesthetic…but she totally did. Trump visits Pittsburgh synagogue, claims he was welcomed, makes Twitter video. Back in the real world, there were massive anti-Trump protests by mourners. Dennis Prager of Prager U explains his “when a woman isn’t in the mood” series, yuck. Rodrigo in NJ explains how capitalism has undermined democracy in Brazil. A caller compliments our Halloween episode, rails against Jimmy Dore.

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