tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post8957130564833043771..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: RainChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-47749206008794325792011-01-17T03:29:51.866-06:002011-01-17T03:29:51.866-06:00See you after the deadline, Leighton.See you after the deadline, Leighton.Mira Kolar-Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387166067497301670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-20335113963357450062011-01-16T20:02:09.734-06:002011-01-16T20:02:09.734-06:00Thanks, Ben, for adding the video link.Thanks, Ben, for adding the video link.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-74871533712176904642011-01-16T18:55:46.012-06:002011-01-16T18:55:46.012-06:00No doubt, it will worsen, sadder still. Disease. h...No doubt, it will worsen, sadder still. Disease. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/16/brazil.flooding/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+Top+Stories)<br /><br />So sorry, Leighton. Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-80739467943692728082011-01-16T18:29:29.553-06:002011-01-16T18:29:29.553-06:00Mira,
Actually, no.
The last President of Brazil, ...Mira,<br />Actually, no.<br />The last President of Brazil, a man who served for eight years, and left office on the 31st of December with an 86% approval rating is an ex labor leader with a fifth grade education.<br />The underprivileged do get elected in Brazil and even, I would venture to say, to an extent that would probably be impossible in most western societies (except for local candidates in inner cities.)<br />But the rest of the story is too complex to get into here. Sometime, when I'm not pushing a deadline, I'll write to you directly on the issue.<br />Carola,<br />You are SO right. Haiti is worse on every count. 316,000 dead at last count. Appalling!Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-55073548658992471742011-01-16T18:19:49.552-06:002011-01-16T18:19:49.552-06:00Horrifying. And Haiti is still in an appalling mes...Horrifying. And Haiti is still in an appalling mess from the earthquake. However badly governed Brazil is, I think Haiti's worse--they barely have a government.Carola Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796872169346386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-25894093962767212442011-01-15T22:17:41.947-06:002011-01-15T22:17:41.947-06:00Good morning, Leighton
I've had a look at the...Good morning, Leighton<br /><br />I've had a look at the political system. In theory, someone should be fighting for their votes. In practice, am I right in thinking that those who do don't also get into office?<br />But, be that as it may, someone should be held culpable for all those preventable deaths.Mira Kolar-Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387166067497301670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-69102057260199052652011-01-15T20:39:46.758-06:002011-01-15T20:39:46.758-06:00Bill,
Yes, that's the saddest part of it all.
...Bill,<br />Yes, that's the saddest part of it all.<br />Jaden, Shane and Susan,<br />Thanks for reading and commenting.<br />It's nice to know I'm not just talking to myself.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-53650535823215604042011-01-15T20:37:21.074-06:002011-01-15T20:37:21.074-06:00Hi Mira,
Oh, yes, they're registered.
Everyone...Hi Mira,<br />Oh, yes, they're registered.<br />Everyone in this country is required to carry a national identity card.<br />And a "work card", which is actually a little booklet with their working record.<br />And a voter registration card. (Voting is not voluntary, it's mandatory, and you get fined if you don't do it.)<br />So all of those poor folks are, indeed, legal entities.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-25211329239334749592011-01-15T17:36:27.467-06:002011-01-15T17:36:27.467-06:00Leighton, the pictures are graphic and heartbreaki...Leighton, the pictures are graphic and heartbreaking.<br /><br />Stay safe.Susan Santangelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493827781793303496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-31213112976465133432011-01-15T11:19:18.110-06:002011-01-15T11:19:18.110-06:00Amazing and awful images. Leighton your posts are...Amazing and awful images. Leighton your posts are always an education.Shane Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842609633094503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-22050593206491836262011-01-15T09:33:08.307-06:002011-01-15T09:33:08.307-06:00How sad, Leighton. Thank you for the sensitive and...How sad, Leighton. Thank you for the sensitive and heart-wrenching post.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-65430153289060321482011-01-15T08:08:39.048-06:002011-01-15T08:08:39.048-06:00Seeing these images on the news and trying to imag...Seeing these images on the news and trying to imagine the devastation to lives and communities is appalling. It makes it worse that the people from whom so much is being taken had so little to start with.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-43062562714726980602011-01-15T01:28:56.259-06:002011-01-15T01:28:56.259-06:00Great article, Leighton
Great albeit distressing p...Great article, Leighton<br />Great albeit distressing pictures.<br /><br />The residents of the favelas -- are they as a rule registered as Brazil nationals?<br />I'm thinking of the Roma population in the Balkans. They tend to stick to their own traditions and rarely register anything - births, marriages, deaths. Legally, they don't exist. On the whole, that suits them fine. They can reinvent themselves at will and as needed. Or, could before the international DNA and fingerprint database was set up. But, it also works against them in any vigilante pogroms against them. A person who doesn't exist can't be murdered or harmed.<br /><br />Basically, what I'm asking is, apart from human rights under the UN Convention, are they legal entities and do they have any rights?Mira Kolar-Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387166067497301670noreply@blogger.com