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
