The Anti-Philosophy of the "Right"

 Why does the "right" so often turn its back on true wisdom?

In October 2025, the Brazilian government signaled some important steps to truly begin combating inequalities and/or social injustices in Brazil: expanding the income tax exemption to those earning up to R$5,000 (and some politicians have advocated for it to be expanded further, to R$10,000) and implementing tax reform, initially with tax increases for the super-rich. Next year, it also returned with the promise to outlaw the 6-for-1 work shift. And no, these measures were not adopted, nor even advocated, by the Brazilian "right; on the contrary... but this is its modus operandi in practically every country: almost always siding with those who already have privileges, often too much so; of almost always presenting itself as an obstacle to social improvements, even though it's not wrong about everything in this dispute with the "left." After all, despite being seemingly welcome, it's clear that it uses these measures to increase its popular support, not only or especially out of good intentions, although, a priori, there's nothing wrong with doing so if it's in line with the rules of the democratic game. Even if it's still a legalized vote-stealing exercise. Furthermore, these socioeconomic measures proposed by the "left" always seem to present points that haven't been well thought out. For example, the proposal to increase taxation on the wealthiest and how or how much of the taxes from this group will be diverted to the politicians themselves when or if implemented, given that they already divert a not insignificant portion of current revenue. But, regardless of these unaddressed points, even regardless of my own opinion of the Workers' Party (PT) and the left, which, in general, have never been good and will not improve with these measures, if, for me, who considers myself a true politicized person, we can never put politicians or parties on a pedestal for simply doing the basics they should always do when in power, it is clear that the "right" has great difficulty accepting or recognizing when there is common sense on the other side of the ideological trench. And the most important thing about this highlighted common sense that it denies is that it is always desirable to promote the well-being (a priori) of human beings, especially from an existentialist or philosophical perspective (recognizing that life, besides being essentially equal and fragile, is very likely also unique and finite). And even from a religious or more traditional perspective, I don't see how promoting quality of life cannot be reconciled with Christian values ​​or any other doctrine that preaches the love of one's "god."

But it didn't stop there, because along with the "right-wing" movement in the Brazilian Congress to fight for amnesty* for those involved in the near-coup of January 8, 2023, the same so-called conservative politicians launched and voted massively on a new law that was informally called the "shielding PEC"** and which clearly intends to expand mechanisms that make it difficult for them to be tried for corruption crimes. That's it!! The "right," always defending the "old order" by which it has hegemonically imposed itself for centuries, always failing to learn valuable lessons, even if from a more pragmatic perspective: to defeat its greatest antagonist by promoting policies that favor the interests of majority groups, but also of all relevant groups, instead of continuing to play this dirty game that has so characterized politics and failing to achieve important victories, and with aggravating factors. After all, an increasingly lost "right" gives way to a strengthened "left," equally or even more problematic, which differs from the other only in the types of serious problems it is more committed to causing...

* I don't have a solid opinion on this situation, since, although I primarily agree that those involved in this quasi-coup should be punished, I always contrast the "punitive" rigor of those who want, for the most part, a bunch of simpletons, to be punished for the vandalism at the Planalto Palace, with the defense of many of them for the adoption of anti-punitive measures regarding Criminality, especially for "criminals" from certain social and racial groups, politically relevant to the power projects of "left-wing" parties and ideological groups...

So, I think of the following contradiction: sentencing a "butcher shop owner" to 10 to 15 years in prison for destroying or damaging a "public domain artistic work" (which cannot be touched by the public??) during that "event" in Brasília, but, at the same time, an anti-punishment "judge" from the "left" (husband of a famous "philosopher" from the same "good" totalitarian hive) releases a criminal with 80 crimes on his record, and this is still not an isolated case in the Brazilian justice system.currently...

** PEC 3/21 is a proposed constitutional amendment that requires prior authorization, and a secret vote, from the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate for the Supreme Federal Court to prosecute a member of parliament, whether a representative or senator.