Is Trump to blame for the Brazilian riots?

[purplepoppy]

In Brazil, Congress and other key buildings have been stormed by the far right who were whipped up by false claims and conspiracy theories about stolen elections.
To the world it looks like a repeat of Trumps failed insurrection, a bit too close.

So do you think Trump is involved, stirring the pot somewhere and will we see further far right riots across the world when they lose?

[Reece12345]

The problem here is that Trump kind of let the genie out the the bottle.

Trump has removed the trappings of decency from a lot of people. We all have our dark side but for some people they have no trouble now letting it lose.

Like, if a scumbag can be president of the US, why can't anyone be a scumbag? That's how they see it. Self-indulgence, just like their leader. Nice to devolve into a man-child.

[NewtoTheSouth]

Actually, rioting and storming government buildings is practiced by both left and right and precedes 2021. Communists and Nazis both did it. Liberals did it in the 60s. I think it might be even a more common phenomena in Latin America. Coups are more frequent there.

[legalboxers]

**waits for the flock to answer*

[legalboxers]

to the 3 who disliked.. How did your 1/6 stunt go...

[Cassie88]

I knew that someone would ask a question like this as soon as I heard about what was happening over there. Bolsonaro is "Trump" over in Brazil. Blame him if you want someone to blame.

[Untrаnnify]

Even if they get rid of trump, what will change...

[Reece12345]

The problem here is that Trump kind of let the genie out the the bottle. By which I mean, the "dark, bestial" side of human nature. He ripped it free by being himself (a scumbag) and letting all the other scumbags know that it's "alright" to be a scumbag (like he himself was President, after all).

[Ill_made_Knight]

@Reece12345 accurate

[goaded]

Bolsonaro is in Florida. Bannon has been spreading the same lies about both countries.

[Anonymous]

The big question is why are right-wingers so violent?

[legalboxers]

thy are scared of their own shadows

[Ill_made_Knight]

They want to rule by fear and domination. They want you to be afraid to disagree.

[Cassie88]

Do you think that left-wingers are a peaceful lot? You know, like those folks who run BLM (Burn, Loot and Murder), or Antifa.

[Ill_made_Knight]

@Cassie88 what about this, what about that... popular right wing refrain. Won't even hold George Santos accountable for all his lying. Grow some accountability will ya's?

[Cassie88]

@Ill_made_Knight Well, what about the extreme left? Are we not supposed to bring up all their crimes? Should we just pretend they're nice people? I come across a lot of "right-wing people are violent" garbage here on GAG from people who are clearly extremists themselves (or at least suffer from a severe case of confirmation bias), and that's why I respond like this to their comments.

[Ill_made_Knight]

@Cassie88 What about, what about... simple fact is that the alt right IS all about violence. It's what nazis do. Maybe turn off whatever commentator gives you your adrenaline fix every day.
Fun Fact: Did you know you can be addicted to being angry?
So turn off the Tucker Carlson or Ben Shapiro or whoever you let wind you up and chill out for a while. It's good for your health too.

[Cassie88]

@Ill_made_Knight "... simple fact is that the alt right IS all about violence..."
And the alt-Left isn't?

[Ill_made_Knight]

@Cassie88 Who tried to overthrow the gov't, set up a gallows in front of the capitol building, and went hunting the vice-president while chanting "hang Mike Pence?
Who stalked that same building HUNTING the speaker of the house of representatives saying "I just wanna drag that old woman down those steps bt her heels, making sure her head hits EVERY step ALL the way down? Who puts armed "observers" outside polling places to intimidate voters?
People from the Portland and Minneapolis protests have been held accountable as should be done when protests go bad. Personally I feel that protesting the ongoing systemic violence that police perpetrate against people of color is a cause FAR more just than attempting to install a dictator because you didn't like the results of the election. Mid terms have shown that we don't want your radical garbage... where's your red wave? Trump LOST BY ALMOST 8 MILLION VOTES IN 2020 and lost the popular vote in 2016 while claiming he won by a landslide, earning an electoral college victory. He since has filed more than 60 lawsuits across the country claiming voter fraud and lost EVERY SINGLE ONE because you can't prove a lie. GET HELP seriously. It's all so obvious to those who are not hypnotized...
and just for the rcord that's another "what about?" So since Hitler killed 6 MILLION jews are you going to justify a genocide by the alt right if it happens by saying "What about Hitler"? Guess you can justify ANYTHING that way huh?

[Cassie88]

@Ill_made_Knight God, what an insane diatribe. You even mention Hitler for good measure. I could respond to this junk by pointing out the various instances of damage, both social and physical, caused by the Marxist left over the last 50 years or so, but that would require writing a book! I'll just leave it to you to do a bit of basic research on this, or even just dust off that memory of yours and think back to a time when American cities were being looted and burned to the ground in the name of the BLM agenda.

[Ill_made_Knight]

@Cassie88 there are no Marxists in office in America... FOX has sold you the idea that moderate Republicans (US Democrats) are left wing zealots to keep you moving along the path to fascism... you were good with them trying to install a dictator right here in the USA after all, and here you sit arguing for it.

[bean2k21]

This is yet another example of how our Founding Fathers were of such genius, that American society is fundamentally worthy of replication. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, and we really are flattered by Brazil trying to act like exemplary Southern Americans. But, at the end of the day, we really just need your petroleum and sugar for our coffee, so they should chill out and get back to work.

[Lliam]

Oh, of course. That evil mastermind is out to engineer a global, right-wing takeover.
Bwaaaahahaha

But wait a minute. Why is the "left-wing" supporting a Nazi take over in Ukraine?

[Z1pTD]

Soviets and nazis hated each other. . .

[Twalli]

These weren't caused by Trump in the same way January 6 was. Those who wanted to stay in power are using THE EXACT same tactics that Trump did though. So he's indirectly causing them. Some places it's actually more dangerous because the entire military il loyal to that leader.

[Ill_made_Knight]

Not to blame. It is certainly born of the current alt right movement I think. Bolsonaro sometimes referred to as the Brazilian Trump, but not Trump's doing.

[Ill_made_Knight]

Personally I would suspect minions of Steve Bannon more than Trump. Or those that follow the ideology of Aleksandr Dugin.

[AviatorTom]

NO, Trump is not involved in the Brazilian riots. However, the Brazilians are doing basically what happened on January 6th in the US... copycats.

[Chazmatazz269]

Drumpf didn’t order or condone any “insurrection”. If someone is to blame, it’s the mainstream media for spreading the lies and conspiracies.

[exitseven]

Nah, the election in Brazil probably was stolen. They figured if they could do it in America then anything goes

[AngryCarl]

I mean Bolsonaro was such a great leader, who could possibly vote against him?

(sarcasm)

[Dargil]

Isn't Trump responsible for all the trouble in the world, even down to hemorrhoids?

[BJP21]

It wouldn't surprise me if was true. If Trump is involved in anything you can bet he's stirring the shit pot on some level.

[ArtemisSilver]

LoL yeah must be. No way there'd be election fraud in south america

[AngryCarl]

Trump isn't directly involved but it's a copy and paste insurrection, pretty obvious where Bolsonaro got his playbook.

[Walrus_au]

not directly, but he is a symptom if the same problem.

[Anonymous]

Yes they're probably influenced by him at least. There will probably be a few MaGa Caps and QAnoners amongst then.

[Untrаnnify]

QAnon proved to us the real conspiracy theories. They proved that they themselves are created by the intelligence agencies from the deep state and trump is just an actor to get people brainwashed. Divide and conquer. But also their dark religious rituals, most deaths on the news are ritual blood sacrifices, including wars.

[jimmy2]

No I don't think so I think it all about election being stolen with bad crap and people all over the world is feed up with the crap

[Msputiton]

Trump? Who that?

[Ill_made_Knight]

Love this... hope we get to that spot soon

[Msputiton]

@Ill_made_Knight lmao. Yeah he's out mind fashoo and hope it stays that way.

[Anonymous]

Brazil has had coups b4

[KostasKouvalis]

No, Lula is. He rigged the elections

[Girlpoop]

We are all to blame

[Anonymous]

Sure why not? Lying Biden probably blamed him.

[legalboxers]

How did your 1/6 stunt go? Lock "whom" up? build "what" wall?

[Opinion Owner]

@legalboxers What?

[legalboxers]

exactly. *rolls eyes*

[Opinion Owner]

@legalboxers I said nothing about anyone getting locked up. So try again. Oh wait, never mind.

[Iron_Man]

No he’s not

[Anonymous]

Troll

[Pterodon]

Nope

[Figurine89]

Yes, he is