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I'm not sure about Nestor, we will have to wait for his reapperance from the tank of liquid nitrogen, but it seems over the years many expats here have taken a liking to a catchy little tune, a golden oldie called el Aluvión Zoológico, and added their own verses to that song's grand lyrical...

OK, if you want to call that a defacto ban, at this stage that's not what their press people are saying nor the media, if it comes out that they were banned then I disagree with it entirely. I just assumed they would not attend from the start given the current political climate (the latest...

Thankyou Sara, yes they were asked, not barred as you incorrectly stated and agreed it would be best to avoid the inevitable ugly confrontations with large numbers of supporters in the plaza. It's certainly not the first time this has happened at the funeral of a politician.

...the more they stay the same. Unfortunately mobri1130 there are people here who will try to distort anything to give vent to their petty hatreds. Cobos, Duhalde (and Carrio) have all chosen to not attend the velatorio (their own words except for Carrio who has not spoken at all). Look it...

Oh, I see, because the natural concern of the foreign investor is the wellbeing of the people in the country in which he invests, thanks for that.

Wrong again, recent polls of the last few months show Nestor and Cristina with approval ratings of over 40% and as the top two favourites out of the potential presidential candidates for the next election. Chau Sara, la censista is here...

Apologies, I meant to change how I worded that, could we say he wreaked havoc on the railways then? I think its something like 20 odd thousand km less lines in use, 40 odd thousand fewer workers. When he devolved responsiblities for the railways to the provinces many simply ceased operating the...

I am familiar with the pattern Sara, so I assume that we can accept your silence regarding the debated points as yet another tacit acknowledgment of error on your behalf. Just one last question, the fact that you apparently entirely missed the passing of this law which was all over the media...

Oh, dear god, it's worse than i thought... Speechless... Where to start?.. I would add the same may be asked of you. Do you know what media sanción means? Do you know what happened on Oct 10 2009? Do you know the law is already being implemented? Now, I'm sure you will forgive me for...

The phones, yes people always mention the phones - yes thankyou Carlos for fixing the phones - a purely accidental outcome in the massive transfer of public assets to the private sphere at fire sale prices (and the attendant greasing of palms, co-option of many unions turning their leaders into...

But seriously Sara, when you post such absurdities, do you know they are demonstrably false when you are posting them, or do you genuinely believe them and if so how do you arrive at such spectacular conclusions - are these things people tell you? do you have mystical insights after a little too...

Nice counter arguments Sarah. I say Sarah, Sarah, I was never sure if some of your more psychedelic posts about the government on this forum were the result of a somewhat vivid imagination or just unfathomable levels of boring old ignorance. I thank you for clearing up the matter. I don't...

The country didn't have much to show as far as institutions are concerned when he came to power. I like the puppet argument. Perhaps you recall it being used in reverse when Nestor came to power (and Cristina was far more well known politically). As for the media law, I really don't know what...

How does following the twitterings of the president make them politically ignorant?

No, it's the divide in wealth which was magnified during the 90's and by the subsequent economic crisis. Argentina emerged closer to the traditional pattern of wealth distribution on the continent, something which has come to define the socio-political landscape of South America. There are...

Well, they were once upon a time. Well, they didn't and then the romance ended and it is this special treatment which should be condemned not the current observation of law. Well I would, as would, I assume, anyone else who subscribes to the theory that a functioning democracy requires an...

Here's a favourite headline: Masiva marcha de más de cien personas pidieron por Fibertel Interesting also that government of Mauricio Macri in 2009 called an evaluation of tenders to find the service provider for the city government. Fibertel were denounced by a competitor for operating...

I really am in a terrible way now, totalitarian rule is just bad for my health, what's worse Sarah, one of the few people I can trust to have not been co-opted by the government is ignoring me, I understand this may be for her own safety but I have some more questions, I am a little...

No, there are also the locals who despise the government so much they would have a crisis tomorrow just so they could prove how corrupt evil and incompetent they are (and shame on you Nikad for not following the script). Yes, I put economic crisis prediction up there with water divining. We...

Sarah, thou dost spurn me! I do accept that your silence regarding the omnipresent Nelson Castro is a tacit acknowledgment that you have no further evidence to provide that he is being or has been muzzled by the government but the other questions do so perturb me. Please Sarah, not another...