tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post8218246660846264811..comments2024-03-23T09:53:42.844-03:00Comments on A Yankee at Large: 8N: Argentine SpringDan Newlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12808659212364459371noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post-4894219591839375712013-01-05T16:27:59.813-03:002013-01-05T16:27:59.813-03:00Congratulations on a remarkable summary of our rec...Congratulations on a remarkable summary of our recent decade!<br />I venture one addition regarding 8N; to paraphrase FDR: we may have finally learnt that we have nothing to fear, other than fear itself. May the opposition, as well as government, learn this lesson!rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268785718790498464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post-4881231766408581792012-11-13T19:32:53.378-03:002012-11-13T19:32:53.378-03:00I totally agree with you in each and every respect...I totally agree with you in each and every respect.Lake Translationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063381443620559249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post-39235135150134575932012-11-13T18:16:39.834-03:002012-11-13T18:16:39.834-03:00Thanks for the clear observations, Lilly. Yes, alm...Thanks for the clear observations, Lilly. Yes, almost at her beck and call,in fact, and, rather like Queen Victoria, when anyone questions her, "she is not amused".Dan Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808659212364459371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post-33384476796056254832012-11-13T16:56:31.139-03:002012-11-13T16:56:31.139-03:00On her Friday 9th address to the people (at least ...On her Friday 9th address to the people (at least to the people surrounding her) she stated that "the real problem of society is the lack of a political leadership representing it", in a tacit acceptance that neither does she.<br />Our President has a bizarre perspective about the role of the Executive in charge. Instead of perceiving herself as a leader in the service of her country, she seems to believe this is her well deserved chance to have the whole country in her service.<br />Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259190228844721563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post-16794175710552334932012-11-13T15:14:40.780-03:002012-11-13T15:14:40.780-03:00Sorry, didn't realize the name's not fille...Sorry, didn't realize the name's not filled in automatically. ;)<br /><br />I think it's valid if the government won't take decisions that go completely against its principles but somehow it got lost that a government has to address the major problems of a country as part of their duty.<br />IMO, a lot of people in Argentina have problems to distinguish between state and government. State money is used for advertisements, state foundations are named after the governing party's historic figures, the state has to finance the president's electoral campaign. Sometimes it looks like democratic absolutism.Matthias Wegenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512624027492396566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post-19776463673790946462012-11-13T14:19:24.891-03:002012-11-13T14:19:24.891-03:00Precisely, Unknown. It's all a matter of arrog...Precisely, Unknown. It's all a matter of arrogance, of being isolationist and thinking that the opposition is unimportant because the "majority" is ruling. The question is: Is it still? And even if it is, is it legitimate in a democracy to totally disregard the other half of the population?Dan Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808659212364459371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203081344028906101.post-57997099048633309552012-11-13T12:08:05.624-03:002012-11-13T12:08:05.624-03:00What puzzled me most is the unwillingness to win t...What puzzled me most is the unwillingness to win those protesters as future voters. The oppositions simply comments that "the government should listen to the claims", while the government answers with "if they don't agree with us, they should vote for someone else next time", probably ignoring that a lot of the demonstrators voted for them last year. In probably any other democratic country, the parties would make a stampede-like run towards these potential votes, especially as most protesters seem to seek someone to represent them.Matthias Wegenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512624027492396566noreply@blogger.com