> On Apr 16, 1:19 pm, Chika wrote:
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>> In article 4ax.com>,
>>    Antonio E. Gonzalez aol.com> wrote:

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>>>    Anyway, what a surpriseArgentina'sgovernment uses a foreign
>>> scandal to get people's eyes off domestic troubles.  Well, better than
>>> last time, when they invaded the Falkland Islands . . .

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>> Sssh! Don't give them any ideas!

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>> Besides, the use of foreign affairs to through domestic problems into
>> relief is a trick used by many politicians in many countries.Argentina's
>> leaders are merely following the herd.

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>>  //\  // Chika
>> //  \//  Mitsuo... Menda... naha naha...

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>> ... Claravoiant meeting canceled due to unforseen events.

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> I am Argentine, and I was not offended by it.
> It's all in how you interpret it, and I actually thought it was kind
> of "ridiculously funny". I am almost certain, or at least I sure hope,
> that the Simpsons scriptwriters purposely/deliberately chose to make a
> mockery of the ignorance some people have of world history. In its
> irony, I thought it was kind of amusing. Especially the part about
> Peron "being married to Madonna"!
> It makes fun of how some people get their "information" solely from
> movies; from pop culture representations, believing anything they see
> on TV or in a movie to be the truth. It's shocking to me that some
> people REALLY DO rely on pop culture to get their facts! Madonna as
> Peron's wife?! HAHAHAHAHA, you have GOT to be kidding.....and I think
> they were!
> I think the Simpsons have made a deeply ironic and self-critical joke
> and in making fun of themselves, they can't possibly be aiming to
> offend anyone.
> Boys and girls, this Simpsons episode is just screaming to you to read
> your history books. It's saying, in essence, have your fun and watch
> the Simpsons, but also read and question....Check your facts using
> multiple sources. Always think critically and make sure you have "the
> whole picture".
> If anything, this episode has got people thinking. And what can be
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