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I meant response to Bajo Cero, not Itsby Bitsy--excuse me

Thank you. This is very interesting. When I lived in Spain briefly, in the 80's, whenever I asked anybody what kind of govt they preferred, a right or left leaning one, they would automatically respond that they just wanted an honest one! PJ O'rourke wrote a very interesting book some years ago...

The success of third world and or former Communist countries moving towards market economies has been mixed, with media emphasis on the individuals who have benefited. China, is a case in point. There are still 800,000,000 Chinese who have not seen any benefit and who may be going backwards in...

Thank you, Phil. I appreciate the welcome-- I will be returning to the Caribbean again this winter but wouldn't rule out BA, in the future-- if my personal psycho-geography permits! I am intrigued by what to me has been inevitable since as long as I can remember; the present Socialist...

Technically speaking, I was genuinely curious about govt control of media, in terms of manipulation. The article in the Independent states that private media enjoy a 90% audience share. I would like to examine this further. Are the private media controlled somehow, or barred from political...

David Frum, in my opinion-- is a sensation monger, a silly fundamentalist free marketeer--the worst kind. He wrote the 'axis of evil' line that led the U.S. into war with Iraq--not a proud achievement. And speaking of fundamentalism, this dude is bent out of shape because Venezuela hasn't been...

It's too bad that crime has become so rampant. Have you followed what is happening in places like Johannesburg and Capetown, S. Africa? It's much worse and has followed on the heels of something positive, the abolition of apartheid. Weird.

Back to Chavez: Early in the thread it was stated that Chavez controls the media. I am not finding anything to support that contention. From the British "Independent": Venezuela is a funny sort of “dictatorship”. The private media enjoys a 90 per cent audience share and routinely pump out...

He/she seems to have cornered the market on insults on this forum, so perhaps monopoly can be understood by the offending poster, in this context.

About NPR and PBS Consider its former head, Kevin Klose, its current president emeritus. He was president from December 1998 - September 2008, then CEO from 1998 - January 2009. Earlier he was US propaganda director as head of Voice of America (VOA), Radio Liberty, Radio Free Europe, Radio...

How awful, a true aporkalypse! No wonder my mother was always going on about the horrors of eating undercooked pork anywhere. I hope you get it cleared up and soon. Bleccchhhh!

Is this why dogs are so popular in BA, too? Are they partly for protection?

The cops not doing their job due to the lack of money available for law enforcement, because they are in a poor country, is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You have a good attitude, though. I'm sure you would be happy almost anywhere!

When I lived in Southern Europe many years ago I felt like I stuck out like a sore thumb, even though I dressed like a local, just by virtue of the fact that I was much taller and didn't speak the language at all fluently. When I travelled in England about a decade ago, my brother and I...

Sorry...As a newbie, I want to ask a few questions about this issue and make a few observations. I haven't been to Argentina but have travelled in the Caribbean quite extensively in the last year and wonder if this might provide some insight. When I was travelling, I didn't feel terribly...

Can you back up your claims about total govt media control? May I add a caveat? If the anti-Chavez corporate media was a FOX network-like entity that relied on lies and exaggeration, would it be irresponsible or completely responsible to shut them down? I would be delighted if all corporate AND...

Hi, I've been lurking for about 6 months and am impressed by the website and it's forum members. The politics and economics of Argentina fascinate me--albeit, somewhat morbidly! I hope to ask intelligent questions that provoke discussion, rather than pontificate ad nauseam; a personal...