Should people be worried about Bolsonaro's election as Brazilian President?

Obviously, this matters much more to people in Brazil but I also think it has international significance.

https://theintercept.com/2018/10/28/jair-bolsonaro-elected-president-brazil/

Breitbart, for example, supports what is likely to be the impending Brazilian military dictatorship:

https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2018/10/26/brazils-bolsonaro-makes-final-anti-corruption-push-our-country-isnt-a-criminal-gang/

For some light utopian escapism, I'm gonna watch some more House of Cards on Netflix

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windinhishair · 61-69, M

This is another sign of the nationalism that is spreading throughout the world. The US is hardly unique in this. What concerns me the most is the similarities between now and the 1930s that led us into dictatorships in multiple areas, and a devastating world war.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@windinhishair Thanks for the reply and I agree.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Burnley123 Trump consumes the headlines, and much of that is warranted, but it is also important to recognize what is happening globally that also has wide-reaching impacts. None of us exists in a vacuum. Often I just have to get away from US politics and listen to the BBC, Deutsche Welle, and other international broadcasts.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@windinhishair Fair enough. I was being a bit of an arse with my comment below and I know most people on here are American so its understandably gonna be their point of reference. Trump is abysmal and its right that he takes up news but it does seem to drown out all other things.

I completely agree that he doesn't exist in a vacuum.