Archive for February, 2012
Janey Program : Jeremy Adelman | The New School for Social Research
Monday, February 27th, 2012
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“Revolutionary Agonistes: Latin American Revolutions Two Hundred Years Later”
by Professor Jeremy Adelman, Princeton University
Jeremy Adelman is the Walter Samuel Carpenter III Professor of Spanish Civilization and Culture at Princeton University, where he is also the Director of the Council for International teaching and Research. The author and editor of eight books and dozens of articles and essays, his most recent publications include “Sovereignty and Revolution in the Iberian Atlantic” (2006) and “Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of Humankind from Origins to the Present” (2010). He has just completed a biography of the great twentieth-century social scientist, Albert O. Hirschman.
Co-sponsored by the Department of History at The New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College
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Duration : 1:39:36
George Galloway interviews Patrick Mercer on Falkland Wars, 30 years on…
Monday, February 27th, 2012
From BBC News:
Tensions over the Falkland Islands have been increasing ahead of the 30th anniversary of Argentina’s invasion in 1982.
The latest escalation was prompted by the decision of Mercosur, a South American trading bloc, to close its ports to ships flying the Falkland Islands flag in December.
When British Prime Minister David Cameron then accused Argentina of “colonialism”, the Argentine Senate passed a motion condemning his comments.
There were also demonstrations – with the Union flag burning – outside the British embassy in Buenos Aires.
Then the Royal Navy announced that it was sending the destroyer HMS Dauntless to the South Atlantic, off the Falklands.
The British government said the move was routine, but it will do little to ease tensions in the region.
The status of the islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, is still a very sensitive issue for Buenos Aires.
In the capital, it is common to see posters highlighting the country’s claim to the islands. Many Argentine cities also have monuments to the war, in which more than 600 soldiers died.
It is not uncommon either to see youngsters with tattoos of a Falklands map in the colours of the Argentine flag.
At a political level, feelings are no less intense.
National politics may be extremely polarised, but there is consensus between the government and the opposition over the country’s claim to the islands.
“It is the centrepiece of Argentina’s foreign policy,” says Jorge Battaglino, lecturer in international relations at Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires.
George Galloway interviews Conservative MP Patrick Mercer on the Falkland Wars 30 years on.
Originally broadcasted on talkSPORT 17th February 2012.
Duration : 0:9:35
Los Secretos del Lenguaje Corporal en Política 7-7
Monday, February 27th, 2012
http://www.todomarketingpolitico.com/2010/11/documental-los-secretos-del-lenguaje.html
La importancia en la gestualidad que tiene un político a la hora de dar su mensaje hacia el público revela aspectos muy importantes de su personalidad. El análisis de la comunicación no verbal de los líderes es una de las materias fundamentales a estudiar en el marketing político ya que se transforma en un componente primordial de su perfil.
Obviamente no todo es arte de magia; el marketing político no puede hacerlo todo y hay cualidades innatas propias de las personalidades de cada ser humano. Sin embargo, existen características que se pueden explotar más profundamente para favorecer a un candidato político: posturas, gestos, ademanes y expresiones. Estas influyen benévolamente o negativamente y en forma inmediata en las personas que perciben sensaciones disímiles de acuerdo al político que tengan enfrente, resultándole más o menos carismático.
El lenguaje corporal revela muchos sentimientos íntimos, ya sea que tengamos la intención de revelarlos o no. Desde el simple contacto visual a un ligero toque en la pierna, los gestos corporales son una forma muy directa de comunicación.
Es imposible para los seres humanos no comunicar sus más íntimos pensamientos. En muchos casos el lenguaje corporal, contacto visual y los gestos sexuales son más efectivos que la comunicación verbal. Aprender a interpretar el lenguaje corporal puede ayudarnos a discernir lo que la gente realmente está diciendo.
Los gestos, las caras y el movimiento del cuerpo suponen el 93% de la comunicación, sólo un 7% del entendimiento deriva de las palabras. Los expertos en el lenguaje no verbal nos cuentan los momentos más icónicos de la historia, desde el mundo de deportes hasta el de las celebridades. Analizan su lenguaje corporal para descifrar lo que realmente querían decir estos famosos personajes. Veremos cómo el movimiento más sutil se puede utilizar para influir en las masas y establecer el poder y, la mayoría de las veces, sin que nadie se de cuenta.
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Do you find it unecessary to use race in politics?
Sunday, February 26th, 2012Like: African Americans for Obama
or Latin Americans, or whatever.
Same goes for McCain.
Absolutely not. When we resolve to using race it shows how immature and unintelligent some people are. I do believe that there are some people on hear who just say things to get a rise out of the opposition but I also believe some are naive enough to believe that Obama is a Islamic Terrorist and a Christian Extremist. I wish they could come together as a party and decide on one but that just goes to show how most of them are not in search of truth. FYi I saw a news clip this morning where an older white lady admitted that she would not vote for Obama because she was scared that the blacks would take over. At the end of the day I commend her for being honest.
"Argentina…wants peace and the return of our islands through diplomatic negotiation." Falklands Argie when?
Sunday, February 26th, 2012When exactly were they ever really Argentine?
That’s what Juan Mendicino, president of the association of Argentine veterans told The Times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17039197
The Times reported that the visit had sparked anger from Argentine veterans.
The president of their association, Juan Mendicino, told the newspaper: "Argentina does not want war. It wants peace and the return of our islands through diplomatic negotiation. But the only thing that the English think about is war.
"We don’t want visitors from your Parliament. We want the UN to intervene as it has done in disputes across the world."
So what do they want, the US to bomb the shit out of Stanley with the help of the UK?
Edit.
The people of the Falkland Islands have voted TWICE to remain part of the United Kingdom.
But then again democracy means nothing to the likes of Argentina!
Ricardo Lagos on Science for Sustainability
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Lecture of former president of Chile Lagos and Caritas-President Rodríguez lecture for the important topic of the renowned anthropologist and scientist of cultures, Prof. Dr. Constantin von Barloewen on the anthropological-cultural-historical reasons for Economy, Sustainability and for Development Politics from a Latin American standpoint at the Institute of Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Berliner Str. 130, 14465 Potsdam, Germany.
The lecture series “A Different Kind of Development? Perspectives from Latin America” in Potsdam closes at the beginning of December with lectures by two outstanding Latin American personalities. Former president of Chile Ricardo Lagos Escobar and Óscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras, president of the international organization Caritas, will speak about development and environmental protection in Latin America.
Ricardo Lagos Escobar’s lecture on the correlations between social inequality, export-oriented economics and institutional reform in Latin America will take place on Sunday, December 4th at 18:00 o’clock. The role of education and participation of social mobility and sustainable development will receive special focus. From 2000 to 2006, the economist and Social Democrat Escobar governed Chile , where students have been currently protesting against injustice in the education system. Lagos was UN special envoy with Secretary General Ban-ki Moon for the environment from 2007 until 2010.
The connections between ecology and the struggle against poverty, with regard to the „rights of creation,” is the theme of the fifth and final Fall lecture, on Sunday, December 4th at 6 pm at the IASS, Potsdam.
The lecture is admission-free and will be held in German with simultaneous German translation.
Lectures schedule:
Sunday, December 4, 2011, 6pm
Ricardo Lagos Escobar (Chile): „A New Latin America: After the Crisis. Challenges and Opportunities”;
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Noam Chomsky – University of Iceland – The Two 911′s
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Lecture : The two 9/11s : Their historical significance
Date: 2011.09.09
Duration : 0:43:23
JHOVANOTY HUMORISTA – LAS PISCINAS (Contacto: 316 466 36 73).mp4
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Para que vean lo tortuoso que es para uno de hombre ir a piscina…
ademas vean que no solo los ciudadanos del comun van a piscina, tambien veran politicos… cantantes… senadores. VAMOS A PISCINIAR CON JHOVANOTY HUMORISTA
Duration : 0:4:38
How many racist punks out there understand this?
Sunday, February 12th, 2012The reason there are so many illegal immigrants here is because the economies and governments of the Spanish speaking countries are so weak and unstable.
Why are they weak? has anyone ever heard of the Monroe Doctrine? America plays a strong role in latin american politics. Our government uses our taxpayer dollars to subsidize corn so it can be sold for less than it cost to produce.
So now the latin american farmers can’t compete, so they lose their farming jobs and come up north to our country for work.
So it’s NAFTA’s fault and we blame the Mexicans. We could just revise our agricultural policy, but no, we have to defend our dumb corn policy with an even dumber plan "Let’s build a wall to keep out the Mexicans and abridge our own civil liberties just to prove a point yeehah!"
Doesn’t anyone get it? If we become a police state, and maintain this stupid corn policy, for what little it is worth considering how it is a risk to our national security directly and indirectly through the destabilization of Latin countries, Maybe Mexico et al won’t want to be our friends anymore: Maybe they’ll drop out of NAFTA, Set up protectionism and stop buying our corn, and we’ll be the ones getting the shaft in the end. If we don’t revise NAFTA, and somehow expect Mexico/Guatemala/Ecuador etc.to take care of its own problems to keep the illegal aliens from flowing in, it’ll hurt us badly! Wake up and smell the coffee.
I know a lot of racists dittoheads on yahoo answers have trouble with words with multiple consonants such as "Unconstitutional" and "Protectionist Policies" but seriously, in your own best interests, consider why Latin America’s problems are so bad that Immigrants want to come to our country of all places. I don’t think an Iron Curtain, or a Berlin wall, or fascist policies of racial profiling have worked before, so why would they work now?
don’t forget, the more we screw over the latin countries, the more vulnerable they are to dictatorships, juntas and druglords. Hint: that’s not good for us. We’re not invincible.
Your reasoning makes sense. Agriculture is a highly subsidized industry in the US. If Mexico can grow its own food, it doesn’t have to rely on imports (which requires money), and more importantly, they won’t seek to make money through drug trade. Without drugs, there wouldn’t be violence or cartels. Without violence or cartels, the kids would not grow up to be potential killers as adults.
However, farmers are a very powerful lobbying force in America. It would be very difficult to cut subsidization to agriculture. Any bill relating to agriculture must be voted on by the Committee of Agriculture before it is sent to Congress. The committee would never allow a cut in government funding to agriculture just for the sake of giving Mexico a chance to compete. They would fight it on the grounds that the US must make sure it can always feed itself, that a basic necessity such as food shouldn’t be relied on foreign countries for. It would never even reach Congress.
NEWT LATIN AMERICANS.mov
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
NewtPresidentehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/NBwqAuaj-bRhgzSq9M7pJgPeopleNewt Gingrich, Latin American, 2012 political campaign, politicsNEWT LATIN AMERICANS.mov
Duration : 0:0:31