Michael Lebowitz wrote:
I notice that Michel Lowy, who was a supporter of Heloisa Helena for President in the first round (one of the signatories in the letter of support) has also in a CartaMaior (www.cartamaior.com.br) interview taken a strong position for the defeat of Alckmin in the 2nd round (here's a pure google translation-- even leaving Mr. Squid in):
Michael, I don't know if this is addressed to me or not but I am the last person on earth to genuflect to a Michael Lowy or an Emil Sader. After reading many of Lowy's writings, and having chatted with him at Socialist Scholars Conference, I am quite sure that he goes to the bathroom the same way as me. Frankly, it is entirely possible that an Alckmin victory might be beneficial for Brazilian politics in the same way that a Bush victory was here. It was harder for Bush to push through Social Security "reform" because the population had little trust in him despite his victory and because it tended to be more vigilant. If Kerry had been elected, I am quite sure that my social security funds would be in youtube.com right now.
