tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post8541479211312208991..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Chavez at our Lady of Coromoto: an essay on the grotesque, part 1Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91409875346798981192012-01-08T04:02:41.735+01:002012-01-08T04:02:41.735+01:00Off Topic:
This is just despicable. Just think th...Off Topic:<br /><br />This is just despicable. Just think the man responsible for this and who Hugo calls friend will be in Venezuela shortly.<br /><br />http://www.noticias24.com/internacionales/noticia/24256/24256/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-10411796750193759282012-01-08T03:40:47.697+01:002012-01-08T03:40:47.697+01:00Daniel,
desgraciadamente, chávez vino a magnificar...Daniel,<br />desgraciadamente, chávez vino a magnificar lo que ya era este país. Y -hay que decirlo- ha hecho un excelente trabajo... la gente ahora no quiere hacer nada, sino que el gobierno les regale TODO. Da pena!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409833836497330449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91159300157627639662012-01-08T03:26:13.423+01:002012-01-08T03:26:13.423+01:00Syd
VTV has become quite proficient at managing t...Syd<br /><br />VTV has become quite proficient at managing the close up to hide the holes in the crowds...Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-49613167459478975632012-01-08T03:25:15.659+01:002012-01-08T03:25:15.659+01:00Liz
This is different. You just cannot approach ...Liz<br /><br />This is different. You just cannot approach Chavez like that, no matter how much he would like us to believe. these are public employees, people with some sort of job, that are ALSO born again beggars, so to speak.<br /><br />It is trues that in third world countries there is a tendency for many people to look for whatever they can get, beggary style maybe, but in Venezuela it is being institutionalized at all levels of society. If you are poor you ask for a job. If you are more than poor, then you ask for a house. If you can afford a house then you ask for a governmental contract. etc, etc...<br /><br />In short, whatever it is that you need, you depend on Chavez to get it, not on your work and sacrifices.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-47493423449126305882012-01-08T03:07:44.076+01:002012-01-08T03:07:44.076+01:00Daniel, tronco de reportaje vale!
Happy New Year ...Daniel, tronco de reportaje vale!<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and everybody.<br /><br />Look, I went to the Basílica 17 years ago, it was almost done but not quite... anyhow, I was impressed at the moment with the hordes that practically assaulted us as soon as we came out of the car.<br /><br />I say hordes, cuz they were so many. But they were hungry and skinny children wanting money for telling us the story of the virgin.<br /><br />What I'm trying to express here is that this is just our idiosyncrasy. Beggars by nature.<br /><br />About the building: you are right. It's a strange place made of cement. Not a fan of modern architecture but the Church for the Guadalupe in Mexico is very modern and it's a very interesting place. I just wonder, having so much space around the basílica and they built such a sad church. I'm not even catholic, but I guess la patrona deserves better.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409833836497330449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-19917298511444320742012-01-08T01:52:34.757+01:002012-01-08T01:52:34.757+01:00hadn't seen photo opps of Chavez for a few wee...hadn't seen photo opps of Chavez for a few weeks. Face is looking severely bloated in these videos. Wondering about the state of his kidneys ...<br />Strange, too, I didn't see much of a crowd in Guanare. Or perhaps it was a case of vantage points/wide-angle close-ups.sydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-78692568892583974942012-01-08T01:14:14.347+01:002012-01-08T01:14:14.347+01:00halfempty
i wish our problems could be summed up ...halfempty<br /><br />i wish our problems could be summed up as a mere bad case of dutch disease....Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-25972077626079309532012-01-08T01:05:00.239+01:002012-01-08T01:05:00.239+01:00wowww.. talk about massive brain wash.. clearly co...wowww.. talk about massive brain wash.. clearly coordinated and deliberate by this oppressive government. <br /><br />Between the unavoidable "cadenas" and the repetitive rhetoric of this regime, never-ending public displays and speeches: it's nothing short of Opium for the People. <br /><br />And yes, the way to reinforce such massive brain-wash, is to reward the uneducated, faithful followers with all kinds of freebies and gifts, and reprimand the free-thinking opponents with draconian rules, expropriations and such.<br /><br />Sadly, it does create a "beggar culture" on the long run. But it's a carefully orchestrated strategy based on corruption, avarice, deception and power trips.<br />CISledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669696149094846115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-57866092656905264282012-01-07T22:55:16.575+01:002012-01-07T22:55:16.575+01:00Beggar Culture interesting, is this the end result...<i> Beggar Culture</i> interesting, is this the end result of the Dutch Disease (not the elm one)?HalfEmptyhttp://www.rantburg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-83104404453077603272012-01-07T21:24:04.753+01:002012-01-07T21:24:04.753+01:00Your ability to convey an image continues to truly...Your ability to convey an image continues to truly impress:<br /><br />"ready to do anything for a free lunch, hardly any better than my dog haunting me always in my kitchen."<br /><br />Very well put!!!!Glennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-88532053798262559222012-01-07T21:19:30.966+01:002012-01-07T21:19:30.966+01:00The juxtaposition of such a resource wealthy count...The juxtaposition of such a resource wealthy country against a society of beggary is overwhelming.<br /><br />And the handing of babies is a wish for a blessing from God via the hand of Chavez.<br /><br />So sad.Glennnoreply@blogger.com