[pp.int.general] The editorial in question

[Mattie]

Somewhat OT:

On 10/01/2008, Valentin Villenave <v.villenave at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/1/10, Carlos Ayala <aiarakoa at yahoo.es>:
>
> > Actually it is not so difficult, at least if comparison is made with our
> > local politicians ... look, for instance, at the former Spanish minister of
> > Culture, Carmen Calvo, being angered because of believing she was compared
> > with Pixie & Dixie ... when actually what was said by another congressman
> > was the latin phrase dixit:
>
> LOOOOOOL ahahahahahahha
>

In all fairness, it seems to be a Latin proverb, a language which has
been dead for some 1000 years and isn't even used academically
anymore. Some of the classic language institutions in Sweden have
considered closing down due to lack of students.

> Our new French President is even worse: just out of demagogy, he once
> publicly declared that making pupils study "La Princesse de Clèves" at
> school (one of our most famous and beautiful pieces of classical
> literature) was "pure madness and sadism"... :(
>

Ah, your president holds much the same view that every political party
in Sweden holds.

> > it may compose a picture of the level of proficiency from our local
> > politicians ô_Ô Regards
>
> What frightens me most is that such proofs of inculture doesn't
> prevent them from being elected again and again. Most people just
> don't care to be governed by an ignoramus.
>

They're usually not ignorami, they're economists. I heard somewhere
contemporary politicians are in 4 out of 5 cases failed businessmen.
Strategic and sound financial planning, large dinners and a big layer
of grease over every promotional speech to make it easier for the
population to swallow. Like Home Shopping TV without the artsy
animations.

/amelia

> > P.D.: Carmen Calvo, his successor Cesar Antonio Molina, many politicians
> > from other parties, the copyright management societies, most media ... are
> > also the ones who later call criminals all people who just are sharing
> > culture.
>
> This makes sense actually: they don't call us criminals just for fun,
> but because they have to promote a low-quality supermarket's culture
> instead of the diversity and quality we stand for.
>
> Valentin
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