Lucas Moura airs right-wing views and compares communism to Nazism

[mawspurs]

Tottenham winger Lucas Moura has described himself as a "right-wing conservative" after throwing his support behind controversial Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazil's presidential elections will take place next month, with Bolsonaro aiming to win a second term in office. The 67-year-old is viewed as a far-right candidate by many after expressing homophobic, sexist, racist and anti-environmentalist views. He also attempted to downplay the Covid pandemic, leading to a high death toll in Brazil.

Source: Daily Mirror

 

[Gb160]

blimey

 

[Dougal]

Right wing, left wing, through the middle. Just showing Conte he’ll play anywhere to get back in the team.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Left wing rag in winger’s alleged right wing beliefs.
He’s a very religious young man going through life on a wing and a prayer , I doubt this story has legs

 

[Aleks]

Left wing rag in winger’s alleged right wing beliefs.
He’s a very religious young man going through life on a wing and a prayer , I doubt this story has legs

Uh he's legitimately said those words?
He went on a twitter spree

 

[deka_spur]

Seriously, who cares what his political views are. What makes a democracy so great is you can have opposing views and that should always be encouraged as that provides balance in a civilized society.

 

[Fredo]

Classic example of never reading a book by its cover. Our club make him look like the best person in the world

 

[DanielJohnCosta]

who gives a fuck? Brasil is a very different country from where a lot of people here come from. He said he is the closest politician who shares his values not that he agrees with everything he says.

 

[DanielJohnCosta]

Classic example of never reading a book by its cover. Our club make him look like the best person in the world

and he is, just because you don't agree with his political views doesn't change that fact.

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Classic example of never reading a book by its cover. Our club make him look like the best person in the world

What's he said, that's makes him not.... Nice?

I hate the polarisation of views.

I dont think it's particularly fair to judge a person's view from overseas, unless you have a proper understanding of what it's like to make a living there. (Unless you are of course, brazillain) My ex and a few friends are from there and it was a real eye opener. They all had a very different outlook.

As for voting, you have to go with whatever party best suits your views? There will never be an exact match.

 

[Timberwolf]

Don't agree with him, and some of the things he likes on social media is concerning to say the least: some very nasty homophobic stuff.

However, he's clearly from a very religious, conservative background and comes from a country with a completely different political landscape to the UK. While I think some of his views are abhorrent, I don't think 'cancelling' people is the answer in these situations - better to open a dialogue and talk to them rather than blanket banning them and kicking them out of the club or whatever. People are complicated and reducing them to binary acceptable/unacceptable based on their political views doesn't strike me as very progressive. He's not an actual Nazi.

 

[Stavrogin]

We all knew this was a possibility, and the real trouble is only just beginning.

He publicly supported Bolsonaro and now things are coming to a head. There's a good chance things will go in a bad direction. Interesting to see what happens.

 

[hop22]

Next stop: S.S. Lazio

 

[Ribble]

Seriously, who cares what his political views are. What makes a democracy so great is you can have opposing views and that should always be encouraged as that provides balance in a civilized society.

Tell that to Bolsonaro, given there's a good chance he's going to try and do a coup when he loses.

 

[Snuzzy]

Seriously, who cares what his political views are. What makes a democracy so great is you can have opposing views and that should always be encouraged as that provides balance in a civilized society.

1) erm, me. I do. Why would you not care?
2) what's great about democracy is when ordinary people are empowered so they can live fulfilling lives with their Fundamental rights and dignities protected.
"Opposing views providing balance" is often in practice "hey, I want to stomp all over the vulnerable, horde wealth and burn down the planet", "I don't want to be stomped on and would like the planet to survive", "ok let's compromise and have a whole load of stomping and planet destroying but also, I dunno, some meagre public services and a bit of recycling"

 

[Bilko]

Surprising. Bolsanaro is a disgrace to the planet, so I'm sad to hear Lukas Moura stands by this monster. He should have just kept his mouth shut

 

[grittyspur1]

If you think politics are polarizing in Western Europe, you should check out elections in South America! Daily Fail is stirring ship where it does not belong, and, frankly, Moura has the right to vote in his home countries' elections. Bolsonaro is definitely a polarizing figure & many of his views & statements are shocking to folks inside & outside of Brazil. It's important to remember the political landscape in Brazil that helped bring a leader like Bolsonaro into power. It did not happen over night!
You may not agree with a candidates political view, that's your privilege.
Brazilians have earned the right to vote in their own elections & that is their privilege.
Can we get back to football now ffs!

 

[Japhet]

If you think politics are polarizing in Western Europe, you should check out elections in South America! Daily Fail is stirring ship where it does not belong, and, frankly, Moura has the right to vote in his home countries' elections. Bolsonaro is definitely a polarizing figure & many of his views & statements are shocking to folks inside & outside of Brazil. It's important to remember the political landscape in Brazil that helped bring a leader like Bolsonaro into power. It did not happen over night!
You may not agree with a candidates political view, that's your privilege.
Brazilians have earned the right to vote in their own elections & that is their privilege.
Can we get back to football now ffs!

Article is in the Daily Mirror (which is as bad as the Mail anyway for gleefully printing any old garbage to support an agenda).

 

[Johnny J]

Can we get back to football now ffs!

Not quite yet, but soon.

 

[davidmatzdorf]

Seriously, who cares what his political views are. What makes a democracy so great is you can have opposing views and that should always be encouraged as that provides balance in a civilized society.

Because there's a line and Bolsonaro is a long way on the other side of it. His politics are about depriving other people of their liberties, based on characteristics those people can do nothing about. He's a racist, a homophobe, a sexist and a religious bigot.

That makes him much like a Nazi. Many of his policies are explicitly neo-fascist. He is also, not incidentally, like many other neo-fascists, anti-semitic, although I'd have to spend some time I haven't got hunting down the not-well-publicised evidence.

Simply put: I don't want players who support Nazis to play for our club. But I don't get to decide, so he will continue to do so and I hope he scores goals for us. I also hope we play an opponent with a gay Jewish player who will take Moura's legs right out from under him every time he gets the ball

I haven't even mentioned that Bolsonaro is the world's most dangerous anti-environmentalist.