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I think none of us ever dreamt of living 100 days locked up in our houses. Although we might have thought quite often: “I wish I had more free time”; “If only I could stay at home doing nothing”; “I’d love to spend more time with my partner/children/parents/pets/plants”; “There are so Seguir leyendo
As an adult citizen, I don’t like being “scolded”, as if I were a child who has misbehaved. Former President Cristina Kirchner was quite fond of that procedure. She enjoyed telling us off. When I say “us”, I obviously mean the ones who hadn’t voted for her. And now Alberto, the Seguir leyendo
These lockdown days, I find it soothing and uplifting to read real stories about survival. The one I remember best is the so called «Andes Flight Disaster”, October 1972, when a chartered flight from Montevideo bound to Chile, crashed against a glacier. Among the passengers, there were 19 members of Seguir leyendo
Last weekend, President Fernández (Alberto, mind you, not Cristina), travelled to Villa La Angostura (Neuquén) with the First Lady and a group of people. Was it necessary? I mean, we are all locked up in our homes, unable to go further than a few blocks away, wondering when this nightmare Seguir leyendo
Many years ago (1973-74), I spent almost a year living in Mobile, Alabama (USA), in an “Experiment in International Living” program. Alabama: the State where Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in March 1955. I taught Spanish Seguir leyendo
When I listen to Alberto Fernández each time he announces that this lockdown will continue, I notice that he never mentions the mental health problems that this situation is causing. How can he openly disregard the anxiety, the fear, the depression, the stress disorders that this pandemic is generating in Seguir leyendo
Among many other things, I believe this pandemic has pushed to the surface a far more serious “grieta” (crack), than the one that confronts “kirchnerists versus anti kirchnerists. It’s one thing to spend this unending quarantine in a decent home, with running water, heating and sewage, a place where its inhabitants are Seguir leyendo
Most of us look forward to going back to our “normal life” as soon as this pandemic is over. At the same time, we can’t help wondering whether that “normal” is advisable. Let’s admit that some of us were not really happy with our past routines. We used to complain Seguir leyendo
It’s so hard to put up with this uncertainty. Every two weeks we are told that the lockdown will last for two weeks more. And so on and so forth. We don’t know for sure when (or if) we’ll be able to go back to our previous lives. Moreover, most Seguir leyendo
Prisons in Argentina are overcrowded. True. Moreover, our prisons haven never proved to be effective ways to deal with criminals. Actually, they don´t rehabilitate anyone. On the contrary, spending time in prison teaches inmates to become “better” criminals. They seem to be crime schools. This is a crucial issue worldwide Seguir leyendo