Comments on: Battering Women Vying For Political Leadership http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/425/battering-women-vying-for-political-leadership/ Candid Reflections of A Female Missioner Pastor In Panama Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:12:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Marvia http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/425/battering-women-vying-for-political-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 Marvia Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:50:25 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=425#comment-2115 Avarana, You know it would be a wonderful thing if the person who has the most votes for popularity was also the person who worked hard, and is known to be fair to everyone no matter which party they belonged to. They would address human needs instead of party's needs. They would be known as just with compassion for those who were being marginalized. Wouldn't that be great! Alas its but a nice dream.... Marvia Avarana,
You know it would be a wonderful thing if the person who has the most votes for popularity was also the person who worked hard, and is known to be fair to everyone no matter which party they belonged to. They would address human needs instead of party’s needs. They would be known as just with compassion for those who were being marginalized.
Wouldn’t that be great! Alas its but a nice dream….

Marvia

]]> By: Avarana http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/425/battering-women-vying-for-political-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Avarana Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:33:03 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=425#comment-2114 The sad part is that in our latin american countries, leadership is not a matter of proven merits, but rather a popularity contest. So whatever her intellectual assets might be, we can easily bundle her with past and present politicians, male or female, who we saw fit to rule because of their powerful stance. This populist stance is fueled by past images of military (Torrijos) and civil (Arias) dictators, distinguished by flashy and all sweeping policies and public works instead of their hability to plan, negociate or simply manage our little patch of land. So, what people want does not necessarely translate into what is best for the country, in our hearts we know that, so we vote for inmediate gratification. And then it all ends in tears. Thanks Marvia! The sad part is that in our latin american countries, leadership is not a matter of proven merits, but rather a popularity contest.
So whatever her intellectual assets might be, we can easily bundle her with past and present politicians, male or female, who we saw fit to rule because of their powerful stance.
This populist stance is fueled by past images of military (Torrijos) and civil (Arias) dictators, distinguished by flashy and all sweeping policies and public works instead of their hability to plan, negociate or simply manage our little patch of land.
So, what people want does not necessarely translate into what is best for the country, in our hearts we know that, so we vote for inmediate gratification. And then it all ends in tears.

Thanks Marvia!

]]> By: Marvia http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/425/battering-women-vying-for-political-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-2113 Marvia Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:13:23 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=425#comment-2113 Avarana, Thanks for visiting! Yes, Balbina is criticized for her personal past links with Noriega, and for being too left of left as a Socialist. And yes that is haunting her right now. Still I cannot overlook the difference in the way the ordinary people versus the business/elite class speak of her. The former likes her aggression because they say she gets the work done. They describe her as a worker and has results to show. The latter speaks of her socialist values, potential threat to business and investment, her lack of intellectual capabilities, and her being too common. My concern is why for all these women under discussion Balbina included there is so much negatives associated with their intellect, and their style of identifying with the masses. Hence the quest to figure out what people want. Will any woman ever have the right profile for political presidential office in this modern era? Peace! Avarana,
Thanks for visiting!
Yes, Balbina is criticized for her personal past links with Noriega, and for being too left of left as a Socialist. And yes that is haunting her right now. Still I cannot overlook the difference in the way the ordinary people versus the business/elite class speak of her.

The former likes her aggression because they say she gets the work done. They describe her as a worker and has results to show. The latter speaks of her socialist values, potential threat to business and investment, her lack of intellectual capabilities, and her being too common.

My concern is why for all these women under discussion Balbina included there is so much negatives associated with their intellect, and their style of identifying with the masses.

Hence the quest to figure out what people want. Will any woman ever have the right profile for political presidential office in this modern era?

Peace!

]]> By: Avarana http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/425/battering-women-vying-for-political-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 Avarana Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:30:32 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=425#comment-2112 The real Balbina issue is her connection to our dictatorial past, one that is being resurrected via the newly approved and universally critiziced laws. Navarro's approach was wrong, in terms of style, but it exposed the way the internal tensions and truths about the PRD are handled. The real Balbina issue is her connection to our dictatorial past, one that is being resurrected via the newly approved and universally critiziced laws. Navarro’s approach was wrong, in terms of style, but it exposed the way the internal tensions and truths about the PRD are handled.

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