tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post7001243109305231831..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: If Chavez ruled as the Kirchners...Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-30494811930133649372011-10-30T03:20:20.599+01:002011-10-30T03:20:20.599+01:00Over 50% of the Argentine government's income ...Over 50% of the Argentine government's income comes from <br />taxes of exports- most all exports are food-agricultural products.<br />Like Chavez with PDVSA- Kirchner is strangling "the golden goose"<br />and large farmers have hated her from day one.<br />Thanks to much higher prices for agricultural products-the farmers have survived -and the government has reaped the tax rewards..<br />Plus-the government numbers on the economy are phony...anyway- Argentines are lazy- the opposition failed completely and it turned into a cakewalk for <br />Cristina Kirchner. The nightmare<br />continues..RabbiBullanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54902634940590750972011-10-27T23:03:57.818+02:002011-10-27T23:03:57.818+02:00The best explanation I heard as to Kristina's ...The best explanation I heard as to Kristina's win was from the director of Poliarquia, a polling company: The argentineans are more afraid of the power vacuum than the excess of power. This related to De la Rua´s disastrous government and those that followed. Also, economics are supposedly OK, although numbers are masked and many (47%) don't quite believe in Cristina in Wonderland. But people are able to buy which is not the case in Venezuela, I presume. Anyways, unity of the opposition is something that must be fought for every single day.Milonganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-14655981757531038052011-10-25T16:27:50.967+02:002011-10-25T16:27:50.967+02:00"Such a shame: Argentina should be a wealthy ..."Such a shame: Argentina should be a wealthy country with all the resources a nation could want, a breadbasket of the world.<br /><br />Instead, they keep making themselves a basket-case."<br /><br />Quote from Phineaus.<br />Mental illness is the reason,<br />Phineaus..RabbiBullanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-74354832323192273992011-10-25T16:27:23.289+02:002011-10-25T16:27:23.289+02:00She seems like a Hugo clone from here. Just anothe...She seems like a Hugo clone from here. Just another commiecratGeronLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145189615256636055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-66351883416975677732011-10-25T01:41:28.182+02:002011-10-25T01:41:28.182+02:00In answer to your questions: "Has cynicism re...In answer to your questions: "Has cynicism reached such socially acceptable status?" Yes.<br /><br />As to improved economy helping Chavez? Same answer- yes. He will be credited while he never contributed. Its a horrible coincidence.Glennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-15321512952556335642011-10-24T19:15:44.453+02:002011-10-24T19:15:44.453+02:00Poor Argentina (a relative of mine in past wrote t...Poor Argentina (a relative of mine in past wrote the national anthem).<br />For years I have hoped that President Cristina Kirchner would just resign. But, she has no shame.<br />I hate to disrespect people,really, but I have called her a liar since before they came to power-and nothing changes my opinion of her. Poor, ignorant Argentina.I could rant for weeks about this.All I will say- is go find out the facts for yourself.Daniel, just because she is getting reelected -doesn't mean that this is right. <br />Opposition had all evidence, all truth, and shot themselves in the foot and gagged themselves...RabbiBullanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-50719086865497788292011-10-24T17:48:30.374+02:002011-10-24T17:48:30.374+02:00Daniel,
The performance of the opposition in Arge...Daniel,<br /><br />The performance of the opposition in Argentina should make us value more the achievement of the Venezuelan opposition in unifying to select a sole candidate through primaries! <br /><br /><br />It is nearly a natural tendency of politicians to try to strike separate deals when confronted with an extremely powerful government. <br /><br /><br />This Unity of our opposition has held in spite of government manipulations to break it up of which the treatment of Leopoldo is just an example.More attempts will follow and the opposition will have to overcome them to reach its goal.<br /><br />The 2 main tendencies in the opposition of how best to confront Chavez are both being represented by strong candidates in these primaries.<br /><br />Capriles represents those who believe that a moderate option has to be offered in which those who have been convinced by years of propaganda of the demonic qualities of the opposition are soothed by a candidate who offers reconciliation and calms the fears of " losing the good things that Chavez has brought" <br /><br />In LL we have a fighter, ready to take Chavismo head on and use his charisma in a direct confrontation with Chavez, also promising a larger degree of immediate change.firepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-4501916961083162082011-10-24T17:22:16.962+02:002011-10-24T17:22:16.962+02:00I have to wonder what Cristina would, and Nestor b...I have to wonder what Cristina would, and Nestor before her would have, done if they could have gotten away with it. I'm not convinced at all they are democrats, just people who go along with the system as much as they have to to achieve their aims. Much like Chavez.<br /><br />The difference is they can't get away with nearly as much in Argentina as Hugo can in Venezuela. But similar to Venezuela, their efforts to secure political power are managing to grind the country economically. The fact that it's far worse in Venezuela is reflective in large part of the greater degree of control Hugo has. (And for those who point to good GDP growth in Argentina, all I can say is: just keep watching.)<br /><br />I do have to question one of your statements, Daniel: "Peron never really had a chance to establish a truly democratic system." I'm not sure that he ever made an effort.<br /><br />Oh, and she failed to win a majority in the city of Buenos Aires (she did in the province, btw), but she did - and this surprises me - manage a plurality there. And Santa Fe, where Binner couldn't even carry his home. Plenty of people ruled her out two years ago, but my mantra then was "Too soon to tell."AIOnoreply@blogger.com