Brazil's current shittiness I think goes at least a ways back to when we became a Republic.
We've never really been a country with a strong democratic culture. It's far more accurate to say that we've been run by oligarchies and despots with small periods of genuine democracy in-between. I don't know that we had actual, genuine free elections until around the beginning of the 50's. And that didn't last long.
I don't have a lot of faith in our current pretense of democracy lasting long either.
Depending on how you measure it, our current pretense of democracy is already either shattered or at least cracked (Temer's whole reign of terror).
"All you Fascists bound to lose."I've read a bit about Chile. Seems like the current president has some approval rating problems, apparently because of a string of natural disasters. In Bolivia, Morales lost his battle to have trrm limits removed, but otherwise I don't know much.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanFor what ie seen is more or less like thiss
Bolivia: morales lost is intent to have a third term but so far Bolivia economy was become better and things have turn well....kinda, is funny he avoid the clusterfuck that is fucking venezuela right now.
Cuba: the king is dead, long live the king, os another day with the castro, at least Raul have soften a little bit.
Brazil: so far a pretty damn mess right now, with not one let unpunish, it would make a pretty good novel if people life were on risk
Venezuela: and even fucking mess right now, with Maduro going full deep end and right now people want him out, so much for a revolucion bonita....
Uruguay: is doing ok as far I can tell, is one of the most progressive countries
Argentina: they finally get out of the K and Macri is doing ok?
Mexico: nieto is pretty damn useless and have a plastic spince who bend to everyone, if trump try to be voldemorth them nieto want to be petter petigrew.
And so far that it all.
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"Speaking of Nieto being a spineless little shit...
A link to a comic from The Nib about Nieto.
It attempts to point out ways in which Nieto is Not So Different from Trump. It particularly emphasizes how Nieto is also more style than substance.
Thoughts?
edited 17th May '17 11:56:41 PM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprised
Kinda and kinda not, Trump behivor is VERY latin american, which is why Wanderer and myself have said over and over that there is certain deja vu with him.
But one things here and there: Trump is not good looking(damn the guy is ugly as fuck) and Nieto have some political experience, like I said if Trump is wannabe voldermorth, Nieto is a wanna be pettigrew.
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
I dont remeber anyone saying trump have good looks, just that he is ugly and that he is clearly melina sugar daddy.
Also I said that because Nieto have been acuse and mock time after time to kiss everyone ass when it come to it, think more of a paul ryan in that regard: he said a lot of shit but when chip are down, he bow to everyone.
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"My perceptions:
- Argentina: Fixing the mess the Kirchners left.
- Bolivia: I heard Evo's been doing well at the economy, but still, authoritarianism.
- Brazil: The political situation is a recipe for disaster.
- Chile: Easily the best of the bunch, politically and economically.
- Colombia: They're doing 'kay, especially considering how grim things were not long ago.
- Ecuador: Even people (including economists) who have no sympathy for the "bolivarian" presidents say Correa's been very good at managing the economy. I hope this new period marks an end to his authoritarian tendencies.
- Best Guay: i dunno lol
- Peru: It seems Fujimori made presidents reluctant to try crazy things. After several non-particularly good/bad presidents things seem to be going so-so.
- Uruguay: For some reason no one talks about it after Pepe left so i dunno lol
- Venezuela: Undergoing the greatest crisis we've had since a century and a half ago.
It hasn't been a good decade for the subcontinent, has it?
edited 18th May '17 7:43:09 AM by Stormtroper
And that's how I ended up in the wardrobe. It Just Bugs Me!I am trying to keep track of the accusations against Temer and Aecio Neves on news and political news and I gave a quick look on my facebook feed and...
Cognitive dissonance, cognitive dissonance everywhere.
From left to right, too much to bear.
Left wing news and commentators trying to excuse Lula's over his own investigations and use the allegations to excuse Dilma's presidency, right wing news trying to pin everything back on Dilma and Lula.
Left wing groups trying to blame the judge Sergio Moro for everything bad that happened to the Workers Party and demanding explanations to why he isn't investigating Temer and Aecio (he is but he can't do anything to them until they lose their political protections). Right wing groups simply wanting to see everything burn and collapse the political system until nothing is left (both meanings of left).
Actual fake news and poorly researched commentaries, fake quotes and out of context information and quotes everywhere.
I think I'll just avoid social media and news sites besides the English language ones for a few weeks again.
Inter arma enim silent leges"Wonder if Nieto is also an Ayn Rand fanboy."
Meh, unlike US were the idea of fucking with the poor is some sacred mandate of Ayn rand, in mexico is well ingrained in society, Nieto is just one step to cheer the suffering of is people saying "for the glorious evil!"
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"You're free to speak about the remainder if you wish. I'd speak more about Central America but I don't have much to add besides I dunno lols
And that's how I ended up in the wardrobe. It Just Bugs Me!Panama has already had their own businessman turned populist politician, he owns a supermarket chain, a media group, a tv station and he is in the US escaping punishment. He always wanted to be president, he made a party and made a lot of alliances to get to the presidency. His vice president turned on him and got the presidency in the next cycle, but is stuck with the Odebrecht shenanigans and the country's general opinion of him is that he is basically useless. Our economy hasn't suffered greatly all these years, but given Ricardo Martinelli ran up the public debt with overpriced projects and other corruption scandals, we are stuck also with a president that is unpopular because he is trying to reduce spending. He is also a Rum magnate by the name of Juan Carlos Varela, but he has divested from his holdings and has no plans to return to the private sector after his term ends.
Side-note: I still don't get why other countries allow re-elections. If there is a unifying force in our politics is a disdain for such practice.
I can't see it, we have just recently made campaign financing regulations even more strict that before. The only overtly corrupt politician trading favors we've had in the presidency was Berlusconi's squire, I mean Ricardo Martinelli. And his plan to get a grip on our system was to get a crony elected for the next cycle and relax re-election regulations from that one onwards.
EDIT: Also, the most corrupt members of our system are the members of the National Assembly, who've had so many scandals they changed their title from Legisladores(Legislators) to Diputado(most similar to Congressmen). Why did they change it? Because the people refered to them as "Legisladrones"(Legis-Thieves). And they are the members of our system with no term limits, some of them even have basically fiefdoms in their districts.
edited 19th May '17 12:05:58 PM by vandro

Everywhere else? Doesn't look so good, even Colombia's president is going through some crisis over his failure to convince the Colombian population that the FARC peace plan, which involved amnesty for those who give up arms, to be a good idea.
Peru and Bolivia are being a Venezuela lite, when it comes to unrest and ineffective leaders and Venezuela itself is being a clusterfuck of gigantic proportions.
I guess we can sum up the South American continent as SNAFU: Situation Normal; All Fucked Up.
Inter arma enim silent leges