tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post3051615637583244540..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: I shall not vote: the ethical thing to doDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91679416797170514282018-05-20T14:05:48.438+02:002018-05-20T14:05:48.438+02:00But the SO received his CLAP at work. Twice in a m...But the SO received his CLAP at work. Twice in a month when the last one was in January I beleive. And he has no carné. But I guess some public employees are more equal than others. He took it of course, because the laradox is that he is obliged to take it least he becomes suspect.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-83042580942476468682018-05-20T13:41:51.347+02:002018-05-20T13:41:51.347+02:00The CLAP was supposed to be handed out in our area...The CLAP was supposed to be handed out in our area on Saturday but it's now rescheduled to next Wednesday.IslandCanucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-63004542170923063872018-05-20T03:23:12.456+02:002018-05-20T03:23:12.456+02:00You should vote my friend :). You should vote my friend :). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-2152705010937050342018-05-20T00:39:28.340+02:002018-05-20T00:39:28.340+02:00Thank you.
But I may be tad too introspective for ...Thank you.<br />But I may be tad too introspective for my own sake.....Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-81665265435235564842018-05-20T00:38:30.315+02:002018-05-20T00:38:30.315+02:00They do not give a shit. They are used to receive ...They do not give a shit. They are used to receive sub-par goods. As long as they are free or cheap.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-43502967616173499642018-05-19T22:29:54.094+02:002018-05-19T22:29:54.094+02:00"Elect me and I will reveal my totally awesom..."Elect me and I will reveal my totally awesome secret plan to make Venezuela the richest in the world with good paying job for everyone and we will all be super duper rich"! Only those forced to will vote. In the Philippines this is called Lancero that is being forced to vote at the point of a spear.Clair Dufourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714358479915267691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-18730837650183314602018-05-19T22:24:32.829+02:002018-05-19T22:24:32.829+02:00Daniel more power to you. It might be ethical but ...Daniel more power to you. It might be ethical but it is not practical. You voted in previous elections when opposition ate los puntos rojos. Lo que es bueno pa'l pavo es bueno pa la pava.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-74761845133133179872018-05-19T20:06:58.631+02:002018-05-19T20:06:58.631+02:00You have to call it the way you see it Daniel with...You have to call it the way you see it Daniel with regard to voting.<br />tanninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275565803835023379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-87681618554792420362018-05-19T19:03:45.214+02:002018-05-19T19:03:45.214+02:00Daniel, your introspection is deep and well though...Daniel, your introspection is deep and well thought out. You don't have to question yourself. During these terrifying times for poor Venezuela your credibilty remains so high. I always learn alot from your Posts and appreciate you exposing your thoughts to us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698270745774898965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-74712508649976522092018-05-19T18:42:57.488+02:002018-05-19T18:42:57.488+02:00It's never a good idea to vote anywhere. Here&...It's never a good idea to vote anywhere. Here's why:<br /><br />Principled Nonvoting: The Beginning of Disengaging From the State<br /><br />Labor day has come and gone, and there is an election this November. The campaign season is on. The airwaves, the internet, and what’s left of the print media are saturated with political ads. All of this leads many Americans to wonder who they’re going to vote for. Quite a few realize that the choice is essentially limited to the Democratic scoundrel or the Republican scoundrel. Regardless, to too many people voting is seen as a patriotic, almost sacred duty. Clichés abound about how our forefathers gave their lives so we can have the right to vote today. A lot of people see voting as a way to control the government and preserve our liberties. "If you don’t vote don’t complain", they say. In this article, however, I will explain why none of these positive things attributed to voting are true. In fact the very opposite is usually the case. http://theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/2010/09/principled-nonvoting-beginning-of.html<br /><br />The above was written in 2010. I translated it to Spanish this year 2018:<br /><br />El No Votar Por Principios: El Comienzo de la Desvinculación del Estado<br /><br />[Este articulo fue originalmente escrito en 2010 en ingles para lectores en los EE UU. Con toda la polémica acerca de las elecciones convocadas para mayo (por ahora serán en mayo) en Venezuela pensé que las ideas expresadas son mas relevantes que nunca en ese país.]<br /><br />El día del trabajador llego y paso, y hay elecciones en noviembre. La temporada de campaña está activada. Las ondas de radio y televisión, el Internet y lo que queda de los medios impresos están saturados de avisos políticos. Todo esto lleva a muchos estadounidenses a preguntarse por quién van a votar. Muchos se dan cuenta de que la elección se limita esencialmente al sinvergüenza demócrata o al sinvergüenza republicano. En cualquier caso, para mucha gente votar es visto como un deber patriótico, casi sagrado. Los clichés abundan sobre cómo nuestros antepasados dieron sus vidas para que podamos tener el derecho de votar hoy. Mucha gente ve la votación como una forma de controlar al gobierno y preservar nuestras libertades. "Si no vota no se queje", dicen. En este artículo, sin embargo, explicaré por qué ninguna de estas cosas positivas atribuidas a la votación son verdaderas. De hecho, todo lo contrario suele ser el caso. http://theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/2018/03/el-no-votar-por-principios-el-comienzo.htmlDarren Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055259906316988117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-39139800784622647532018-05-19T18:33:37.527+02:002018-05-19T18:33:37.527+02:00Voting or not voting, my ethics are challenged, bu...Voting or not voting, my ethics are challenged, but they are yet strong enough to give a moral compass and not vote on Sunday.<br /><br />Well said!!!William Hubschwerlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00982230953460314441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40275082701180348672018-05-19T18:05:53.653+02:002018-05-19T18:05:53.653+02:00Daniel, I fully agree with the decision you have ...Daniel, I fully agree with the decision you have made regarding your non- participation in this farce. You certainly don't have to explain your reasoning to anyone but your willingness to share your thought process is appreciated.<br />Also..regarding the 400 tons of CLAP food that was seized in Cartagena because of weevil infestation as well as suspicion of money laundering, I wonder how much this will affect the regime's ability to hand out rewards to their "loyal voters" in a timely manner.Tom in Oklahomanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-57414983993564940142018-05-19T16:02:39.261+02:002018-05-19T16:02:39.261+02:00I bet the number voting is more then you think. M...I bet the number voting is more then you think. My wife has been trying to get her passport renewed for 5 months here in Canada. It has come down to them telling her at the consulate here that she will get it the week after the election. Accompany this with the fact that Colombia released the story of all the fake id cards being issued to Colombians who are being paid to vote. I am sure my wife is voti voting in the election without even knowing it. Still remember her friend in the earlier Chavez days telling us how she was in charge of bussing Colombians from voting station to voting station with multiple id cards to vote for Chavez. This happened prior to any reports of corruption in the voting system.<br />On another note Canada announced that they will not allow the 5000 Venezuelans in Canada to vote because the whole thing is a farse.<br />The public knowledge of the farse elections seems to be by design by the regime to break all opposition and it has certainly worked. The people behind the scenes want everyone to blame Maduro, Cuba, drug Cartels. All this means is the true brains behind it is not any of them.Canadian Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392005954549946976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-6040626239897683122018-05-19T15:17:39.532+02:002018-05-19T15:17:39.532+02:00The problem with Venezuelans and some others is th...The problem with Venezuelans and some others is that it took too long to see that Venezuela has been living in an undemocratic society, since Chavez took office and even before to some extent.If we keep it simple it is easier to see: Voting in a Dictatorship guarantees dictatorship, not Democracy.Sanctions will not get anybody out.Force is necessary but almost impossible right now which should be obvious.Venezuelans lost years and years trying to define the meaning of dictatorship instead of concentrating on the false and biased news reporting , and trying to denounce that in the foreign press.Bad choices for too many years, puts it in a very hard place to resolve.Insisting on the high ground out of pride and ignorance, will lead nowhere.Criminals use naivety and your good intentions to win.Fight the press.It is still a shite.Just yesterday the BBC on NPR made it sound like the Venezuelan government is trying to help out in the situation in the prisons.Do not be so naive.firepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-24093141124138045982018-05-19T13:50:23.171+02:002018-05-19T13:50:23.171+02:00Our family and employee will also not vote.
Here ...Our family and employee will also not vote.<br /><br />Here are the results:<br />Total voters announced by CNE = 9.3 million<br />Reality somewhere near 3 million<br /><br />Maduro: 62%<br />Falcon: 34%<br /><br />Reality - anyone's guessIslandCanucknoreply@blogger.com