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In reply to the discussion: No progressives should be demanding new elections in Venezuela due to Chavez' health... [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)and hadn't been seen or photographed since then, you don't think people should mention it, or express curiosity or concern?
I'm not talking about just Americans, but Europeans, South West Asians, Africans, Middle Easterners...they shouldn't say "Where is he? What is going ON over there? Why are mixed signals coming out of the government?" It's not just the opposition that is making noise, factions within the government have been speaking out with differing emphasis.
Saying "It's beneath the dignity of this talkboard" is code for saying "STFU and don't talk about the obvious--that a leader of a country hasn't been seen or photographed for a month, and only ONE GUY has said that he has seen/talked to the guy--the guy who has been designated his political heir."
If it bothers you, hide the thread. Don't tell people they can't talk about this HUGE Hugo News Story. When the President of Uruguay isn't bothering to go to Cuba because he's been told he won't get in to see the guy, and the President of Argentina is going over there ANYWAY to try to see what's up, I'd say there's more than a little curiosity on the topic. Every paper in the world is talking about it--but we aren't supposed to say anything here? Why? That's just absurd.
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