Economical and uneducated

The persistence of misrule fosters continuous criticism, not always published or commented on. Based on the news of the month, some reflections are made, brief in their wording and which may have diverse interpretations and conclusions. Certainly, they will not be read by militiamen and palace insiders. Education is one of the themes; the economy, another.

The Datafolha poll reflects the disaster of the current government. The reality will only be admitted by the majority of the population when the economy completely collapses, unfortunately. Let's remember that during the campaign, the idea was touted that simply removing the PT (which hadn't been in power for over two years!) would magically restore the economy. In truth, what was lacking was political debate and the construction of a government program, absences evident now that negotiations are being sought in Parliament but are failing due to the lack of political savvy of the president and his team. The course of a bland and dry campaign – forced or not – contributed little to democracy.

The economy is, therefore, a direct reflection of the government's ineptitude, both managerial and political. The way capital, represented by its most inept captains, is handing over the country and silencing its people is almost disheartening. Its recent origins lie in the 2016 coup, but history reveals a long-standing colonialism.

Comparing the current economic situation to a dead end, given the impossibility of a solution for the country, only falls short because there are many Rui Chapéu types out there who still managed to pocket the ball. This is not the case for the group that occupied the Presidential Palace and its surroundings. I believe that the pension reform is small potatoes compared to the challenges Brazil faces, and the military leadership is merely observing to see when their subordinates will succumb. This is yet another version of a military coup, initiated in 2016 and completed three years later. The previous one, of sad memory in these 55 years, shaped the rotation of dictators. The current one was more subtle, but no less damaging.

I disagree with those who want to make a charitable gesture to the minister of incestuous relations. We have been far too tolerant of ignorance in recent years, shaping an intellectually limited president, a minister who thinks her Ministry is a pulpit, a Colombian who understood nothing about education programs, replaced by a manager of nothing, and a scatological pseudo-philosopher, guru of this whole bunch. There is an attempt to address the possible predominance of leftist thought in universities, which are supposedly "dens of communists." However, this questioning will be ineffective, because when it is the followers of Olavo de Carvalho who determine the principles of everything in the official sphere, good argumentation with facts and figures is useless. Furthermore, there is the confusion they want to create around the concept of liberalism in relation to philosophy and economics. We need more science – and scientists – in politics to occupy spaces that bring content to the discussion and not just labels.

Even major newspapers were, for a moment, very optimistic about the government, just because a meeting was held with a former leader of the PSDB party. That didn't mean the captain had become a politician who listens. Even with sound entering, there's no way to produce synapses.

Our leading educators, recognized even internationally, do not survive institutionalized ignorance. Some hope emerges with experiences and proposals that value the need for knowledge, both that which is shared and that which is necessary to understand the other, in a symbiotic relationship between educator and learner. It's a pity that in the Brazilian universe, Paulo Freire never existed. In the field of science and technology, the exacerbated national surrender is also evident. The question remains about the true military and strategic interests behind handing over, for example, the Alcântara base to the Americans. The captain is up to no good, but the generals behind this government have a hidden, yet well-defined, strategy.

Finally, both those who voted for this government and those who rejected it knew very well that this would be the case. While it's acceptable to say "serves them right!", one cannot say "I didn't know." In any case, I apologize for limiting myself to written protests in the press and social media, such as these, which are a compilation of letters. Furthermore, it's important to preserve each of these rare manifestations of protest for a broad and profound critical analysis of the moment we are living through, for a future in which I hope we can see all this as the past.