Comments on: it wouldn’t be fair

By: tman

tman — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:47:30 +0000

Gosh…Colombia is looking more inviting all the time:). Too bad my dollar keeps getting crunched by their peso. It now costs me 40% more for a hotel room than it did 18 months ago in Colombia. I dont think it has anything to do with Marxism…or capitalism for that matter. Its called manipulated markets by the super rich and corporate industrical complex that benefits whichever way it goes. Their money busts down any borders or trade barriers while we "little guys" cant compete and have to follow the rules. And yes…they continue to force us to pay upwards of $4 per gallon of gas for the gas guzzling cars they FORCE us to buy:). Ohh…I'm getting a headache. I think its time to take a stroll down to Habanos Bar…

By: marcopolo214

marcopolo214 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:44:07 +0000

doramefahsowhat

u r absolutely right. it's taken me a while to realize that i don't belong here. as robert duvall said in assassination tango –"adios motherfucker!"

By: damejudith

damejudith — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:27:08 +0000

a cute ass?, then OK–I am pretty liberal–guatemala needs a different forum….llamame si you are still en los estados unidos…hay mucho a contarlo(???)….

By: cojito

cojito — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:13:03 +0000

it was a cute donkey.

how was guatemala?

By: damejudith

damejudith — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:01:24 +0000

"Have/havenot" chasm is increasing–third world countries, second world, isn't it evident in first world? And aren't countries in tourist environs slightly better off than ones that never see the capital of wealthier prey? What about the beginnings of hopeful attempts in some areas in Central America(having just returned from Guatemala) at empowering native populations with business opportunities, with school support, microfinancing, etc. by tourists turned "almost" natives and wealthy natives by commitment. Just thought I would add fuel to the fire with an endless wick…..(seriously, cojito–a donkey?)

By: doramefahsowhat

doramefahsowhat — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:58:21 +0000

so spake the serious one. to come here and offer up comments like that, well, isn't is a bit like complaining that the economist or bloomberg isn't humorous enough?

By: marcopolo214

marcopolo214 — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:32:30 +0000

forget it.

By: cojito

cojito — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:32:23 +0000

lol am i kidding? sure. i was kidding about getting invited to a protest march. i'm still in Arizona.

here's what i wrote: "if you’re a poor native this (the economic boom) is not necessarily good news." – fact

"Panama is slowly being invaded by wealthy foreigners," – fact

"gas and food prices are rising." – fact

"and as the majority get left behind Panama’s economic boom, anger and frustration builds." – fact

4 statements of fact. you can argue that my facts are wrong. but you can't add "because it's apparently causing" to those statements to fit your marxist conspiracy.

i made no argument, nor did i opine about why it appears the poor are being left behind. seriously, it's all in your head. :)

but i'll tell ya what i'll do. i'll swap out the comma and throw in a period to make it clearer that i'm not arguing marxist theory.