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  Redhoyt

  Ah children ... democracy in action :-)

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 01:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Forgetit87

  There's more to this than Llosa's criticisms of the Kirchners. As one of his critics mentioned in article said of him, Llosa is an authoritarian. Just a proof of that is that, in 2009, he came out in favour of the ouster of Manuel Zelaya in Honduras. Llosa's reasoning was that Zelaya was an ally to Chávez, i.e., according to Llosa, democratically elected presidents who befriend a politician he dislikes, deserve being ilegally ousted. Llosa is a latino neocon, I think that should earn him Unesco's silence and indifference, not an invitation.

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 01:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  rylang23

  The use of the word “liberal” is misleading in the context of this article. The term used should be “neo-liberal”, as Vargas Llosa is a proponent of neo-liberal economic and political policies. I agree, he shouldn't be invited to Argentina at all. Must be the opposition party's idea.

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 03:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Fido Dido

  A neo-liberal is a parasite and an economic hit man, a neo-con is a neo-liberal on steroids (war monger).

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 04:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  rylang23

  Well said, Fido!

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 06:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Rhaurie-Craughwell

  So people should be denied entry to countries just because they espouse a different view of how the world should work?
  
  Its rather indicative of Argentine politics if they say people should be banned from entering the country because they expressed an opinion about how the world should be run, isn't the core component of Democracy to challenge views you disagree with?
  
  ...Not to ban them and allow them to challenge your own views as well.
  
  But mind you you Argentina always has had this issue with criticism....if it doesn't like what it hears, it either bans it...or pretends it doesn't exist :)

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 08:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Viscount Falkland

  Would Mercopress have the freedom to publish this story in Argentina ?
  
  he questioned how Argentina's voters could have elected “a president with that level of ignorance and intellectual poverty”. Well ,they thought Peron was wonderful and just look at the USA....they managed to vote Bosh in not once but twice and the UK just got rid of Brown who was not even voted in,he got given the job by his mates and then busted the country....Hmmm, just like Argentina !

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 10:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Forgetit87

  @Rhaurie-Craughwell
  
  Nobody has asked for Llosa to be banned from entering Argentina. His critics - and some of us in here - are just saying he shouldn't be invited to an UNESCO event that will be held in Argentina, and this has more to do with some of his activities - his advocacy for neoliberal policies and his support for authoritarian measures - than with his views on the Kirchners. If he still wants to go there as a tourist, than that's his business.

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 11:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  rylang23

  Forgetit87 - Thank you for that clarification for why Vargas Llosa should not be “invited” to a specific UNESCO event. He has an ideology that is contrary to it's values: (from the UNESCO web site) “UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. It is through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance of human rights, mutual respect and the alleviation of poverty, all of which are at the heart of UNESCO’S mission and activities. ” These are not Vargas Llosa's values.

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 04:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  axel arg

  All the intellectualls who support the government have right to express whatever they want, but the president was very clair about that issue, she said that the state wont interfere on vargas llosas's invitation, and agree absolutly on that posture.
  I despise too vargas llosa, because he has an ignorant and oblicue knowleadge about the last 8 years, but every one has right to express whatever, even those who does not think like many of us.

  Mar 02nd, 2011 - 08:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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