Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries
In a program of political analysis of a television channel in the city of Buenos Aires - conducted by a prestigious academic and journalist - a survey called "televoting" is carried out. The Sunday following that of the attack in London on July 7, 2005 (J-7) was raised as a dilemma for the...
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description | In a program of political analysis of a television channel in the city of Buenos Aires - conducted by a prestigious academic and journalist - a survey called "televoting" is carried out. The Sunday following that of the attack in London on July 7, 2005 (J-7) was raised as a dilemma for the survey: "What is the worst enemy of humanity: terrorism or capitalism?". The surprise caused by the question raised was only overcome by the result of the survey: something like 67% replied that humanity's worst enemy is capitalism and the rest, or 33%, voted for terrorism. The purpose of this essay is to analyze, in the first place, the relevance of the proposed option; second, the result of the survey and the implications regarding capitalism and; thirdly, the economic position of Argentina in relation to selected Latin American countries. |
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spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-40382022-08-22T02:44:06Z Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries ¿Terrorismo versus Capitalismo? Consecuencias para Argentina y países hispanos seleccionados Colomé, Rinaldo Antonio Capitalismo Terrorism Public Perception Capitalismo Terrorismo Percepción Pública In a program of political analysis of a television channel in the city of Buenos Aires - conducted by a prestigious academic and journalist - a survey called "televoting" is carried out. The Sunday following that of the attack in London on July 7, 2005 (J-7) was raised as a dilemma for the survey: "What is the worst enemy of humanity: terrorism or capitalism?". The surprise caused by the question raised was only overcome by the result of the survey: something like 67% replied that humanity's worst enemy is capitalism and the rest, or 33%, voted for terrorism. The purpose of this essay is to analyze, in the first place, the relevance of the proposed option; second, the result of the survey and the implications regarding capitalism and; thirdly, the economic position of Argentina in relation to selected Latin American countries. En un programa de análisis político de un canal de televisión de la ciudad de Buenos Aires –conducido por un prestigioso académico y periodista- se realiza una encuesta denominada “televoto”. El domingo siguiente al del atentando en Londres del día 7 de Julio de 2005 (J-7) se planteó como disyuntiva para la encuesta: “¿cuál es el peor enemigo de la humanidad: el terrorismo o el capitalismo?”. La sorpresa causada por la pregunta planteada sólo fue superada por el resultado de la encuesta: algo así como el 67 % contestó que el peor enemigo de la humanidad es el capitalismo y el resto, o sea un 33 %, votó por el terrorismo. Este ensayo tiene por objeto analizar, en primer lugar, la pertinencia de la opción planteada; en segundo lugar, el resultado de la encuesta y las implicancias respecto del capitalismo y; en tercer lugar, la posición económica de Argentina en relación con países de Hispanoamérica escogidos. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto de Economía y Finanzas 2005-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Articles Artículos application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/acteconomica/article/view/4038 Actualidad Económica; Vol. 15 No. 56 (2005): January-June Actualidad Económica; Vol. 15 Núm. 56 (2005): Enero - Junio 2250-754X 0327-585X spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/acteconomica/article/view/4038/3862 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
spellingShingle | Capitalismo Terrorism Public Perception Capitalismo Terrorismo Percepción Pública Colomé, Rinaldo Antonio Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries |
title | Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries |
title_alt | ¿Terrorismo versus Capitalismo? Consecuencias para Argentina y países hispanos seleccionados |
title_full | Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries |
title_fullStr | Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries |
title_full_unstemmed | Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries |
title_short | Terrorism versus Capitalism? Consequences for Argentina and selected Hispanic countries |
title_sort | terrorism versus capitalism consequences for argentina and selected hispanic countries |
topic | Capitalismo Terrorism Public Perception Capitalismo Terrorismo Percepción Pública |
topic_facet | Capitalismo Terrorism Public Perception Capitalismo Terrorismo Percepción Pública |
url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/acteconomica/article/view/4038 |
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