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July 31, 2017 By Fausta

Venezuela: Apropos quote UPDATED

“He who opposes a dictatorship must accept civil war as a means. He would recoil from civil war must give up opposition and accept the dictatorship.”

Arthur Koestler,
Darkness At Noon: A Novel
pages 213-214

UPDATE

Post-vote my sources tell me opposition is well armed &will target N. Guard…#Venezuela could take a bloody turn. https://t.co/4yiF8nCuwF

— Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) July 31, 2017

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July 30, 2017 By Fausta

Sunday palate cleanser: Wagner birthday gala

My closing was delayed and I’m still in transit, but here’s Jonas,

From the YouTube description,

In memory of the great Richard Wagner and mindful of their own Wagner tradition, the Staatskapelle Dresden staged this glittering gala concert in the Semperoper on the eve of Richard Wagner’s bicentenary. They were directed by their principal conductor Christian Thielemann, indisputably one of the great Wagner conductors of our time, and he was joined by the hottest young heroic tenor of recent years, Jonas Kaufmann. The programme features the overtures to the Wagner operas written and premiered in Dresden – 1842 Rienzi, 1843 The Flying Dutchman and 1845 Tannhäuser – as well as great tenor scenes from Rienzi, Tannhäuser and Lohengrin. Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann was celebrated with bravos and tumultuous applause – as were the musicians and Thielemann



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July 29, 2017 By Fausta

Venezuela: NYT’s dead-wrong headline

At the NYT: “As Venezuela Prepares to Vote, Some Fear an End to Democracy”

Democracy is dead in Venezuela, and has been for a while.

Where was the NYT ten years ago when Chávez shut down radio and TV stations?

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July 24, 2017 By Fausta

In transit this week

I’ll be away from internet connections for most of this week, so blogging will be lighter than usual.

Thank you for your support!

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July 23, 2017 By Fausta

Sunday palate cleanser: Hvorostovsky in concert

in Minsk! in Russian!

Special thanks to Judith.

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July 21, 2017 By Fausta

Parlami d’amore Mariu: Dmitri vs Jonas

Friday afternoon diversion!

Dmitri,

Jonas,

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July 21, 2017 By Fausta

The media and the Trump presidency: The first six months

Read my post, The media and the Trump presidency: The first six months

(Cartoon via Gay Patriot)

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July 20, 2017 By Fausta

Chile moves to decriminalize abortion

The BBC reports Chile moves towards legalising abortion in limited cases

Senators voted separately on each of the three cases in which women would be allowed to have an abortion:

  • The vote in favour of allowing abortion in cases in which the mother’s life is at risk was 20 in favour and 14 opposed
  • That of allowing a termination in cases where the foetus is unviable was 18 to 14
  • The closest result was for the vote on whether to allow abortions in cases of rape. Eighteen senators voted in favour and 16 against

According to the report, “Abortion in limited cases was legal in Chile until 1989, when it was completely banned under the rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.”

 

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