Gladiators

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Quico, over on the International Herald Tribune’s Latitude blog, does his best to promote the image of the country.

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24 Responses to Gladiators

  1. virtok says:
    March 2, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Hell on Earth

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  2. Gustavo Hernandez Acevedo says:
    March 2, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    The only thing missing from the horrible picture at Uribana would be if those chosen to fight stood up before the crowd and the “pranes” saying: “Those about to die, salute you”.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Imperator,_morituri_te_salutant

    Depressing story from the place I call home.

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  4. janine vici senior says:
    March 2, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    terrible and fascinating at the same time in a weird way. what does erupt from the 8th circle of many hells that venezuela’s prisons have become… :(

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  5. Jsb says:
    March 2, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    That’s some Mad Max Thunderdome craziness.

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  6. syd says:
    March 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Please, is it time for a lightweight post? That’s two heavies in a row. Muy deprimente.

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  7. Guido David Núñez-Mujica says:
    March 2, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    You could write about Paul Gilman pissed off because of reggaeton singers in the 12F parade

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  8. JotaE says:
    March 2, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Another possible topic: Is Capriles making best use of his twitter account?  
    I’ve been following his account @hcapriles and I think he could use it more effectively.

    What do you think? 

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    • ErneX says:
      March 2, 2012 at 10:08 pm

      I was going to say “Twitter no sube cerro” but then again, cockroaches fly in Venezuela so yeah, they might as well put a proper community manager on top of things there.

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      • JotaE says:
        March 2, 2012 at 11:16 pm

        I’m no expert in this field.  I barely understand twitter. What is a Community Manager?  

        What I do know is that his followers are reaching 500k. That’s a lot of people he can contact with a few key strokes. I’m wondering about the organizational possibilities. 

        Obama was able to run a campaign that took advantage of the social media tools. If anything, he has not taken advantage of it as much during his presidency. 

        How could Capriles better use this tool?

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        • ErneX says:
          March 2, 2012 at 11:36 pm

          A community manager is someone that manages the online/social profile of a brand or a person. A guy that Henrique should have a small team just dedicated to that, keeping both him informed about what the people are talking about him on the net and also to keep Henrique’s social profiles updated and engaging with the users.

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          • ErneX says:
            March 2, 2012 at 11:37 pm

            A guy that = a guy like.

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          • ErneX says:
            March 2, 2012 at 11:38 pm

            Of course that team has to be coordinated with his other PR teams, it’s a profile in demand right now, I’d say some people that say they are community managers are just Twitter/Facebook administrators but someone that truly does the job well can make a good service.

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          • JotaE says:
            March 3, 2012 at 1:42 am

            The impression I have is that he manages his own account.

            When LL was live during the debates he would announce someone else was tweeting on his behalf. 

            I guess I am wondering if the tool can’t be used to organize, coordinate, manage. 

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            • Kepler says:
              March 3, 2012 at 4:07 am

              Capriles was picking up in Twitter in spite of his poorly coordinated tweets until the moment when the Fat Man announced again he had “a lesion”.
              Until 21 Feb Hugo the Fat had on average about 3600 new followers a day. That number went up to around 13000 now, surpassing Capriles.
              Hugo El Gordo se va a morir de a poquito, aprovechando cada momento para hacer un nuevo anuncio de que se levanta como el cóndor. There is nothing like a soap opera for a Venezuelan.

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  9. carl says:
    March 3, 2012 at 3:52 am

    Or maybe a post on some of the upsides of living in a half-anarchic society.

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  11. A. Barreda says:
    March 3, 2012 at 4:43 am

    Out of topic, but worth a quick read: “Election fraud: How to steal an election”
    http://www.economist.com/node/21548933
    Just take a look at this list:
    - alter election laws
    - deterring opposition candidates
    - gerrymandering
    - vote-buying
    - using state resources in campaigning
    - exploiting partisan media
    - patchy voter lists
    - invite shady observer missions
    Does it ring a bell? I know you’re against talking about Benford’s law and whatnot, but time it’s due for a post about it, considering that elections are just around the corner…

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  12. vinz says:
    March 3, 2012 at 5:33 am

    Excellent text, Q and J
    I saw these fights a couple of years ago, since a friend had an apartment overlooking a prison in Caracas. It’s been going on for a while.
    On the street, it was referred to as “Capoeira chuzera”.
    Peace

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