Comments on: When You Can’t Rig The Election, Ignore It! http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 22 May 2013 03:02:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: UCrawford http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55373 UCrawford Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:33:44 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55373 Fox News had a nice article a few days ago about how South African dockworkers refused to allow a ship filled with Chinese arms bound for Zimbabwe to be unloaded because they weren’t going to be seen as supporting Mugabe’s side in whatever happens:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351733,00.html

The man’s ship be sinking.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55368 Kevin Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:09:50 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55368 Justin,

I’ve been following the situation in Paraguay. Basically, you are correct the Colorado Party are basically a bunch of corrupt kleoptocrats. However, I don’t think the winner, Fernando Lugo, who is either a social democrat in the mold of Lula in Brazil and Bachelet in Chile or a neo-Marxist loudmouth in the mold of Hugo Chavez; depending on what you read, will do much for the country because he wants to redistribute wealth instead of creating wealth.

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55363 Brad Warbiany Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:11:23 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55363 Justin,

I can’t necessarily speak for the other contributors, but I’ve just been too busy. I’m not up to speed on the situation in Paraguay. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever mentioned it (I did a quick search of the archives, and didn’t see anything). I saw one article about it in this week’s Economist, but without an appreciation for the history, I just skimmed it.

]]> By: Justin Bowen http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55358 Justin Bowen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:14:36 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2008/04/23/when-you-cant-rig-the-election-ignore-it/#comment-55358 I don’t know how to email you Brad, so I’ll ask the question here. Why hasn’t there been any commentary on the amazing results from Paraguay’s election (aside from the fact that there hasn’t been as much controversy with that election)? The job that the Colorado Party has been doing, while not having results as tragic as those of the Mugabe regime, has not yielded anything but poverty and opportunity for corrupt politicians. I suppose my reasons for asking are somewhat selfish (I have family in Asuncion), but I think an update is in order given that you mentioned it earlier.

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