tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post8554914159679375625..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Great food and wine in ArgentinaScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-61415414158597032472009-04-04T23:13:00.000-07:002009-04-04T23:13:00.000-07:00Thank you Mike@.And I thought Mark A. Sadowski was...Thank you Mike@.<BR/>And I thought Mark A. Sadowski was bad - boy was I wrong!Ryan Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325637605987976245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23629515689815738042009-04-04T17:38:00.000-07:002009-04-04T17:38:00.000-07:00Guys, I hope you ignore MIke's comments about me. ...Guys, I hope you ignore MIke's comments about me. I would like to keep exchanging ideas about this and other subjects. Although I usually enjoy debating with people who do not think like me, I am always respectful when I write, I never make comments about peoples' personal lives and I know when to stop a conversation. This is something that, unfortunately, people from El Opinador did not Cristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278993319870457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-36584347856723030622009-04-04T16:43:00.000-07:002009-04-04T16:43:00.000-07:00Guys & gals, calm down everybody.Cristian is a...Guys & gals, calm down everybody.<BR/><BR/>Cristian is a well known troll ("the Tonto from Toronto"), that bugged us to no end at <A HREF="http://articulos-interesantes.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">El Opinador</A> until we established the delete-on-sight policy.<BR/><BR/>Scott, when we first linked to your Mendoza posts, this asshole even bragged in our comments about how he would Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876428236380705777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-87995461102527480392009-04-03T22:57:00.000-07:002009-04-03T22:57:00.000-07:00Cristian,What you're saying sounds so ridiculous. ...Cristian,<BR/>What you're saying sounds so ridiculous. So much so, that it seems as if you're messing with Scott. I'm laughing to myself when I read over your post's. I can't believe for one second that you're actually serious. As far as my opinion goes, you're an idiot.Ryan Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325637605987976245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-62883555919382349502009-04-03T20:46:00.000-07:002009-04-03T20:46:00.000-07:00Ryan, I don't see what's wrong with expressing my ...Ryan, I don't see what's wrong with expressing my personal opinion about these things. And by the way, I'd also like to hear yours...Cristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278993319870457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-55440725949320301202009-04-03T16:41:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:41:00.000-07:00Obviously changing government would improve people...Obviously changing government would improve peoples lives, I am not denying that. I am simply saying that our individual obligation to help those in need is completely independent from what the government does. Even if the government were the worst ever, we would still have some sort of obligation to help them.Cristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278993319870457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-70941969436230310462009-04-03T16:35:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:35:00.000-07:00Cristian: if you can't see how changing government...Cristian: if you can't see how changing government for the better would help the poor far more than individuals deciding to give money to poor kids, then you have a big problem.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-20365402447020248852009-04-03T16:28:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:28:00.000-07:00I think that $50 could make a *huge* difference in...I think that $50 could make a *huge* difference in some peoples' lives. I once met poor child in the south of Argentina who had to take turns with his brother to go to school because they had only one pair of shoes. For them, $50 means being able to go to school every day and, therefore, having better chances to work in a restaurant in the future.<BR/><BR/>As for the government, I am not sure if Cristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278993319870457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-5733572754553194942009-04-03T16:13:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:13:00.000-07:00Whether I spend $50 on a nice dinner or give the $...Whether I spend $50 on a nice dinner or give the $50 to some poor family is not going to make a big difference to the condition of the poor in Argentina. <BR/><BR/>What would make a world of difference, however, is if the government would get its act together. Eliminate corruption. Stabilize the currency. Respect the rule of law. Pay its debts. Stop imposing punitive taxes on exports. Privatize Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67287131289718939882009-04-03T16:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:00:00.000-07:00Scott, there is nothing wrong with paying for othe...Scott, there is nothing wrong with paying for others' goods and services. But notice that by going to a fancy restaurant you are not benefiting those who really need help; most of your money went to the owner of the restaurant, service providers, employees (who by the way work probably harder than you and yet for some mysterious reason earn much less) but definitely not to those who are excluded Cristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278993319870457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17282789919251412952009-04-03T15:29:00.000-07:002009-04-03T15:29:00.000-07:00Cristian: How would it help the poor people of Arg...Cristian: How would it help the poor people of Argentina if I didn't go to their restaurants and pay for their services? What's wrong with enjoying the fruits of other's labors and paying for it? Everyone needs to work, and they can only get paid if they offer something worthwhile to others. I suppose you would rather have only the rich people work and then give away their money to others who Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-55044398243934879732009-04-03T12:21:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:21:00.000-07:00I just don't like how you blatantly assume that my...I just don't like how you blatantly assume that my dad has not sacrificed anything to be in the position he is in today or that he isn't charitable....he probably donates more to charity than you have ever in your life time. THAT is what I mean by get a life!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384234061897870032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-41346033054862245022009-04-03T11:50:00.000-07:002009-04-03T11:50:00.000-07:00Justine, thanks for your advice. I haven't been ab...Justine, thanks for your advice. I haven't been able to get a life yet, although I should say that I enjoy exchanging ideas with people who don't think like me.<BR/><BR/>Hockey Dad, As most of the poor people in Argentina, I would also have loved to eat that delicious polenta with mushrooms and onions (it is certainly better than picking up the leftovers from the garbage can). But I can't, Cristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278993319870457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23199898956364528932009-04-03T11:19:00.000-07:002009-04-03T11:19:00.000-07:00Cristian,It is certainly terrible that Scott is to...Cristian,<BR/><BR/>It is certainly terrible that Scott is touring far away in all these epicurean delights, and even worse that he broadcasts it all over the world, in such tantalizing detail. <BR/><BR/>I'm hungry every time I read these posts, it gives me travel fever, and it even puts me through the inconvenience of imagining a visit to Argentina...<BR/><BR/>You yourself ought start us off by Hockey Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082135024075422098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-6418733196557016032009-04-03T10:31:00.000-07:002009-04-03T10:31:00.000-07:00Christian: get a life. GET. A. LIFE.Christian: get a life. GET. A. LIFE.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384234061897870032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13706712237109871282009-04-03T10:08:00.000-07:002009-04-03T10:08:00.000-07:00Hmm delicious...I assume that you are a wealthy pe...Hmm delicious...I assume that you are a wealthy person if you went to a restaurant like that. I wonder if you are aware of the fact that you are surrounded by poverty where you are, and that you could easily help some people by spending a bit less in luxuries and unnecessary goods and a bit more in helping people who can't even afford to eat every day. It would be a small sacrifice for you, but aCristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278993319870457194noreply@blogger.com