<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br><pre>Richard,<br><br>Vlad and I have been talking about an issue that has arisen with regards<br>
to one of your talks in Buenos Aires.<br><br>You may have noticed that one of your talks is scheduled at the<br>Universidad de las Madres de Plaza de Mayo. You probably have heard<br>about the Madres, they are a group of mothers of the infamous<br>
"desaparecidos" of our last military dictatorship. As such, they have<br>gained international recognition for their courage in peacefully<br>confronting the dictatorship. In Argentina, however, the group is very<br>
controversial. The issue of the "desaparecidos" is a very painful one<br>for our society, and it stirs very powerful emotions. As a forum, it<br>leans heavily to the traditional "left", and it is often mistrusted by<br>
people from outside that particular political niche, while it is adored<br>by those inside.<br><br>Speaking at the Universidad de las Madres can (an probably will) be<br>taken by some people as a political statement in itself. As a matter of<br>
fact, this is already happening: we all know that the free software<br>movement has wide support from all across the political spectrum, and<br>some people in the community are already voicing disagreement with the<br>choice of location, given that other, more "politically ecumenic"<br>
places, such as universities, would be available. I, for one, agree with<br>them in that, given alternatives, the Madres would not be my first<br>choice for hosting your talk, just in order to avoid the controversy and<br>
to broaden the spectrum of your potential audience.<br><br>In any case, as a local and a friend, I feel that it is my duty to you<br>to try to raise your awareness about the context of your talk. This way,<br>at least you won't be caught off-guard by questions from journalists or<br>
from the audience, and you may have a better feel for how the audience<br>will listen to your talk.<br><br> Fede<br></pre></div></div></blockquote></div><br>Esto me parece una opinión que podría ser malintencionada o no y que no debiera tener mayor trascendencia pero que plantea cosas que no debieran influir en que se de la charla o no. Opino que si Richard suspendió la charla por esta razón estaría muy equivocado debiera hacerse responsable por ello. Él es una persona temperamental y veces grosera pero siempre que se excede busca pedir disculpas. Se que esto no es lo mejor pero todos tenemos nuestros errores y nadie debe lanzar la primera piedra.<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Saludos/Greetings<br>Quiliro Ordóñez<br>593(02)340 1517 / 593(09)821 8696<br><a href="http://quiliro.wordpress.com">http://quiliro.wordpress.com</a><br>"Sólo cuando el último árbol esté muerto, el último río envenenado, y el último pez atrapado, nos daremos cuenta que no se puede comer dinero"<br>