I am watching Portuguese news right now and there is a very angry debate going on between Luís Montenegro and André Ventura.
I cannot understand what they are saying really but it seems that Portugal is having an election due to “conflict of interest” regarding Montenegro’s family business. My Vavó said something about the PM’s wife but even she is confused about it. I find it funny that they’re having these two right-wing dudes go off on each other on TV but nothing for the PCP-CDU.
I’ve tried to explain to my Vavó that the Ventura guy sucks but it’s difficult to get a handle on things (she thinks he has good points on calling the current PM a liar). Isn’t he also a fan of Salazar? Is Portuguese media trying to drum up more support for CHEGA?
I am always worried about Portugal and since it’s the day before April 25th (anniversary of the Carnation Revolution) I’m a bit more antsy.
This is incredibly sad to see, and as the years go by I see myself becoming more and more cynical, which is unfortunate. Did people forget about Salazar and what a disaster that was? Does the education system fail on that front?
I know Portugal has the concept of “saudade” but it can’t be this bad, can it? People are so easy to manipulate into the right, yet I don't think the same can be said for the left. I am scared for what will come in this new election, I can only hope that people realize that CHEGA is not the way to go.
Apparently there's a lot of racism involved. Many are anti-immigration, so they vote for them. But if I'm right in my analysis, Chega and IL will eventually replace all parties and become the analogous version of the Republicans and Democrats. I wonder if there is US involvement at play.
Yes I do recall the anti-immigrant sentiment from a while back, it is such a shame. Portugal is no different from the rest of Europe it seems, what a shame. I really hope they don't get stuck between a two party, IL vs CHEGA, system but we will have to see. Maybe they will pull through and choose a better option.
I would not doubt US involvement since they got pissy when the Carnation Revolution happened. Most Americans probably do not think much about Portugal but considering it was a founding member of NATO and the EU there is probably some intervention on some level.