Posted on 03/03/2013 11:49:38 AM PST by VRW Conspirator
...Argentina was fatally wounded almost ten years ago and Argentina as I knew it died yesterday, October 23, 2011, when Ms. Kirchner was re-elected with over 50% of the votes, gaining complete control of the country. She now controls the executive of course, but also the congress, unions and even the media through the Kirchner Media Law. The headlines of the world consider this something of a surprise, a small number of Argentines such as myself consider this the culmination of a decade long process that started with the destruction of opposing parties by any means, legal or not, the indoctrination of the generations to come through several channels including the mandatory “Citizen Formation Studies” in schools and even an officially approved version of history. It seems insane, but the “History” I was taught twenty years ago is different from the one my son is taught, much worse, its different from the recent history I SAW with my own eyes.
One can only wonder how can such an authoritarian leader earn so much public support? Wasn’t it bad enough when they controlled the media through an unconstitutional law, or what about our retirement funds begin stolen (nationalized) right in our faces?
How Did This happen?
The process was long and patient at some times, brutal at others. People from other parties or simply with different views suddenly found themselves facing various charges or harassment. People that didn’t play along simply didn’t end up well, and by that it includes every possible end you can think of. Soon enough politicians that used to be the opposition ended up siding with the ruling K party. Journalists and political analysts that didn’t play ball would be threatened to remind them of their position, or eventually found themselves unemployed and no one willing to...
(Excerpt) Read more at themodernsurvivalist.com ...
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Thanks for posting this. I had not been aware of any updates.
Good choice. This is germaine to much of what we are facing. A link to the actual article would be appreciated.
Yes it is easy to see the similarities here. The media is being controlled for the Democrats advantage and that is not good for the country. The opposition is ridiculed by the media (Marco Rubio drank water!!!). It has gone beyond the norms for a healthy culture.
Before the Peron era, Argentina was the economic giant of Latin America & even outdid the U.S. in some areas. IIRC, the Great Depression of the 1930’s barely touched the land of pampas & gauchos.
Then came Peronista socialism & after about 1950 things started downhill.
The link at the top works. But just for you, scroll to the middle:
http://www.themodernsurvivalist.com/archives/category/mindset/politics
Ping.
‘It seems insane, but the “History” I was taught twenty years ago is different from the one my son is taught, much worse, its different from the recent history I SAW with my own eyes.’
Who is she supposed to believe? The government or her own eyes?
Sounds sadly familiar to what’s happening to our nation as well.
The whole situation sounds very familiar to me for some reason....
Go to the beaches of Argentina and you will understand why they have problems with politics. I have seen swim suits on the beach which not only are provocative, the vast majority are so minimal they would actually be better off not wearing anything at all.
That is a sign of the decline of morals and the consequent decline of the country. (I am not just talking about the government but specifically about the acceptance by the public which leads to progressive control by the government.)
The US and other countries have a degree of the same problem, but many (if not most) people retain a more modest swim suit choice. Some public pools have actual swim suite standards something which I understand that Argentina does not have.
I really do not know about their pools as I have not visited any but I do know about the public beaches. One can not miss the obvious purely sexual display.
Yup.
Thanks for posting this. At the beginning of the 20th Century we were only about as powerful in the world, if that, as Argentina. And it would behoove us to study our parallels with them since then.
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