– #Mate.matics | History and Culture | 2 –
Perhaps there has rarely been a time, when factual truths, opposing the gains and ambitions of any of the uncountable single pressure groups have been combatted with such zeal, with such effectiveness. Wherever aggravating facts are discussed in the free world, one can often observe that their mere finding is tolerated only for the sake of the right to freedom of expression, i.e. factual truths are interpreted in the sense of opinions. Bothersome kinds of evidence are handled as if they weren‘t matters of fact but seemingly availed room for different kinds of points of view. Literally questioning the primate of objectivity poses a pivotal political concern of the highest order indeed. People being imperceptive of hard evidence well known to them, as such facts contradict their gains and ambitions proves such a ubiquitous phenomenon, one might as well figure, that it is perhaps in the nature of political as well as pre-political, human affairs to be having a hard time with the truth. Aren't such state of affaires simply selected from the turmoil of incidents according to one’s point of view, themselves not qualifying for being considered actus reus? Aren‘t they composed and staged in terms of a story from one’s perspective, in no way bearing similarities with the respective event‘s empirical manifestation? Accordingly, sciences as well bear on the challenging nature of pursuing objectivity, for any degree of factual uncertainty neither suggests negating empirical proof, nor can it serve to simply blur differences between facts and their interpretations giving rise to opinions, or to deal with the impressions of perceived reality as one pleases. (Hannah Arendt, Truth and Politics)
Honourable Mme Villarruel, Dear Victoria,
Open your eyes …
… how about sharing some +++ World News +++ to start with?
+++ Gaza[1] Feeling Heat Again +++ Putin[2] Planning Enlargement of Armed Forces +++ Fed's Printing Press Boosting Biden's[3] Spending Spree +++ Kim Jong Un[4] Launching Long-Range Ballistic Missiles +++
Climate Summit[5] Failing at Meeting Global Energy Goals +++ Global Refugees[6] Headcount at Record High +++ Venezuela[7] Voting on Annexation of Guyana’s Essequibo +++
Lonely Hearts Dating Show[8] Casting Loony Lunar Lovers +++ Musk N NASA[9] Still Wanting to Take Us to The Moon +++ Milei[10] Enjoying Peak Honeymoon Phase +++ Victoria n Javier[11] rewriting the Dirty War[12].
Most recently, Truth and Politics[13], i.e. Truthseekers and Politicians in Argentina have been pretty much at odds with one another. Your Creative Arts of providing innovative Narratives to inverting historical Facts and cultivating a Self-Referencing System of repetitive Falsities seem to suggest Sixty-two thousand four hundred repetitions make one truth[14] … a day … right?!
Since one Victoria is backing i.e. defending dirty-war Criminals[15], denying History[16], opposing Abortion[17] and discriminating against Same-Sex Couples[18], we‘re talking about another Victoria having carved out quite a career on covenanting Women's Liberation[19], Legal Shiftiness[20] and Feminine Charms[21].
Wow!
What kind of a semi-finished Attitude is that against the backdrop of Argentina’s undeniable History[22], unique cultural mindset[23], astounding way of living[24] as much as as her people’s iconic legacy[25]?
What’s your secret, Victoria (?) and is Javier[26] just a monkey on a stick trying to sell Argentina’s residues of family silver to his Godfather(s)[27]?!
What’s your kind of truth[28]?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Respectfully yours,
Cal Caleido
Frame of Reference
Milei ... Let’s Talk Over A Cup of Mate!
[1] Two Hamas gunmen open fire at Jerusalem bus stop, killing three | Reuters ––– Israel bombs hundreds of targets in Gaza as truce efforts continue | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera ––– related features as follows: Freak! Out! Fatwa! - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Don’t Fear Your Heart Out! - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Global Islamic Council! - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Erdoğan Juggles Too Many Balls At Once! - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Aaron’s Nightmares in The Daytime! - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Audiogramme for Hollow Bodies of The (E)Motionless ... Somewhere in the Middle East: - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Gaza: Operation Gomorrah! - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Naïve Fallacy: Two-State-Solution ... - Cal Caleido’s Substack
[2] Russia increases maximum size of armed forces by 170,000 servicemen | Reuters ––– related features as follows: Come on, Lyrical Political D‘Mitry: - Cal Caleido’s Substack ––– Putin's Echo Chamber. - Cal Caleido’s Substack
[3] Total Household Debt Reaches $17.29 Trillion in Q3 2023; Driven by Mortgage, Credit Card, and Student Loan Balances (newyorkfed.org) ––– related feature: Greenspan’s Stunt Show! - Cal Caleido’s Substack
[4] North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Kim Jong-un scheduled to meet Putin in Russia (aa.com.tr)
[5] COP28 world climate action summit, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Consilium (europa.eu) ––– related feature: Soothe the Lion‘s Tooth: - Cal Caleido’s Substack
[6] Conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine aggravate global refugee crisis: UN report - Frontline (thehindu.com) ––– Number of displaced children reaches new high of 43.3 million (unicef.org) ––– related feature: Desert Dune Drifters! - Cal Caleido’s Substack
[7] A Venezuelan vote on an oil-rich region of Guyana raises concerns of a South American military conflict | CNN ––– World Court orders Venezuela to refrain from action in border dispute with Guyana | Reuters
[8] When you Think the Moon is Bigger than Earth #space #education #reaction - YouTube
[9] SpaceX Is Holding Up America's Lunar Ambitions - The Atlantic
[10] Milei enjoys peak honeymoon phase | Buenos Aires Times (batimes.com.ar)
[11] Victoria Villarruel’s long and gruesome history of denying crimes against humanity - Buenos Aires Herald ––– Argentina’s far-right frontrunner reopens wounds of dictatorship | Argentina | The Guardian ––– Argentina’s far-right frontrunner reopens wounds of dictatorship | Argentina | The Guardian ––– Javier Milei’s extreme right threatens to break consensus on Argentina’s military dictatorship | International | EL PAÍS English (elpais.com) ––– related: Once victors, now victims. How do the Argentine military remember their recent past? (europeanmemories.net)
[12] Dirty War | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica ––– related (1) as follows: Jorge Rafael Videla | Argentine Dictator & Military Leader | Britannica ––– Detention centers in the Dirty War (Wikiped) ––– Desaparecidos | Argentine history | Britannica ––– Dirty Wars and Football: The Ghost of General Videla (intpolicydigest.org) ––– related (2) as follows: Argentina - Military Rule, Dictatorship, Repression | Britannica ––– History of Argentina - Military government, 1966–73 | Britannica ––– related (3) as follows: Juan Perón summary | Britannica ––– Eva Peron | Biography, Musical, Death, Funeral, & Facts | Britannica ––– related (4) as follows: Peronist | History, Facts, & Juan Peron | Britannica ––– related (5) as follows: Here's Everything You Need to Know about Peronism - Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org) ––– We're Still Crying for Argentina, Thanks to Perónism - Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org) ––– related (6) as follows: Unmasking Peronismo: Juan Perón’s Legacy on Argentina – Northeastern University Political Review (nupoliticalreview.org)
[13] Hannah Arendt - Truth and Politics | The New Yorker ––– Hannah Arendt - Truth and Politics (wordpress.com) ––– Hannah Arendt – Between Past and Future (yale.edu)
[14] Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (plato-philosophy.org)
[15] Victoria Villarruel on the military dictatorship and era of state terrorism | Buenos Aires Times (batimes.com.ar)
[16] Victoria Villarruel’s long and gruesome history of denying crimes against humanity - Buenos Aires Herald
[17] Vice President-Elect of Argentina heralds “new era” for pro-life movement as she seeks repeal of “disastrous” 2020 abortion law | SPUC
[18] Argentina activists raise alarm over far-right primary victory (losangelesblade.com)
[19] Current State of Global Affairs: Global Gender Gap Report 2023 | World Economic Forum (weforum.org) ––– History: Women's liberation movement (Wikiped) ––– Women's rights (Wikiped) ––– Women’s rights movement | Definition, Leaders, Overview, History, & Facts | Britannica ––– Feminism's Long History ––– History of the Women's Rights Movement - National Women's History Alliance (nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org) ––– Timeline of the Women's Liberation Movement (bl.uk) ––– Women’s History Milestones: A Timeline ––– Women's Lib (Feminism 101) | Equality Archive ––– Africa: Women in Africa (Wikiped) ––– The Maputo Protocol: Protecting African Women's Rights - Equality Now ––– Evolution of the role of African women (lasvolta.it) ––– African women’s long walk to equality | Africa Renewal (un.org) ––– African Women's Movements in the Twentieth Century: A Hidden History | The Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights (genderandsecurity.org) ––– In Africa, the struggle for women's rights is at crisis point (lemonde.fr) ––– Women’s Political Movements and Civil Society in Africa | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics ––– Arab World: Women in the Arab world (Wikiped) ––– Women’s Rights and “State Feminism” in the Arab World (arabcenterdc.org) ––– Going Backward Is Not an Option: The Challenge of Equality for Arab Women (arabcenterdc.org) ––– The State of Women's Rights in the Arab World (worldbank.org) ––– Rising in the Rankings, Arab Women Dream Of Gender Equality - Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com) ––– Women and power in the Middle East | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank ––– Women's rights in the Gulf: Progress, but still a way to go – DW – 12/26/2022 ––– Saudi Arabia: 10 Reasons Why Women Flee | Human Rights Watch (hrw.org) ––– South-Africa: History of women's rights in South Africa (Wikiped) ––– Central and South America: Feminism in Latin America (Wikiped) ––– Gender equality | UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean ––– Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean | CEPAL ––– A “Stalled Revolution” for Latin American Women (worldbank.org) ––– Regressive Wave for Women in Central America (wola.org) ––– Asian and Pacific Region: UN Women Asia and the Pacific | UN Women – Asia-Pacific ––– Rights of women and girls | Asia Pacific Forum ––– Women’s Rights in Asia – The Diplomat ––– UNFPA China | Gender equality and women’s empowerment ––– Women’s rights in Asia – how far have we come? | World Economic Forum (weforum.org) ––– South Asia’s Women’s Rights Activists Should Be Heard | Human Rights Watch (hrw.org) ––– Women's rights in Asia and elsewhere - a fact or an illusion? - PubMed (nih.gov) ––– Snapshot of Women’s Leadership in Asia and the Pacific | UN Women – Asia-Pacific ––– Northern Europe: Northern Europe | The Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights (genderandsecurity.org) ––– Western Europe: Women’s rights: is gender equality a reality in Europe? | European Youth Portal (europa.eu) ––– Views on gender equality across Europe | Pew Research Center ––– Women's rights and gender equality - Commissioner for Human Rights - Commissioner for Human Rights (coe.int) ––– 3 Examples Of How Western Europe Is Making Women’s Rights a Focus - YPulse ––– Central and Eastern Europe: Gender roles in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe (Wikiped) ––– Women’s rights advocates from Eastern Europe and the Caucuses urged to promote more women in politics | UN Women – Headquarters ––– ‘Traditional’ narratives continue to roll back women’s rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (emerging-europe.com) ––– Southern Europe: Ten facts on women’s rights in Southeastern Europe (medicamondiale.org) ––– Gender inequalities at work in Southern Europe | SpringerLink ––– A Southern European Gender Regime? (isa-sociology.org) ––– Across South-East Europe, Marchers Stand Up for Women's Rights | Balkan Insight ––– Association of Women of Southern Europe – AFEM - European Movement ––– || ––– Australia: Feminism in Australia (Wikiped) ––– Women's suffrage in Australia (Wikiped) ––– Womens Suffrage in Australia – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) ––– Women's rights | naa.gov.au ––– New Zealand: Stories of women's activism - Suffrage 125 | NZHistory, New Zealand history online ––– Celebrating 129 years of women’s suffrage | New Zealand Story (nzstory.govt.nz) ––– History of Women’s Suffrage in Aotearoa New Zealand | Ministry for Women ––– New Zealand women and the vote - Women and the vote | NZHistory, New Zealand history online ––– Stories of women's activism - Suffrage 125 | NZHistory, New Zealand history online ––– United States of America: Women's suffrage in the United States (Wikiped) ––– History of Women's Rights in America | Your Dream Blog (liveyourdream.org) ––– A Proclamation on Women's Equality Day, 2022 | The White House ––– Country Fact Sheet | UN Women Data Hub ––– Women’s rights throughout U.S. history - POLITICO ––– related feature: Since The Blue Angel 's been Gone. - Cal Caleido’s Substack
[20] Arthur Schopenhauer: Logic and Dialectic | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (utm.edu) ––– The Art of Being Right (Wikiped) ––– The Art of Controversy (wendelberger.com) ––– related: Arthur Schopenhauer (Wikiped)
[21] M. Schuller, Success or Happiness? The kind of woman pursuing a ‘female career’ thus usually proves a more or less forcibly diminished personality. Such a constitutive deficiency's consequences are usually odd, featuring male clichés of a female power-obsessed politician(ess) or com(wo)mander in charge. For the chosen ones prove incapable of distinguishing liberation from oppression from coming to terms with exploiting their sexual feminine charms or at least rudiments of such. These She-Males may skilfully manoeuvre between the fragmentations and divisions of their womanhood's parts and accessories, they are commony exposed to, unwittingly or cunningly disposing of their female attractions, controlling the gaze of men to their own advantage. Such executive female behaviourism, epitomises nothing lesser than the female topos of the deceived betrayer. ––– related feature: Since The Blue Angel 's been Gone. - Cal Caleido’s Substack
[22] History of Argentina | Facts, Summary, & Inflation | Britannica ––– History of Argentina - YouTube ––– related political and economic Latin American Context as follows: History of Latin America - Political Challenges, Revolutions, Independence | Britannica ––– Dictatorship in Latin America | Encyclopedia.com ––– Latin American Twentieth-Century Dictators | From a Thankful Nation (princeton.edu) ––– Dictatorships in Latin America and their Influence of Right and Left Movements since the 20th Century
[23] Argentina - Music, Dance, Theater | Britannica
[24] National Traditions of Argentina | Habits, Mentality and the Way of Living (orangesmile.com)
[25] Related feature: Milei ... Let’s Talk Over A Cup of Mate! (substack.com)
[26] Meet the influential women behind Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei - Photos - Washington Times ––– ––– Javier Milei: Meet the influential women behind Argentina’s President-elect | AP News ––– related by analogy as follows: Esther Vilar - The Manipulated Man (selfdefinition.org) ––– related: Esther Vilar (Wikiped)
[27] Javier Milei’s Ex Billionaire Boss Praises Argentina Contender Patricia Bullrich - Bloomberg ––– The billionaire who backs Argentina’s Javier Milei — but not dollarisation (ft.com) ––– related: Eduardo Eurnekian (Wikiped) ––– related as follows: Argentinian billionaire in Falklands bid | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard ––– Former Soros Protege Thrives Amid Argentine Crisis with Diverse Real Estate Portfolio (bloomberglinea.com) ––– Soros Protege Eduardo Elsztain Builds Real Estate Empire in Argentina - Bloomberg
[28] Truth Seeking - Elements of Creating an Effective Truth Commission (ictj.org) ––– related case in point as follows: Judicial "Truth" and Historical "Truth": The Case of the Ardeatine Caves Massacre on JSTOR ––– Ardeatine massacre (Wikiped) ––– related (1) as follows: An Exploration of the Meaning of Truth in Philosophy and Law (austlii.edu.au) ––– Truth and Law (philpapers.org) ––– Profiles of Judicial Epistemology (giappichelli.it) ––– related (2) as follows: Legal Fictions and Juristic Truth (uns.ac.id) ––– | ––– Arthur Schopenhauer: Logic and Dialectic | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (utm.edu) ––– The Art of Being Right (Wikiped) ––– The Art of Controversy (wendelberger.com) ––– | ––– Arthur Schopenhauer (Wikiped) ––– related (3) as follows: The Proliferation of Legal Truth (yale.edu) ––– The Judicial Truth (Universidad de Navarra) ––– related (4) as follows: Formal Legal Truth and Substantive Truth in Judicial Fact-Finding – Their Justified Divergence in Some Particular Cases (cornell.edu) ––– The principle of objective truth in law (shs-conferences.org) ––– Judicial Fact-Finding and Criminal Sentencing: Current Practice and Potential Change (congress.gov) ––– Rules of Procedure and Evidence (icty.org) ––– Essay on the Many Faces of Truth in the Law of Evidence (ciaj-icaj.ca) ––– Probability reasoning in judicial fact-finding (judiciary.uk) ––– related (5) as follows: The right to the truth in international law: fact or fiction? (corteidh.or.cr) ––– Truth and Legitimacy in Courts (cwsl.edu) ––– related feature: Tweets of Truth ... - Cal Caleido’s Substack
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