Die Galeano, Uruguayan politician and poet
14
Apr
I read in my youth “Open Veins of Latin America” and would not read again, in fact no more have the book, others kept,
I was happy to know that the author would not read.
Eduardo Galeano also overcame the political Manichaeism, said at the end of life “Around the world, left-wing political parties sometimes experiences in power have worked, sometimes not, but often were demolished as punishment for being right, which gave margin coups, military dictatorships and prolonged periods of terror, with sacrifices and horrific crimes committed in the name of social peace and progress, “many people want an end to corruption however, lack of freedom is not good for anyone, no dictatorship thrived, this is insanity and somewhat irresponsible.
Eduardo Galeano also said: “in some periods, is the left who commits grave errors”, the Portuguese poet Manuel Alegre, socialist said similar things: “the left thigh is because no dialogue” in the election in Portugal in 2010, and then “The left has to make a self-criticism about what is happening in Europe”, since in Brazil follow the conversation of make believe, no one dares to tell the truth.
In 2009, during the 5th Summit of the Americas, former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave a copy of this book to US President Barack Obama, and about the episode, asked by a journalist Galeano replied that neither Obama nor understood Keys the book “. He (Chavez) gave Obama with the best of intentions, but gave a gift to Obama a book in a language he did not know then was a generous gesture, but a little cruel,” lack generosity, intelligence and politics with a capital P Polis and poet, lives poraí the Aristotelian Zoé.
Sunday my Corinthians (soccer team) play against Palmeiras, get lost hope at least play good football, if Palmeiras will play well deserved win, and this is not policy, but we have to twisting for parties as well.
