Work, race, and religion – where are we headed?

Is the drop in Lula's and his government's approval ratings a result of a lack of communication? A new generation of young people has been convinced that they should be entrepreneurs, subordinate to capital, without labor rights. This seems to be the best message when you combine the decline in Lula's approval/acceptance among those under 24 with opinions about the proposed legislation to regulate app drivers and related professions. The – unfair, by the way – relationship between capital and labor has improved. These are details of the research that the government team needs to analyze carefully, without being overly sensitive.

In this vein, and addressing the issue of racial quotas, in two significant editorials Folha de S. Paulo reveals that it has completely straightened its stance! The already settled discussion that regulation is fundamental for the better exercise of any activity and, most glaringly, that black people in social conditions identical to non-black people have far more obstacles and difficulties in reaching higher education, have been abolished from the texts. The newspaper does not publish this type of criticism, which is its right (sic), but note that we are far from April Fool's Day to say it was just a joke! The labor issue, along with the racial issue, are two important elements of the tripod of social instability in which we currently live.

The religious component is also fundamental to the drop in Lula's approval rating. For the segment of faithful followers of pastors and their associates on the far right, it matters little whether the economy improves or social relations become fairer. This is another group in which Lula's disapproval became very evident. This has a significant parallel in Parliament. While economists debate whether or not the State should intervene in the production process, and capitalists propose that relations should only be with consumers, the imminent approval of the "theoplutocracy" amendment will establish that churches profit from both users and the State, since tithes and tax exemptions fatten their coffers. And how does the atheist taxpayer defend themselves?