tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post307306290085970819..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: NukesOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31384435348529167872021-01-28T03:26:17.705-05:002021-01-28T03:26:17.705-05:00Well, I worked in an office where the workers were...Well, I worked in an office where the workers were split when this war was going on. The white folks supported Britain. The people of color supported Argentina. It became an argument against European colonialism or defense of it. Where did I side? It's obvious.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67114694355137764712021-01-26T21:09:37.507-05:002021-01-26T21:09:37.507-05:00I agree , Kathy, that the Malvinas more logically ...I agree , Kathy, that the Malvinas more logically belong to Argentina, when it comes to geography. But I also think it was useless for Argentina to try to take them back by armed attack. It wasted a lot of money. And accomplish nothing. Poor Argentinians! They have never had a government that did its duty by the people. Every head of state that I can think of did nothing but line his or her own pockets, put the country into debt by doing so, ruined the economy, and made the people suffer. When it comes to natural advantages, Argentina should be rich, but the ordinary people never benefit from any of that. That’s why I said what I said.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-26940553892846012012021-01-25T16:23:42.681-05:002021-01-25T16:23:42.681-05:00I was there at Central Park in 1982, and also met ...I was there at Central Park in 1982, and also met a Japanese delegation in the 1990s who came here to appeal for an end to nuclear weapons.<br />The first issue I knew about as a child was the nuclear bomb and I was against it at age 7 and also against air raid drills because "they wouldn't save us from radiation" if a bomb fell.<br /><br />I have a different view on the Falklands. It was long past due that "colonies" be given up by Europe. The Falklands (Malvinas) are very close to Argentina and thousands of miles from Britain. It makes no sense for Britain to hold onto a "colony" half a world away. Yes, the Empire is shrinking.<br /><br />I mean, what if Germany declared an island off the coast of the U.S. belonged to it?Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-61411407014557737872021-01-25T10:52:35.409-05:002021-01-25T10:52:35.409-05:00Okay, Bro, if we are going in that direction, I...Okay, Bro, if we are going in that direction, I'll play Miss Scot (the only female part) if you take the role of Colonel Bat Guano.<br />(You might have guessed that I know that film by heart!)Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-62199859457633839142021-01-25T10:46:00.188-05:002021-01-25T10:46:00.188-05:00Harking back to your blog yesterday, Zoe, the luna...Harking back to your blog yesterday, Zoe, the lunatic fringe is evident in my country as well as yours. And Argentina certainly has at the very least its fair share. It has to the lunatic who thought they could "take back" the Falklands. Or the canny who desperately need something to distract the Argentinos from someone's fingers in the national cashbox.<br /><br />I went deep into Argentina's history while I was researching "Blood Tango." I know well the history of the Brits in Argentina. It began with the Brits hunger for beef and Patagonia's pasture land producing great quantities of the best there is. I wrote a blog about it when Blood Tango launched, called something like "How Refrigeration Invented Juan Peron." One of those interesting historical chestnuts that never makes it into the book, but becomes fodder for the blogger in search a something, anything that might make a decent short essay. :))Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49251428092878635072021-01-25T10:35:56.864-05:002021-01-25T10:35:56.864-05:00What struck me in reading this is how desperately ...What struck me in reading this is how desperately the world needs one to DOCTOR it, be the thought ever so STRANGE, my LOVE.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47028318659568274302021-01-25T10:28:11.155-05:002021-01-25T10:28:11.155-05:00They are already on this case, Michael. As well a...They are already on this case, Michael. As well as those others. Unlike his predecessor, President Biden has appointed competent people to head the departments. This creates circumstances where the government can multitask because it has skilled hands to work on the many issues that need attention. We used to have that. Hopefully the Republicans in the House and Senate will cooperate. If they treat Joe the way they treated Obama, they will retard progress. They took that strategy to absurd limits and then gave us their boy Trump. Some of them seem to have learned a lesson from that debacle. I hope there are enough of those to get things done. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-23078073612992992902021-01-25T07:44:15.945-05:002021-01-25T07:44:15.945-05:00I seem to recall that the fact the UK had nukes di...I seem to recall that the fact the UK had nukes did not prevent non-nuclear Argentina from attacking the Falklands, a British colony, although the lunatic fringe in the UK did call for Buenos Aires to be nuked. Although not noted for her restraint, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher didn't take that path!<br /><br />Prior to this, Britain and Argentina had a long history of good relations, and there's a significant number of people in Argentina descended from British colonists, mainly the Welsh, in Patagonia. :))Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28583666713932665322021-01-25T03:12:51.165-05:002021-01-25T03:12:51.165-05:00Good points! It's easy to focus on the immedia...Good points! It's easy to focus on the immediate and real threat of the virus, and "forget about" other threats. Hopefully President Biden (I also love putting those two words together!) and his team will have the time and energy to address SALT and climate change issues urgently as well.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com