I can’t believe my ears. Our politicians keep surprising me each time they open their big mouths. A coulple of recent examples.  Eduardo Duhalde anticipated a “coup d’état” with his ill omen: “There will be no midterm elections next year. Argentina is the world champion of military dictatorships.» President Fernández  openly accused  Mauricio Seguir leyendo

«Que se mueran los que tengan que morirse», dice Fernández que le dijo Macri. Incomprobable, ¿no? Y absolutamente innecesario. ¿Suma algo? ¿Ayuda en algo? ¿Zanja la grieta? En cualquier momento, el Presidente le dice (o manda decir) al expresidente: «Te espero a la salida» (o en la esquina), y ambos Seguir leyendo

Last Monday, Aug 17, I was one of the thousands of Argentines who rallied to protest, among other things, against the fishy rush to reform the justice system, in the midst of the world pandemic and our own catastrophic economic and social crisis. All of us wore face masks and Seguir leyendo

Aclaro: no soy terraplanista, ni fascista, ni gorila, ni anticuarentena, ni golpista, ni contrera., no antidemocrática. Me considero una ciudadana independiente. No estoy afiliada a ningún partido político (o sea, no me caso con nadie). Trato de conservar mi actitud crítica y cierta equidistancia y pragmatismo, para evitar fanatismos. Me Seguir leyendo

Let’s admit it. By now, after 150 lockdown days, most of us are broken hearted, broke, anxious, extremely worried, scared, cornered by this treacherous virus,. To put it shortly: fed up. In this gloomy context, to hear certain politicians talking about the 2021 legislative elections, sounds untimely, plainly obscene. Take Seguir leyendo