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Leserkommentar vom 24. August 2006 von Dulce Torrero, einer in Europa lebenden
Mexikanerin, zu den mexikanischen Präsidentschaftswahlen:
I have not followed the elections closely, but from what I know my opinion is
the following (please forgive the length of my comments, but it IS a touchy
subject):
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Obrador's popularity seems to
come from the fact that he's promising many socialist reforms, but I am
not sure where the cash for it will come from. Yes, there is a lot of
money in the country but it is concentrated in a few hands, or spread
out all over the place (e.g. the tax system is far from perfect). From
my perspective, this needs to be re-organized before the cash can start
flowing down to the poorest people in the form of social benefits. In
order to do it the government administration and business development at
a national level has to be changed. This type of job is better done by
technocrats who can push reforms rather than just make people happy by
handing them a few pesos. In other words: jobs need to be created, not
money handed out for free. And this is why the PAN party is also very
popular, especially with the middle class population: intellectuals who can
see and understand the discrepancy and are crying out loud for radical
change at the roots.
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the elections must be clean
because:
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the last presidential
election was also a very close call between PRI and PAN. And already
then the electoral legal system in Mexico had been changed to avoid
corruption.
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After this reform,
international electoral observers were invited with more eagerness
than ever before, and there were no major discrepancies reported. This has been the case again now and the election process is only
getting better.
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I am living proof of
electoral reform as a small case in the crowd, but with big impact
for myself: applications for an electoral card can only be done in
Mexico, which I did in October last year. The card can only be
picked-up by the applicant at the exact same place where it was
requested. There is absolutely no option to obtain it anywhere else,
or for anyone else to collect it for you: fingerprints, photographs,
proof of domicile, etc. etc. are taken care of during the
application process. Even Embassies abroad are not authorized to do
it, there are no lawyers authorized to issue power of attorney for
it, etc. etc. Speaking to the town's and regional electoral committee representatives does not help at all. I could not stay in
Mexico long enough to wait for the arrival of my card (they are
produced in only a couple of places in the country), but was told
that I had 12 months to pick-it-up. I went back the last week of
May and first week of June this year and found a surprise: the card
could not be handed to me because all uncollected cards had been
locked-up in a vault and would remain there during the last few
weeks of political campaigning. All of this is new and set up in
order to avoid other people taking possession of somebody else's
voting rights. And it is a huge step away from corruption. I am
sure there are probably still a few holes here and there, but it
gives people confidence and hope for the future. I still don't have
the card and feel sad I could not vote, but I will willingly go
through the process again until I obtain it next time around.
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a "tsunami" wave has been
growing in Mexico during the past 10 years: people were sick and
tired of the authoritarian and corrupt regime they had been under
for about 70 years. They began to slowly wake-up and push for change
into anything else, as long as the situation changed: thus the
victory of second strongest political party 6 years ago. I think
this time people have learned that there is even more political
choice and the wave is just as strong but taking different
directions. I find this very positive, even if poor people cannot
view if from an intellectual/business perspective. After all,
running a country is like running a business... and change can only
help you grow. The more alternatives, the better, you just need to
understand each of them in order to choose the most advantageous. Mexico is slowly learning.
Kommentar
von Stefan Franke zu unserer Gladiator-Filmkritik, 11.2.2002:
Siehe die Seite
Gladiator
Cosmopolis Nr. 16.
Kommentar von Gene Kelly zu unserem
Brad Mehldau-Artikel in der englischen Ausgabe, Cosmopolis no. 4,
der natürlich auch für den
deutschen Artikel
in Nr. 17 gilt (e-mail vom 31.
August 2000):
"Hi. just a
comment on your Brad Mehldau Trio web page. A few corrections to bring to your
attention: First of all, Brad never attended Berklee College (in Boston) as you
say in the opening paragraph. He only was a participant in their High School
Band Jazz Competition hosted at Berklee College of Music (he won an award there
given to him by the festival's adjudicators). [...]. Otherwise, this is pretty
good information. Good luck."
Peter Rupf sandte uns am 20. April folgenden Kommentar
zu unserer Rezension des Tango-Buches von Birkenstock und Ruegg in Cosmopolis
Nr. 10:
"Das Werk von Arne Birkenstock und
Helena Ruegg hat alle Zutaten, um ein Klassiker der Literatur zum Tango zu
werden. "Tango" erzählt die Entstehungsgeschichte dieses Tanz- und
Musikstiles flüssig, gar spannend, sulgt aber nicht in der bereits
abgegriffenen, und deshalb so einfach verständlichen Naktemädchenbeine- und
Bordellromantik. Auch bleibt der proletarische Klassenkampf bei der
Beschreibung des sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Umfeldes des Argentiniens des
auslaufenden 19. und beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts artig vor der Tür.
"Tango" ist vielmehr der wohlgemerkt: gelungene Versuch,
Hintergrundwissen, Anekdoten und liebevoll erarbeitete Uebersetzungen von
Klassikern der Tangolyrik denjenigen weiterzugeben, die einfach Vergnügen daran
finden, die Tanzfläche zu betreten und sich den Takten des Tango "avec
corps et âme" hinzugeben.
Arne Birkenstock und Helena Ruegg bleiben erfrischend sachlich. Wie sie selbst
sagen: "...Andere bauen sich eine regelrechte Philosophie um den Tanz
herum, entdecken ihren verborgenen Eros, therapieren sich selbst und ihren
Partner gleich mit oder erleben "La Cumparsita" als meditatives
Happening. Wieder andere tanzen ihn einfach gerne: den Tango..."
Marianna Ranalli sendete uns am 7. März 2000 folgenden Kommentar zum Konzert
von Ivo Pogorelich, Cosmopolis Nr. 13. Sie bezieht sich auf sein Genfer Konzert
mit dem gleichen Programm wie das Zürcher wenige Tage zuvor, das
Cosmopolis rezensiert hat:
"[...] je considère Pogorelich l'un des pianistes les
plus brilliants de sa génération. Effectivement, au niveau technique, il l'a
confirmé à l'occasion du concert de vendredi soir. Au niveau interprétation,
j'ai trouvé certains morceaux un peu trop lents, p. ex. toute la deuxième
partie de la sonate no. 3. Parfois, on a l'impression qu'il suit le fil de ses
pensées, en pénalisant la cohérence de ce qu'il joue. Seule exception, la
marche funèbre qui, à mon goût, était presque une Radetzy Marsch (trop
rapide!!!). Le touché exceptionnel et une technique des cinq doigts très
brilliante rendent les sonorités très rondes ou très cristallines, selon les
cas, mais toujours fort agréables. [...]."
Michael Bopp sendete uns am 1. Februar 2000 folgenden Hinweis zu
Max
Ernst, Cosmopolis
Nr. 6:
"Sehr geehrter Herr Gerber,
in Ihrem Aufsatz über Max Ernst ist Ihnen ein kleiner Fehler
unterlaufen. Max Ernst wurde nicht im gleichen Brühl wie Steffi Graf geboren.
Die Tennisspielerin stammt aus Brühl bei Schwetzingen, in der Nähe von
Mannheim, bzw. Heidelberg. Max Ernst hingegen wurde laut Brockhaus in Brühl bei
Köln geboren."
Reiner Ehrentraut, Bonn, 24. Januar 2000, zur Konzertkritik
in Cosmopolis Nr. 10: Siehe
Cesaria
Evora.
Pascal Bulliard, The Graduate Institute of
International Studies in Genf, schrieb uns am 28. September 1999:
"Ich lese regelmässig Cosmopolis und liebe daran die
Verschiedenheit der angesprochenen Themen, die oft neue Perspektive der
Betrachtung sowie die angenehme Präsentation der selbst am Bildschirm leicht
lesbaren Artikel. Zudem ist Cosmopolis zu meiner regelmässigen Deutschübung
geworden, da ich sonst leider nicht mehr oft die deutsche Sprache benutzen kann.
Ich wünsche Cosmopolis ein langes Leben."
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