How do you like that?

You may have seen this week that Jair Bolsonaro (former president of Brazil) was convicted of plotting a coup, and sentenced to prison. 

What I find interesting about that is this is a modern story about a 1st world nation, where the former president plotted a means to regain control of the office. He hadn't actually taken many tangible steps, but there was enough to convict him and prevent him from going at it again. 

While in our (supposed) 1st world nation here in the US, we had a former president actually stage a coup.  It started to happen, but got thwarted.  And yes, there was supporting evidence that this was all planned by him and he started it in motion. A coup. In the US. That people shrugged at. 

But our government failed to actually do anything about it. He wasn't charged. He wasn't held accountable. And then, he managed to win another election and has now subverted the government, effectively finalizing the coup, after a 4 year gap. 

Why in the world did the Biden administration do nothing about those actions?! 

Once someone sets up a coup, they never stop coming. Until they are charged and arrested, or wind up dead. 

And here we are. 

Brazil was better at handling the situation than we were. 

That's insane in my book.