Remarkable 19th century German thinker phrased that, in history, tragedy was only repeated as a farce. In the case of far-right populist governments the opposite is given: his first term is scam; The second, tragedy.
It is finished proof of this. Since returning to the White House it has produced unparalleled destruction. The same week that the imposition of arbitrary tariffs on a huge list of countries became the world-end system, the worldwide agents, agents of the Government Efficiency Department), run by, invaded the Center.
Its director was forced to renounce and in his place was installed a young leader of Trump’s organized crowd; Heads and high executives were dismissed; its federal employees placed in availability; The reputed international program of visiting researchers, disabled.
The Wilson Center, as it is known, was created by the US Congress – and until last week, it was the most respected Thank from the country’s foreign policy. The attack on the center of excellence is yet another episode of the tricky onslaught to garrote the institutions that produce knowledge, or fund their production, or promote the debate free of ideas – universities, public science financing agencies, as well as the aforementioned Think Thanks.
There is no doubt: the trump of the second term is much more radical than the one of the first; It has more clarity about the enemies you want to destroy; He forged sharper instruments and barked new support to do so. And so far, their designs have not had to be exist with the resistance of the democratic institutions that could brave them.
The return of the far right Washington questions expensive theories to political scientists. The first holds that participation in the democratic game tends to moderate extreme parties and leaders. The second assumes that solid political institutions – and robustly over time – create effective brakes and balances to the ambition of power of the rulers. None of this seems to be happening in the US. So far, I would say an optimistic.
There are few cases of populist of the far right successful to the point of reeleting or returning to the government in a short time. Thus, cases that allow to accept or reject those theories are scarce. Since the case, it is better to try to prevent the return from occurring. To this end, both extremist proposals and the intention of the proponents to fulfill them are taken seriously.
In Brazil, democratic institutions formed an effective barrier to the scammers of. But it is not only been able to bet on them. Politically isolating the former captain is a necessary measure-and urgent-in this court that precedes his trial for crimes against the rule of law and when, second, 52% of Brazilians think he should be arrested for committing them.
This is why it is frightened that last Sunday (6), on Paulista Avenue, all pre-candidates on the right have decided, it matters little if by conviction or electoral calculation, to bend to the leadership of those who have Trump as an idol and authoritarianism as a purpose.
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