tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631912103702174313.post1680416355712966316..comments2023-06-12T01:24:45.924-07:00Comments on Venezuela-Europa: The West's pathetic limpingKeplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631912103702174313.post-83466143775826264552011-02-03T03:33:58.625-08:002011-02-03T03:33:58.625-08:00Axel, I don't remember: do you speak German?
...Axel, I don't remember: do you speak German?<br /><br />Here you have an interesting article from Spiegel:<br /><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/0,1518,743184,00.html" rel="nofollow">Kein Job, kein Geld, keine Frau (No job, no money, no wife)</a><br /><br />I find the end a bit simplistic, there are some interesting points there, though: about the baby boom children that has some education but is not competitive enough, statism that cannot offer solutions.<br /><br />This could become a time bomb in Venezuela as well lots of people are going through "universidades bolivarianas" and other institutions that qualify for nothing.Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631912103702174313.post-88056775115957321302011-02-03T01:22:39.012-08:002011-02-03T01:22:39.012-08:00Hi, Axel.
Those statistics are very revealing. I t...Hi, Axel.<br />Those statistics are very revealing. I think there is a danger, there is a danger a minority can get hold of power because it is the biggest minority. We have seen that in many places before. Still, I think the Egypt and the World can prevent that by being watchful. If Mubarak goes on, though, the radical fractions are going to keep growing stronger, not weaker. And they only need a few to cause a lot of damage.<br /><br />On a related topic: in spite of some differences, the latest attacks by Mubarak followers on the people remind me of what could happen when Chávez is no longer in power and his groups try to go against democracy. He has his paramilitary troops.Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631912103702174313.post-14776484027564490352011-02-02T01:02:11.384-08:002011-02-02T01:02:11.384-08:00Agree a lot.
I see it even a bit more pro-revolut...Agree a lot. <br />I see it even a bit more pro-revolution. Middle east experts are saying, that the Muslim Brotherhood isn't that radical no more. In Turkey we have a islamistic light Government and they are very succesfull economically and respect democratic principles. Its highly probable that at least a big fraction of Muslim Brotherhood will move towards moderate positions.<br /><br />Not supporting this uprising would mean for me to assert that its best for all that arabs live in the shitty political environment they have now. Just way too cynical and rasist.<br /><br />Interesting and not often mentioned is population growth in those countries. There is a new patter emerging for some of the arab countries. Population growth has stoped for Lebanon, Tunisia, Marokko and Algeria. This is a very recent change. A marokkan colleague told me. I did not believe him first. It shows that arab societies DO CHANGE. <br /> <br />http://tinyurl.com/68xccao<br /><br />current population growth rate<br />Lebanon: 0.62%<br />Tunisia: 0,97<br />Marokko: 1,08%<br />Algeria: 1.18%<br />Saudi Arabia: 1.55%<br />Syria: 1.95%<br />Egypt: 2.00%<br />Libya: 2.12%<br />West Bank: 2.13%<br />Jordan: 2.16%<br />Yemen: 2.17%<br />Gaza Strip: 3.29%<br /><br />World average: 1.13<br /><br />other countries: <br />Germany: -0.06<br />Spain: 0.49<br />China: 0.49<br />France:0.53<br />United States: 0.97<br />Argentina: 1.04<br />Colombia: 1.18<br />Venezuela: 1.52<br />Niger:3.66%Lemmy Cautionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722460849824703028noreply@blogger.com