prompted by presidents who had questioned their legitimate election losses. each posed an extraordinary test of the country's democracy, and each raised the question of how a deeply polarized society would move forward in the wake of such an assault. with time, the answer to that question is becoming clear. the parallel attacks have had nearly opposite aftermaths. in the united states, support is soaring for donald j. trump's campaign to retake the white house, as he frames his 2020 election loss as the real insurrection and january 6th as a, quote, beautiful day. at the same time, his counterpart in brazil, the far right former president jair er bolsonaro, has quickly faded into political irrelevance. six months after he left office last year, electoral officials barred him from running again until 2030. and many right wing leaders have shunned him.ig why have there been such contrasting reactions to such similar threats?