Posted on 11/07/2012 7:51:50 PM PST by CharlesMartelsGhost
Fausta, a longtime compatriot, just posted the following missive.
I am considering ceasing to blog on politics.
For eight years I have posted on serious issues taking place in our hemisphere that affect our everyday lives, and, to be honest, I’ve about had it. Every post on Latin America takes time researching sources from the country in Spanish, French or Portuguese, plus English-language reports. And what for? The American media and the American public would care more if the Iranians were making deals with Martians than they care if Hezbollah makes deals with the Zetas right in our own country.
The American politics posts draw more traffic but are clearly out of the mainstream of a coddled, self-absorbed electorate that thinks their vaginas, their abortions, and their welfare checks are more important than national security, chronic unemployment and respect for the Constitution.
Half the country doesn’t even pay federal income taxes. They do not value the effort of those of us who do.
The reelection of Obama ensures a weak economy, which in turn ensures that I will remain unemployed as a translator. At the same time, I have always been interested in literacy. Therefore, I’m considering blogging my Spanish-to-English translation work so it’s available for free for whoever may want to read it or not.
...And to hell with politics.
If not for her work I and many others would not get news about Islam and Zeta in our backyard.
She is a blogging treasure.
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So she is among those who pay taxes.
ensures that I will remain unemployed as a translator.
So she is not among those who pay taxes.
Got it. Perfectly clear.
"The American media and the American public would care more if the Iranians were making deals with Martians than they care if Hezbollah makes deals with the Zetas right in our own country.
The American politics posts draw more traffic but are clearly out of the mainstream of a coddled, self-absorbed electorate that thinks their vaginas, their abortions, and their welfare checks are more important than national security, chronic unemployment and respect for the Constitution.
Half the country doesn’t even pay federal income taxes. They do not value the effort of those of us who do."
Exactly.
When I post here now, for example; I note to myself that it is just for the purpose of historical archives.
Just a handful of folks care what I post on FR.
On my websites, interesting characters and a lot of good people are daily readers.
On twitter, a very interesting mix of people look forward to my posts.
As for Fausta, who is a blogger that I am not familiar with; if she quit now — she would be one less source on the Internet. And from her post here in post no. 1; that would be a real shame.
Just book marked her blog. Please don't quit.
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