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Pope Francis’s Communist Mentor; Why this Pope is so different from all the rest
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Topic Started: May 2 2017, 08:31 AM (3,126 Views)
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Robert Stout
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May 7 2017, 10:44 PM
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- George Aligator
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Silly ^^^ cop out. Calling a man ill-educated because you disagree with him is just name calling. You can try to engage Francis's ideas if you can cite them. That would be interesting, but the days when you could pontificate (get it?) from your home-made throne and be taken seriously are over. Like Trump, you seem to assume that you are a really smart guy and therefore anyone with whom you disagree must be stupid, or "ill-educated." Unimpressive.
Pope Francis is as well educated as SS Gruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich...Jesuits have a similar reputation...................... :oyvey
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May 8 2017, 09:40 PM
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- May 4 2017, 12:01 PM
Discussion about pope Francis reveals clearly that Evangelical Protestants have nothing but prejudice towards the Roman Church and the alt-right troll haveAn ill-educated street priest from even less knowledge about it. The life of the pope, the history of his country, the doctrines of his church, all are utterly unknown or misunderstood by knee-jerk righties. Nothing new there. The real divide among posters isn't on any of these vast topics, it is a simple matter of believing in Christianity. There are Bible-believing Christians who hate Francis because they think he is a Communist (!) and atheists who admire his altruistic humanism. It's an upside-down situation and a sad commentary on the politicized Christianity of the Republican Party.
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"There are Bible-believing Christians who hate Francis because they think he is a Communist (!) and atheists who admire his altruistic humanism."
Oh Puhleaze! There is a vast difference between a full-blown communist (which might include, you...  ) and a "sympathizer." Pope Francis may be a sympathizer, but is certainly not a communist. The definition of a "communist sympathizer" is one who doesn't necessarily agree with all the tenants of its philosophy, but kinda agrees with some of their ideas. "Spreading the wealth" sounds like a great idea until you get to the part of confiscation. "Dictatorship of the Proletariat" sounds cool, so long as you don't consider that that idea led to the slaughter of 125 million people in the 20th century. Pope Francis is a dilettante. He is an ill-educated street priest from Argentina. He is not a communist, but is surely a glossy-eyed sympathizer. Mozart
What every "communist sympathizer" should know, including Pope Francis, but does not.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUGkKKAogDsMozart Commies allowed to be employed in California state government.
Then, like, why not fascists as well? Why not some snappy goose-steppers? They have better looking uniforms and march better in unison during parades. Further, they are generally better groomed, take showers more often and give snappy salutes when demanded. Why not fascists in state government? Fascists are people too!
Discrimination!
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Being a communist would no longer be a fireable offense for California government employees under a bill passed Monday by the state Assembly.
Lawmakers narrowly approved the bill to repeal part of a law enacted during the Red Scare of the 1940s and '50s when fear that communists were trying to infiltrate and overthrow the U.S. government was rampant. The bill now goes to the Senate.
It would eliminate part of the law that allows public employees to be fired for being a member of the Communist Party.
Employees could still be fired for being members of organizations they know advocate for overthrowing the government by force or violence.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article149393519.html
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May 13 2017, 11:02 AM
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So, why is this Pope a fool? ...ill-educated and one of the strangest Pontiff's in modern Vatican history?
Here he is, a few years back, welcoming a slobbering imbecile to the Vatican. Maduro used this visit to solidify his "bonafides" to the largely Catholic population of Venezuela. It was a stupid idea on the part of the Pope. Would the Pope have "welcomed" a Pinochet to the Vatican? Of course not. But, ...but, this Pope did give the idiot Maduro legitimacy by allowing this revolting meeting to take place, Now people are suffering all over Venezuela, by the millions. Maduro has turned loose the "Collectivos" and has them plunging into protesters with guns and knives. It's disgusting. It's vile. It is something the fascist would do. It is something that Stalin DID do.
Has THIS Pope raised his voice against Maduron as a result? Pointed to the killings in the streets of Caracas? Raised his voice on the matter?
No.
More importantly, is not THIS Pope partially responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Venezuelans? Hmmm?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3CwNY1FkQs
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May 13 2017, 04:58 PM
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So, why is this Pope a fool? ...ill-educated and one of the strangest Pontiff's in modern Vatican history? Here he is, a few years back, welcoming a slobbering imbecile to the Vatican. Maduro used this visit to solidify his "bonafides" to the largely Catholic population of Venezuela. It was a stupid idea on the part of the Pope. Would the Pope have "welcomed" a Pinochet to the Vatican? Of course not. But, ...but, this Pope did give the idiot Maduro legitimacy by allowing this revolting meeting to take place, Now people are suffering all over Venezuela, by the millions. Maduro has turned loose the "Collectivos" and has them plunging into protesters with guns and knives. It's disgusting. It's vile. It is something the fascist would do. It is something that Stalin DID do. Has THIS Pope raised his voice against Maduron as a result? Pointed to the killings in the streets of Caracas? Raised his voice on the matter? No. More importantly, is not THIS Pope partially responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Venezuelans? Hmmm? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3CwNY1FkQsMozart I'm afraid your bigoted ignorance marks you as a mere troll -- something like PATruth with a high school diploma. May I recommend the biography of Jorge Bergoglio by Elisabetta Piqué -- it is made up of memories and anecdotes by people who knew the man at various stages of his life and is not overburdened by editorial judgements.
You have a wild hatred of liberals and progressives, not to say socialists which you enjoy expressing in vituperation. This approach never convinces anyone who does not share your views and makes you seem much less thoughtful and knowledgeable than I suspect you really are. Is it really so important to you to indulge in exaggerated slander of a man widely respected by those who do not share his faith? Wolfgang Amadeus would be ashamed of you.
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May 13 2017, 07:08 PM
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So, why is this Pope a fool? ...ill-educated and one of the strangest Pontiff's in modern Vatican history? Here he is, a few years back, welcoming a slobbering imbecile to the Vatican. Maduro used this visit to solidify his "bonafides" to the largely Catholic population of Venezuela. It was a stupid idea on the part of the Pope. Would the Pope have "welcomed" a Pinochet to the Vatican? Of course not. But, ...but, this Pope did give the idiot Maduro legitimacy by allowing this revolting meeting to take place, Now people are suffering all over Venezuela, by the millions. Maduro has turned loose the "Collectivos" and has them plunging into protesters with guns and knives. It's disgusting. It's vile. It is something the fascist would do. It is something that Stalin DID do. Has THIS Pope raised his voice against Maduron as a result? Pointed to the killings in the streets of Caracas? Raised his voice on the matter? No. More importantly, is not THIS Pope partially responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Venezuelans? Hmmm? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3CwNY1FkQsMozart
I'm afraid your bigoted ignorance marks you as a mere troll -- something like PATruth with a high school diploma. May I recommend the biography of Jorge Bergoglio by Elisabetta Piqué -- it is made up of memories and anecdotes by people who knew the man at various stages of his life and is not overburdened by editorial judgements. You have a wild hatred of liberals and progressives, not to say socialists which you enjoy expressing in vituperation. This approach never convinces anyone who does not share your views and makes you seem much less thoughtful and knowledgeable than I suspect you really are. Is it really so important to you to indulge in exaggerated slander of a man widely respected by those who do not share his faith? Wolfgang Amadeus would be ashamed of you. The big question remains...Is Pope Frances more a liberal progressive or more the head of Jesus' church in Rome ????....How many points does he earn for riding around in an old Fiat, when Jesus rode an old donkey ???..................
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May 14 2017, 05:32 AM
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Would the Pope have "welcomed" a Pinochet to the Vatican? Of course not. But Pinochet welcomed to the Pope:

And so did Fidel:

The work of a Pope is like that of prostitutes: they never say no to any customer.
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More importantly, is not THIS Pope partially responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Venezuelans? Hmmm? Here is the Pope with The Butcher of Iraq:

Is THAT Pope partially responsible for the deaths of hundreds of THOUSANDS of Iraqis? Hmmm?
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May 14 2017, 05:48 AM
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Pope, at Fatima shrine, urges end to wars tearing world apart- Quote:
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Pope Francis, visiting one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries, on Friday prayed for an end to wars he said were lacerating the world and urged the faithful to "tear down all walls" to spread justice and peace.
 A faithful attends the visit of Pope Francis at the Chapel of the Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
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Pope Francis said on Saturday he would be "sincere" with U.S. President Donald Trump over their sharp differences on subjects such as immigration and climate change when the two hold their first meeting at the Vatican later this month.
But the pope also told reporters aboard a plane returning from Portugal that he would keep an open mind and not pass judgment on Trump until first listening to his views at their meeting on May 24.
 Pope Francis speaks to reporters as he flies back to Rome following the visit at the Holy Shrine of Fatima in Portugal May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Tiziana Fabi/Pool
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May 14 2017, 10:40 AM
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"Pope Francis, get out of Venezuela. You’re only making things worse."
Miami Herald.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article131449369.html
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Many of us have praised Pope Francis for his humbleness and for his tolerance toward victims of discrimination who had long been neglected by the Vatican, but it’s time to tell him loud and clear: Get out of Venezuela.
The Vatican’s mediation effort in Venezuela has been — to use a word much in vogue in Washington these days — a disaster. It has legitimized that country’s authoritarian ruler Nicolás Maduro, throwing him a lifeline when millions of protesters were demanding his resignation on the streets in October 2016. And it has helped him get back on his feet by further cracking down on the opposition.
Several interviews with Venezuelan opposition leaders and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Luis Almagro this week convinced me that the Vatican’s mediation, and the opposition coalition’s failure to officially suspend it, have become the biggest obstacles for a solution to Venezuela’s political and economic crisis.
The Vatican’s mediation alongside that of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) — a group that has done virtually nothing but defend populist demagogues in the hemisphere — failed to result in any action. Maduro didn’t release Leopoldo Lopez and other prominent political prisoners, and as he has increased the overall number of political prisoners from 83 last year to 108 today, according to the Foro Penal research group’s figures.
In addition, the Maduro regime has invalidated the Venezuelan people’s constitutional right to call a recall referendum, and has taken away the most important powers of the opposition-controlled National Assembly.
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May 14 2017, 10:47 AM
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So, why is this Pope a fool? ...ill-educated and one of the strangest Pontiff's in modern Vatican history? Here he is, a few years back, welcoming a slobbering imbecile to the Vatican. Maduro used this visit to solidify his "bonafides" to the largely Catholic population of Venezuela. It was a stupid idea on the part of the Pope. Would the Pope have "welcomed" a Pinochet to the Vatican? Of course not. But, ...but, this Pope did give the idiot Maduro legitimacy by allowing this revolting meeting to take place, Now people are suffering all over Venezuela, by the millions. Maduro has turned loose the "Collectivos" and has them plunging into protesters with guns and knives. It's disgusting. It's vile. It is something the fascist would do. It is something that Stalin DID do. Has THIS Pope raised his voice against Maduron as a result? Pointed to the killings in the streets of Caracas? Raised his voice on the matter? No. More importantly, is not THIS Pope partially responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Venezuelans? Hmmm? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3CwNY1FkQsMozart
I'm afraid your bigoted ignorance marks you as a mere troll -- something like PATruth with a high school diploma. May I recommend the biography of Jorge Bergoglio by Elisabetta Piqué -- it is made up of memories and anecdotes by people who knew the man at various stages of his life and is not overburdened by editorial judgements. You have a wild hatred of liberals and progressives, not to say socialists which you enjoy expressing in vituperation. This approach never convinces anyone who does not share your views and makes you seem much less thoughtful and knowledgeable than I suspect you really are. Is it really so important to you to indulge in exaggerated slander of a man widely respected by those who do not share his faith? Wolfgang Amadeus would be ashamed of you. There is no hatred here, just incredulity.
This is a very strange Pope, unsure of himself on the world stage and generally inept in dealing with tyrants. Yup, John Paul II visited Castro, but, but, he had a clear understanding with whom he was dealing with. He knew what "communism" was all about having been raised in Poland after the war years. Pope Francis, clearly, does not.
As the Miami Herald notes above, this Pope has already caused an enormous amount of damage and suffering by inserting himself in South American politics. If you don't know what you're doing, stay out of he kitchen. Those kids tossing back the tear gas canisters only want one thing, new elections. The blithering idiot Maduro would lose in a land slide, and be tried in a court of law for criminal acts.
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May 14 2017, 10:50 AM
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The pope sees a choice between inept socialism and the old system of highly efficient social injustice. It is not a tough call. The Chavez-Maduro regime, for all its faults and failures, is the choice of the people and has at least the possibility of being reformed into an effective social democracy. The alternative being offered by the international capitalist elite is the old system which did almost nothing to transform the nation's vast oil wealth to help for the poorest of the poor. Their restoration precludes progress.
Francis has spent most of his life in a struggle for social justice. The concept is anathema to you whether it succeeds as in Cuba or fails as in Venezuela. Yours is the perspective of the foreign investor concerned only with his own financial gain. I know the type, know it well.
Incidentally, are you aware that Venezuela was the preferred destination of the Batista elite that fled Castro? Venezuela's ruling class has spoken Spanish with a Cuban accent for two generations.
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May 14 2017, 12:34 PM
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The pope sees a choice between inept socialism and the old system of highly efficient social injustice. It is not a tough call. The Chavez-Maduro regime, for all its faults and failures, is the choice of the people and has at least the possibility of being reformed into an effective social democracy. The alternative being offered by the international capitalist elite is the old system which did almost nothing to transform the nation's vast oil wealth to help for the poorest of the poor. Their restoration precludes progress.
Francis has spent most of his life in a struggle for social justice. The concept is anathema to you whether it succeeds as in Cuba or fails as in Venezuela. Yours is the perspective of the foreign investor concerned only with his own financial gain. I know the type, know it well.
Incidentally, are you aware that Venezuela was the preferred destination of the Batista elite that fled Castro? Venezuela's ruling class has spoken Spanish with a Cuban accent for two generations. Now that the Venezuelan people have received a gut full of socialism, they may welcome capitalists and bar the Pope from entering their country...Try to keep up............
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May 15 2017, 09:14 AM
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Here's the real issue... " Maduro didn’t release Leopoldo Lopez and other prominent political prisoners, and as he has increased the overall number of political prisoners from 83 last year to 108 today, according to the Foro Penal research group’s figures."
Were Pope Francis to have become involved with the humanitarian cries in Venezuela, and DEMANDED the release of political prisoners as a consequence of he becoming involved, especially someone like Leopoldo Lopez who has been sitting behind bars for almost 4 years now, he would have garnered some respect. He would have been seen as a man of purpose.
He didn't. He looked ridiculous, boloxed the whole thing...
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May 16 2017, 05:52 AM
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A dilettante..... Nope. A mediator that can not be manipulated.
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There is no hatred here,... Yes there is.
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As the Miami Herald notes above,... Nope. Not the Miami Herald. Andrés Oppenheinmer. A rabid right-wing reactionary of ever. Basically, a Latin Steve Bannon.
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Here's the real issue... Nope. Again:
"And here it is. The REAL reason of why you don't like Pope Francis: Because he doesn't act like you want in the Venezuelan crisis."
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Were Pope Francis to have become involved with the humanitarian cries in Venezuela, and DEMANDED the release of political prisoners as a consequence of he becoming involved, especially someone like Leopoldo Lopez who has been sitting behind bars for almost 4 years now, he would have garnered some respect. DEMANDING that, would be taking a side. Mediators don't take side. Instead:
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Pope Francis appealed to leaders of Venezuela’s government and society Sunday to avoid more violence after four weeks of political turmoil that has produced a mounting number of dead, injured and arrests.
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This Mark Weisbrot's piece explains W A Mozart's vapours: Vatican Mediation in Venezuela Changes Political Equation for Washington- Quote:
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The Vatican’s participation in the mediation effort in Venezuela poses an unusual challenge to US policy in Venezuela and the region.
And this article of The Vatican Insider highlights the stakes: Venezuela, the Pope: bridges, dialogue and respect for the agreements- Quote:
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As Venezuela sinks in the abyss, and every hope is silent, only Francis talks about negotiated solutions
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A voice out of the choir that of Francis. Almost everyone, outside and inside Venezuela, in front of the obstinacy and closure of Maduro's government and opposition parties, seem to be resigned to the worst, that is to civil war, to the count of the dead, to the inevitable final devastation.
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Were Pope Francis to have become involved with the humanitarian cries in Venezuela, and DEMANDED the release of political prisoners as a consequence of he becoming involved, especially someone like Leopoldo Lopez who has been sitting behind bars for almost 4 years now, he would have garnered some respect.
DEMANDING that, would be taking a side. Mediators don't take side. Instead: Pope Francis urges Venezuela to avoid violence, respect human rights- Quote:
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Pope Francis appealed to leaders of Venezuela’s government and society Sunday to avoid more violence after four weeks of political turmoil that has produced a mounting number of dead, injured and arrests.
Avoid violence?
Venezuela is starving. The entire economy is under complete collapse. The hospitals are all practically shut-down. There is no food in the stores. This is a classic dictatorship, with the suspension of all human rights. Everything in Venezuela has shut-down, schools, hospitals and public utilities. The only violence is coming from the "armed" collectivos surging into the crowds on motorcycles.
It's like asking the Jews of 1941 Poland to avoid violence when dealing with the Wehrmacht.
The Pope is an idiot. (sorry, but I just finished reading a book on Pope John Paul II, by Ray Flynn. My God, what have the Cardinals done?)
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Were Pope Francis to have become involved with the humanitarian cries in Venezuela, and DEMANDED the release of political prisoners as a consequence of he becoming involved, especially someone like Leopoldo Lopez who has been sitting behind bars for almost 4 years now, he would have garnered some respect.
DEMANDING that, would be taking a side. Mediators don't take side. Instead: Pope Francis urges Venezuela to avoid violence, respect human rights- Quote:
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Pope Francis appealed to leaders of Venezuela’s government and society Sunday to avoid more violence after four weeks of political turmoil that has produced a mounting number of dead, injured and arrests.
Avoid violence? Venezuela is starving. The entire economy is under complete collapse. The hospitals are all practically shut-down. There is no food in the stores. This is a classic dictatorship, with the suspension of all human rights. Everything in Venezuela has shut-down, schools, hospitals and public utilities. The only violence is coming from the "armed" collectivos surging into the crowds on motorcycles. It's like asking the Jews of 1941 Poland to avoid violence when dealing with the Wehrmacht. The Pope is an idiot. (sorry, but I just finished reading a book on Pope John Paul II, by Ray Flynn. My God, what have the Cardinals done?) Mozart Pope Frances sucked as a chemist, so he took up being clergy.............
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Don’t pick a political fight with Pope Francis? The title of Rachel Lu’s recent essay and the timidity behind it reminds me of a old Jewish joke.
Max and Moishe are being escorted to the execution chamber in a Nazi prison. In a sudden gesture of defiance, Max raises his arm and gives the guards his middle finger. Horrified, Moishe pulls his arm down and blurts, “Please, Max, don’t make waves.”
Kinda like what Pope Francis is suggesting to Venezuela TODAY, ..."don't make waves."

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The older of the two men in the photo is Fernando Solanas, an Argentine film director, avowed propagandist, and politician. A key player in Buenos Aires, he ran for president of Argentina on the Socialist ticket in 2007 and stood for the senate last year. In the 1960s, he co-founded the influential, radical film collective Grupo Cine Liberación (The Liberation Film Group) with Octavio Gettino, Both were Marxists and supporters of Juan Perón at the time. Together with Gettino, Solanas also founded Tercer Cine (Third Cinema), a title referencing the Third Word. Prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, it was a movement—a school—opposed to neocolonialism and capitalism. It issued a manifesto, “Documentary Is Never Neutral” that opened with the words of Frantz Fanon: “…we must discuss; we must invent.” In the obligatory style of left-wing manifestos, it included quotations from Mao, from Che Guevara’s handbook “Guerilla Warfare,” and anti-colonial, and pro-Cuba tracts. It rails against “bourgeois values,” “surplus value cinema” and “the lords of the world film market, the great majority of whom were from the United States.” Gettino died two years ago; Solanas is carrying the torch. Solanas and Gomez were eager for the pope to declare major environmental missteps ‘crimes against humanity.’ That meeting between Francis and Solanas, on November 11, 2013, had been scheduled for months. It was the culmination of a Vatican conference on “environmental crimes” with Argentine activists. Federal prosecutor Gustavo Gomez participated. When discussions ended, Francis’ invited Solanas and Gomez into his apartment for a private audience and closing photo-op. A cameraman and sound technician accompanied. There was nothing casual about it. Solanas and Gomez were eager for the pope to declare major environmental missteps “crimes against humanity.” No definition was given of what constituted a crime or distinguishes it from an accident. Instead, the men praised Francis’ slogan for his upcoming campaign: “We must pray for children who receive dirty bread their parents give them.” The film ran while the pope sorted through the T-shirts and held them up to the camera: “Say No to Fracking” and “Water Is Worth More than Gold.” That done, image-conscious Francis selected the wall he wanted to pose against while he delivered a homilette. It is a disquieting, rambling bit of stagecraft. http://thefederalist.com/2015/01/26/pope-francis-is-a-leftist-and-must-be-called-out/
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Avoid violence? I know it is an alien concept for many Americans, but yes.
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Venezuela is starving. No, that is Yemen. Yemen: bombed to the infinite and beyond by Saudi Arabia. Using American weapons. Ka-Ching!
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This is a classic dictatorship No, that is Egypt.
 Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
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The only violence is coming from the "armed" collectivos surging into the crowds on motorcycles. Cops killed. Shots to the head.
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It's like asking the Jews of 1941 Poland to avoid violence when dealing with the Wehrmacht. Maduro is Nazi, yeah. Donald Trump is, too. "In the future, everyone will be Nazi for 15 minutes".
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Kinda like what Pope Francis is suggesting to Venezuela TODAY, ..."don't make waves." Ayyyyy, the horror! The Pope gets photographed with Fernando "Pino" Solanas! Next week, the Pope will be photographed with Donald Trump, too.
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May 18 2017, 05:31 AM
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The political crisis of ‘Conservative Catholicism’- Quote:
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When faith is harnessed to a political ideology, it withers. And something truly terrifying can occur; believers can confuse the ideology with faith itself.
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Pope Francis denounces growing 'demonization' of enemies, outsiders- Quote:
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — At a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica to elevate 17 new cardinals, Pope Francis on Saturday delivered a ringing plea to the world and his own Catholic Church to reject “the virus of polarization and animosity” and the growing temptation to “demonize” those who are different.
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