It was hardly surprising to read that Pat Robertson and Jerry
Falwell Jr. were part of this group that acknowledged and paid homage to Bolsonaro
during his March visit.
Robertson has a long record of corruption, criminality and
collaboration with dictators and other butchers. Bolsonaro hasn't yet
established his record but given his praise of the 1964-1985 US backed military
dictatorship and its tortures and other evils... no one will be surprised by
either the course of Bolsonaro's tenure nor the fact that one such as Robertson
would prove willing to collude with him.
Since his March visit Bolsonaro has earned further accolade
from American Evangelicals in that he intends to reverse Brazil's longstanding
hostility to homeschooling. While I'm certain there are many who will be
thankful for this and benefit from it, one hopes they will question his
motivations and temper the praise offered to him.
Watching the Left and pseudo-Left's social agenda suffer
shipwreck is hardly a cause for lament and yet as Christians we ought not to
celebrate (as if part of a common cause) with the Right and the implementation
of its agenda. Regardless of whatever profession he dares to make, Bolsonaro is
an enemy of Christ. We must never forget that. He represents distinctly
anti-Christian values and ethics. Just because these are sometimes mixed or
blended with specific positions that Christians are wont to appreciate should
never cloud our judgment.
But then given our celebrity dominated Evangelical culture
and that the leaders of the movement (like Falwell and Robertson) are so
patently (and painfully) corrupt it shouldn't be a surprise that their
followers (like sheep to the slaughter) echo their mantras and champion their
politics.
The Christian Post article focuses on Bolsonaro's policies
with regard to abortion and Israel... issues likely to score points with its
readers. The relationship between Brasilia and Tel Aviv is a point of interest
to be sure but not due to any kind of divine or theological status belonging to
the modern Zionist state. Rather it's indicative of Israel's ever-widening role
as a proxy of the United States and a power in its own right. Brazil under
Bolsonaro has already indicated it wishes to join the 'team' and sign-on to
American policy (The Monroe Doctrine) in South America. The clearest indicator
of this is Bolsonaro's unwavering support for the Venezuelan coup and US asset
Juan Guaido.
Of course there are not a few in Washington who are
salivating at the thought that Bolsonaro's regime will bring an end to the
BRICS project. The recent Ramaphosa victories in South Africa should have also
given some hope in this regard, he is after all a corrupt union leader turned capitalist
businessman but like Modi in India, these two men who were once viewed as
'faithful' to the US Empire have proven to be a bit more ambiguous and nuanced
in their commitments and have at times risked angering Washington. For them
BRICS represents just such an example of nuance. They are largely friendly to
the United States but are not afraid to pursue 'side projects' with its
adversaries.
Bolsonaro (on the contrary) is likely to prove more steadfast
and I don't doubt that some will labour under his tenure to see Brazil's
banking relationship with Russia and China severed.
Regardless of how Bolsonaro's term progresses, it's sure to
be interesting.
And sadly the apostasy that is American Evangelicalism, an
error now exported across the globe has hitched its wagon to the likes of Trump
and Bolsonaro. Seeds have been planted which will bear a future harvest, not of
plenty but of spiritual famine and destruction.
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