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Uruguay’s first lady praises Cristina Fernandez and blast opposition
Uruguay’s First Lady and Senator Lucia Topolansky said that for her fellow countrymen having a dispute with Argentina is “like fighting with yourself” and described as ‘painful’ the several years long conflict between the two countries over the construction of the UPM (former Botnia) pulp mill on a shared river. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIt is such a shame that the country that will be second most affected and pay most dearly if Argentina collapses again is Uruguay.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 04:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Considering some of the blind sycophantic nonsense that emanates from many of its politicians it is no wonder.
Countries might not be able to move, however that doesn't mean they need to hand over effective sovereignty to a larger neighbour. Uruguay should be differentiating itself in economic and political ways from Argentina while playing up the fact that it shares the same language, similar culture and proximity. That way companies that want access to the Argentine market would base themselves there and enrich Uruguay.
It is why many companies base their Asia-Pacific headquarters or operations in Australia instead of many Asian countries because they trust the governmental, legal and civil institutions more than they might in Indonesia or Vietnam.
Sucking up to Argentina has not served Uruguay well up to this point. It is no wonder that other neighbours such as Chile, Paraguay and Brazil turn their back to prosper elsewhere.
Glad to hear Topolansky is so fond of CFK, it's just as well since she will have her as a room mate when she asks for political asylum in 2015.... or even sooner!!!
Aug 29th, 2013 - 08:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0When Lucia Topolansky says that the present opposition:
Aug 29th, 2013 - 08:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0“... were the architects in transforming Uruguay is a financial holdout, a fiscal haven, a ‘laundramat’ to launder money which led to the collapse of the Uruguayan economy and financial system in 2002...”
She is either telling lies or is incredibly stupid (which she isn't). The collapse of the Uruguayan economy in 2002 was because of the collapse of the Argentine economy in 2001!!!!!!!!!!
Topolansky, another great South American name, to go with Kirchner and Timmerman. And these people say the Falklanders have no right to be there. I don't know about Uruguay being the arse of Argentina, but they are definitely the arse lickers.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 09:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0“The conflict over the pulp mill had many more components than the environmental issues” Too right madam. Your husbands predeccesor Vasquez contacted Bush in USA in case Argentine military crossed the frontier
Aug 29th, 2013 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0“we must trust the scientists” By all means but why do the Argentine scientists continually block the publication of the monitoring results. Why? Could it be that the main source of pollution is in Gualeguaychu itself where all these so called environmentalists live
So they threaten to block the bridges again? Well spring is just around the corner when many Argentines begin to think about thier holidays in Uruguay. Rather strange that these government inspired threats of possible future blockade come at this moment. Or is it?
So why did Uruguay bother to fight for independence ?
Aug 29th, 2013 - 11:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0Good question?
Aug 29th, 2013 - 12:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Funnily enough some of us , probably most of us, rather value our independence in spite of what the spineless idiots in government say
Aug 29th, 2013 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not living in a country with a land border with a larger country, I suspect that you have to learn to live with and appease your larger neighbours. Certainly if you want to avoid conflict and retain your independence.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 01:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Makes sense!
CFK is on her way out. Her own country will turn on her and remove her. Uruguay just needs to placate her for a little while longer.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 01:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Must be a bloody awful existence as a government, when every decision you make, must be made with consideration to how your neighbours will react?
Aug 29th, 2013 - 02:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Am I wrong!
@11 I think you are right. CFK is unpredictable, unstable and vindictive.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@11
Aug 29th, 2013 - 02:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's a pity Uruguay have this subservient attitude to a country worse than they are, when Argentina causes most of the arguments.
Lucia Topolansky @4 (yes, nice transplanted name) seems to have Neville Chamberlain as her political hero.
I was going to say I feel sorry for the the people of Uruguay having to live under such conditions, but then I thought, no! how could I, not knowing what it is like.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 03:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Pete :Argentina causes ALL of the arguments. Yes Pepe will probably return one day from BA waving a piece of paper signed by Frau Kirchner! But you must remember Uruguay has ni Royal Navy in the offing to defend us. Allies? None on the immediate horizon, so if Argentinas weak armed forces invaded there would be a lot of noise at the UN but nowt else. The RGs may find it easy to overun our country but they might find it a very tough nut to swallow
Aug 29th, 2013 - 03:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@13 Not Mr Chamberlain as a hero, but Vidkun Quisling perhaps?
Aug 29th, 2013 - 03:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I believe you, how else could you have been independent all this time.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Did you never think of forming an alliance along the lines of Nato. Sod Argentinas opinion of them.
Where an attack on a South American Nation by another, would be an attack on all of them?
Not a difficult concept to embrace.
It's been around for more than half a century and has kept peace on a continent longer than it was ever enjoyed previously.
You can see now why Uruguay should change the electoral structure. At present the coalitions and self-serving parties rule the roost and this awful, awful, woman is the result.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 04:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0She will probably be the V.P. and cause so much trouble it will be like war and peace condensed.
NONE of my friends (OK they are all professional or business owners / managers) can stand this argie arse licker. If she loves them that much I am sure TMBOA would welcome her with open arms because none of the people I know will.
You can see how much poor old Pepe is brow-beaten into submission when you look at her comments and compare them with what he spouted about The Dark Country.
She forgets that it was Vasquez that saved Uruguay by talking with America.
The amount of outright stupidity in the comments above is just... flabbergasting...
Aug 29th, 2013 - 07:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina invading Uruguay???
But are you lot insane?
I thought Vazquez was a bit lunatic in his attempt to crawl up an already crowded arse, but you lot must be having an online RPG going on, for this is insane....
What is insane, that you never ever do anyhthing without considering what Argentina might do in response or that you consistently appear to defer to cowtow to your neighbours, before even considering what day you put your bins out for collection.
Aug 29th, 2013 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You have lived under the shadow of them for do long, you do not even realise how subservient you have become to them.
Call it day and ask them to make you a province.
What?
Aug 29th, 2013 - 07:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Look mate, the majority of the electorate in Uruguay are Frente Amplistas.
The majority of the electorate in Argentina are Kirchneristas.
Frente Amplistas tend to agree with Kirchneristas.
There you have it, in a setup even you can grasp...
Poor uruguayos who have to suffer a Topolansky.
Aug 30th, 2013 - 07:37 am - Link - Report abuse 021 Stevie (#)
Aug 30th, 2013 - 09:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0Aug 29th, 2013 - 07:38 pm
“... The majority of the electorate in Argentina are Kirchneristas...”
Wrong, the results of the recent PASO shows clearly that 75% of the electorate voted AGAINST the kirchnerist plague!!!!!!!!!
@21 Funny child! Shall we take the 2009 parliamentary elections? They show that the FA (what might that mean) got 47.49% of the vote. Not exactly the “majority of the electorate” is it? 48.31% of the electorate voted otherwise. Tell us, Stevie, why do you have to lie? A few minutes research and we can tell that you lie. Are you a congenital liar? Or a wannabe juvenile prat? You should think about this. The next administration just might declare Mujica a traitor for his subservience to argieland. His “followers” may finish up in “institutions”. Courts, prisons, mental institutions. Any preference? Personally, I think you're a psycho. As a treatment, I'd recommend lashing you with a cat 'o' nine tails for 2 hours every day for 2 years. Followed by a salt wallow.
Aug 30th, 2013 - 10:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Pepe has been hailed as the poorest president in the world as he gives away much of his salary to good causes. He is married to Lucia Topolansky who draws her salary as a senator which isnt buttons. Anyone know how much she gives away? Very nice to give the impression of a man of the plough, a modern Cinnicnatus if you are sitting on a nice income
Aug 30th, 2013 - 02:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Perhaps as a wife she should make sure that Pepe is properly dressed and not as a beachcomber who was denied entry to the ceremony of the presidential installational in Paraguay
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