I apologize for the sudden political obsession but in truth, that is all I’m surrounded by recently. Politics by day and arts by night. Not bad you say, there are worse things in this world. There are, but the burocractic movements of politics in the real world, not to mention in Guatemala, are so tediously slow it’s like taking the time to measure the individual veins of a leaf in order to produce an exact replica.
Last week, the one and only Hillary Clinton along with 80 other heads of state from around the world, made an appearance in the Camino Real of Zona 10 Guatemala City to discuss Central America's future as a drug mule. With the likes of my latinamerican counterparts demanding more money (it's always about the money) and the likes of Arab sheikhs sitting on quite a bit of money producing useless comments, it fell down to Colombia's Calderón to point the finger and say, "If there is one thing we can be sure of, is that drug money is circulating in this room at this very moment."
Absolute, terrified silence.
Then you have the presidental candidates refusing to reveal their sources of funding. Some might argue it's their rights to privacy, their protection against thievery and extortion, but in this country you only stuggle that much against the law if you have something to hide. Parties win through trickery, lies and bribes. A recent political debate between the top five revealed them as complete and utter nimcompoops for the lack of a better word. Answers for reducing crime and drug traficking included:
a) a secret tactical army to target the narcos (drug lords)- another mismanaged groups of corrupt jugheads with fancy guns
b) shutting down borders - national prison, whoop
c)increased funding for the police force - way, undeserved bonuses!
If you had to choose, would you rather be governed by an ex-assasin, Dr. Evil from Austin Powers, the woman who became the country's richest person by stealing from national funds, or a terminally ill patient?
Last week, the one and only Hillary Clinton along with 80 other heads of state from around the world, made an appearance in the Camino Real of Zona 10 Guatemala City to discuss Central America's future as a drug mule. With the likes of my latinamerican counterparts demanding more money (it's always about the money) and the likes of Arab sheikhs sitting on quite a bit of money producing useless comments, it fell down to Colombia's Calderón to point the finger and say, "If there is one thing we can be sure of, is that drug money is circulating in this room at this very moment."
Absolute, terrified silence.
Then you have the presidental candidates refusing to reveal their sources of funding. Some might argue it's their rights to privacy, their protection against thievery and extortion, but in this country you only stuggle that much against the law if you have something to hide. Parties win through trickery, lies and bribes. A recent political debate between the top five revealed them as complete and utter nimcompoops for the lack of a better word. Answers for reducing crime and drug traficking included:
a) a secret tactical army to target the narcos (drug lords)- another mismanaged groups of corrupt jugheads with fancy guns
b) shutting down borders - national prison, whoop
c)increased funding for the police force - way, undeserved bonuses!
If you had to choose, would you rather be governed by an ex-assasin, Dr. Evil from Austin Powers, the woman who became the country's richest person by stealing from national funds, or a terminally ill patient?
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