ben
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Must this be a referendum on Lanata?
I think we can all agree that keeping money offshore, particularly in a known tax haven, demands an explanation, and can arouse unsavory suspicions, no?
I think we can also all agree that demonstrating that the offshore entity was in fact declared in Argentina, takes some of the oomph out of the bust, no?
Absent new information, the situation at present does not seem very complicated. Unless, of course, another shoe drops.
*Yes, I understand that the point of Lanata was to demonstrate that bajo is not an honest debater. But that point has already been demonstrated, amply so. Bajo is the guy who:
a) recently defended journalists' 'right' to published unsourced shit;
b ) then claimed that the journalist 'is a source';
c) pretends to be ignorant of journalistic standards the world over;
d) somehow mixes in free speech, as if that is a prerogative of journalists and not anyone;
e) seems to believe that the right to free speech - to say stupid shit - involves a right not to be mocked over said stupid shit;
f) seems to think (see above points) that the label 'journalist' confers a stronger right to say cualquier cosa, rather than - on the contrary - greater responsibility for fact-checking, fairness, etc.
I think we can all agree that keeping money offshore, particularly in a known tax haven, demands an explanation, and can arouse unsavory suspicions, no?
I think we can also all agree that demonstrating that the offshore entity was in fact declared in Argentina, takes some of the oomph out of the bust, no?
Absent new information, the situation at present does not seem very complicated. Unless, of course, another shoe drops.
*Yes, I understand that the point of Lanata was to demonstrate that bajo is not an honest debater. But that point has already been demonstrated, amply so. Bajo is the guy who:
a) recently defended journalists' 'right' to published unsourced shit;
b ) then claimed that the journalist 'is a source';
c) pretends to be ignorant of journalistic standards the world over;
d) somehow mixes in free speech, as if that is a prerogative of journalists and not anyone;
e) seems to believe that the right to free speech - to say stupid shit - involves a right not to be mocked over said stupid shit;
f) seems to think (see above points) that the label 'journalist' confers a stronger right to say cualquier cosa, rather than - on the contrary - greater responsibility for fact-checking, fairness, etc.