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Postgame 75 - Crew (Patreon)

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2019-02-01 01:03:26
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Bijou Smith

Wow. First caller, terrific response. I would add that Lula did the right thing. You can know the justice system is corrupt, but good people in general will have conflicting views of just how corrupt (like TMBS'ers vs the Jimmy Dore's of the world), so in such circumstances you have to be willing to become a martyr and go up and try the justice system out like Lula did. My guess is Lula knew he'd be imprisoned. But he also knew this was going to be the clearest international solidarity signalling possible. Not to be too Frenchie and soft, but I could almost cry as I write this, because I now almost viscerally feel in my bones the courage and sacrifice Lula has made, which is how I think he would want people to at first respond, with empathy. The second response is true international organization and solidarity to overcome the oppression in Brazil by global mass actions. The Peace Prize nomination is just small fry chicken feed activism. There's a long way to go. And it's not just a "Brazilian thing", because if Lula can be freed it will embolden the left all around the world to take a stand similarly against fascist neoliberalism and against austerity neoliberalism, and if done non-violently it would be an important historical template, a landmark case in the struggle for democracy and justice rivalling the ANC fight against apartheid. Howso? Because the enemy is very different, apartheid was always widely condemned, whereas the neo-fascist governments are backed by US power and the UN seems distant or absent in It's collective condemnation, so yeah, I'd say nearly as important as the struggle against apartheid --- I hope that does not offend anyone, I do not trust easily quantifiable metrics for degrees of oppression.

Bijou Smith

Brooksy's on-going coverage of Brazil and Lula's plight is enormously appreciated. One question I have (which I cannot answer because I am not a political scholar) is why a transfer of loyalty is often lacking in these situations? Was the Lula phenomenon of the late 2000's so tied to his personal charisma that Fernando Haddad simply stood no chance of building on the 60% majority support for PT which Lula enjoyed? Was that in effect 60% support for Lula and not actually for PT? How does the Left International shake loose from these political cults of personality? Brooksy alludes to this problem in this episode if I recall correctly.