El Nuevo Roberto Cox

[Yogur griego]

http://buenosairesherald.com/article/131395/disappearing-democracy-is-a-journalistic-dilemma

 

[Bajo_cero2]

Interesting:
"But, to my mind, three things have happened within the past year that make it clear that this government is militantly antidemocratic: the embrace of Iran, using the pretext of an agreement to establish responsibility for the bombing of the Jewish community centre AMIA; a bombardment of laws to “reform” the judicial system; and, most recently, a brazen plan to take over the Clarín Group by an abusive use of the Comisión de Valores, the Argentine version of the US Securities and Exchange Commission."

1) Iran. As far as I understand, the commercial relationship need to be improved and this is a way to do it. I know that Iran is the axis of evil, but for a country with the markets of the axis of goodness closed, Iran seems to be a nice market.
2) As I explained in many other thread, the dictators gave up political power but they kept the judicial power. Strange that somebody like Cox oesn t understand it.
3) To enforce an unti trust law has nothing wrong.

 

[JoeGillis]

Bajo, there's no doubt you're a good Kirchnerite, for you've just "tried" to justify three obvious anti-democratic moves by the current administration. No dice, pal, for they're definitely autocratic moves, period. The use of the word "democritization" by this government is an outright contradiction, especially when this administration continues to use the word "rule" instead of "lead" when it comes to the presidency. Whether or not the current political system in Argentina is one of "state capitalism" (a polite designation) or "checkbook socialism" (which is the more appropriate term), it's absolutely not a democracy at this point.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Bajo, there's no doubt you're a good Kirchnerite, for you've just "tried" to justify three obvious anti-democratic moves by the current administration. No dice, pal, for they're definitely autocratic moves, period. The use of the word "democritization" by this government is an outright contradiction, especially when this administration continues to use the word "rule" instead of "lead" when it comes to the presidency. Whether or not the current political system in Argentina is one of "state capitalism" (a polite designation) or "checkbook socialism" (which is the more appropriate term), it's absolutely not a democracy at this point.

I would say it's still a democracy, but definitely trending authoritarian.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

Bajo, there's no doubt you're a good Kirchnerite, for you've just "tried" to justify three obvious anti-democratic moves by the current administration. No dice, pal, for they're definitely autocratic moves, period. The use of the word "democritization" by this government is an outright contradiction, especially when this administration continues to use the word "rule" instead of "lead" when it comes to the presidency. Whether or not the current political system in Argentina is one of "state capitalism" (a polite designation) or "checkbook socialism" (which is the more appropriate term), it's absolutely not a democracy at this point.

To spit insults to the government is easy, give me reasons, otherwise I see hate or a troll paid by the PRO.

1) Iran. To improve comercial relationship with the Iran doesn t make us less democratic, the US supported many dictators and is the biggest client of China.
2) Regarding the change at Court. Until now the Chamber design the provisory judges, provisory means 5 years, Now the Congress does. Before the judged elect his employed...between the son and daughter of friend, many of them didn t even study law. Now you have to apply for a position at Court and you have to be at least a law student if you plan to get the job. Before the Consejo de la magistratura (jury of impeachment) works as a shiedl to protect corrupt judges, now they can be prosecuted.
3) Regaring Clarin, if you read "the news" they invented, Lilita Carrio or Alfonsin had chances to defeat the President. Lilita had 3% of the votes. So, yes, Clarin is a huge risk for democracy. They can keep the newspaper, they have to sell the internet company and the cabele tv company plus all the tv channels and the factory of paper and the hiring people company and so on.


I m not a Kirshnerista but I m not blind and the desicion the K administration had taken surprised me several time in a good way.

 

[Gringoboy]

I think most of us can agree that some of what has been done by mainly Nestor was needed, but I reiterate that what has followed has been a cynical manipulation of the system.
Bajo, I sincerely hope you are not blind, because one day in the not too distant future I'm sure your view will be somewhat reversed.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

I think most of us can agree that some of what has been done by mainly Nestor was needed, but I reiterate that what has followed has been a cynical manipulation of the system.
Bajo, I sincerely hope you are not blind, because one day in the not too distant future I'm sure your view will be somewhat reversed.

I m a very critict person, too much perhaps. Also optimistic some times. We´ll see.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

I disagree with Bob that Videla should be forgotten. Videla's soft-spoken sort of evil is perhaps the most insidious.