Any anti-American lie, even absurd, is immediately taken for granted
as pure truth. Any pro-American word I write is immediately explained
as the deed of a professional liar “sponsored by Wall Street”.
My personal situation is the best symbol of the Brazilian state of
affairs. Hundreds of powerful NGOs have millions of dollars (even
from Ford Foundation) to spend in anti-American propaganda, but the
only Brazilian journalist that fights against them, with his own personal
resources, with no American or local support, is accused of being
“sponsored by Wall Street”. My life is turning into a Franz
Kafka’s novel. If I believed in reincarnation I would choose
to be born again as a communist or a radical anti-Zionist. It’s
the best of lives for a Brazilian.
Is it really IMPOSSIBLE for American conservatives to take account
of what is happening here? Is Latin American “Little Axis of
Evil” so unimportant for you? Is it really impossible for Americans
to say a single word in defense of themselves in Brazilian press?
Don’t you really have an Embassy here, or is it too much busy
in pampering Lula to have the time to do something good for the United
States? Are pro-American Brazilians so contemptible, both from American
and Brazilian points of view, that they should never be believed at
all?
– Olavo de Carvalho
