tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post5635408287003687610..comments2023-07-04T10:43:27.746-04:00Comments on Flowers and more: Silent readers and shots in the darkGingerVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-59113939622047231692010-03-03T07:39:28.270-04:002010-03-03T07:39:28.270-04:00Thank You Marco -
"Dear GingerV
I`m the shot...Thank You Marco -<br />"Dear GingerV<br /><br />I`m the shot in the dark reader that sent a comment on your post about Getulio Vargas, which one offended you. I regret this, it was not my intent. I will try to explain. First, I am not a blogger, I have never post any comment in any blog, and I used my wife´s Gmail account to login and be able to send it. So, I did not know I have to identify myself in order to post, but as I used my wife´s account I thought it would appear somewhere. As a matter of fact, I don´t know what means to identify myself, do I need to give my full name and address? I will ask some expert how to do this in a more safe way. Secondly, I was not defending Getulio Vargas, I am not his fan. What I meant, and that is why I mentioned FDR, is that he was very important to Brazilian history, even nowadays his influence is felt in several aspects of Brazilian life, and your post treated him as a banana republic dictator that must be forgotten. By now I am sure that you have more information about him, a contradictory man, as is our country. So why I post my first ever comment to a blog? It was not the first time I browsed your blog, which I find nice and interesting. I do recognize the difficulties of being an expat, I spent 2 years abroad. But your comments on GV were so naïve and out of place, showing certain lack of understanding about the country, that in some way spoiled to me the whole blog. But I am glad that now you have no problem with my commentary; I will continue to browse your blog. Please feel free to contact me.<br />Greetings, <br />Marbrod <br />By the way, I would never vote for GWB "<br /><br />Sorry but the first time I published, I forgot to remove the email you gave me so had to delete - then blogger wouldn't let me rebublish - I sent you an email...GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-10284414574534247022010-03-02T22:25:13.500-04:002010-03-02T22:25:13.500-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859148190461050527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-45246467608929582512010-03-01T07:31:35.759-04:002010-03-01T07:31:35.759-04:00Ginger, I'm with you on this one. I think it ...Ginger, I'm with you on this one. I think it is important that the people who make comments on our blogs identify themselves in some way, even if it is a pseudo-identity in the form of their blog. <br /><br />I am wary of so-called anonymous comments. In the blogoshere there is a certain level of trust, however illusory, in other people's good will that is breached every time some one, whether an organisation, an individual or a spammer, makes a comment from the 'hidey' hole of anonymity. <br /><br />I do not think this is fair play. Thanks for your thoughts here. I think it's good to clear these things up.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-21539071469832139162010-02-28T23:43:32.296-04:002010-02-28T23:43:32.296-04:00Kerry you are so right, and I changed my verbage a...Kerry you are so right, and I changed my verbage a little bit to make it clearer that I was trying to say this.... thanks for your comment.GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-83789207762574427502010-02-28T19:36:03.821-04:002010-02-28T19:36:03.821-04:00It's your blog and you get to say what you thi...It's your blog and you get to say what you think. The commenter had a responsibility to defend his/her position by sharing the positive qualities of Vargas.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.com