tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.comments2009-07-14T10:41:22.372-04:00lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561304085890605734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2009125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-60482599051642159992009-07-14T10:41:22.372-04:002009-07-14T10:41:22.372-04:00Marta Solteroshttp://solteros.edarling.es/noreply@blogger.comSounds really good. I won´t be there but I really would like to see some pictures...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=POWgrSUntR8:vk6EKbSkfII:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-38469245620157525702009-07-03T16:41:13.669-04:002009-07-03T16:41:13.669-04:00Lovanoreply@blogger.comThanks you guys, <br /&gt;<br /&gt;will definitely try to get some live reports from the chat. A preview with a small group of journos and bloggers today really took an interesting turn. Shared the Rising Voices good vibes with all of them. <br /&gt;Cheers to all,<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=ugaMPpMLkf4:PGMF6j0W5KI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-590405971909707392009-07-03T07:32:50.918-04:002009-07-03T07:32:50.918-04:00Alberta Rencontreshttp://www.relation-amoureuse.netnoreply@blogger.comI really like to share with us all your photos and clips if you find the way to do that. This is sound really interesting.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=zVUFof4wIII:gp-pcfE0drE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-78973593557883384572009-07-01T06:31:31.480-04:002009-07-01T06:31:31.480-04:00David Sasakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050370792235637649noreply@blogger.comHow I wish I could be there. I&#39;m glad that you&#39;re going with the &quot;blogging be damned&quot; philosophy. It&#39;s important to remember that blogging should encourage us to spend more offline time with new friends, not the other way around. With that said, I am eager to hear your thoughts and get your valuable contextualization when the time is right. Please send me regards, high fives<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=-meVtRitcKk:FAT_f2mk8Fs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-89321861638133106462009-06-30T19:07:05.319-04:002009-06-30T19:07:05.319-04:00eduardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02297544840719786459noreply@blogger.comWill you guys tweet the BarCamp? That would be cool. Say hi to everyone for me!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=CnFKhveiTQk:4FB295Rcqyo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-25313943956914975452009-06-24T12:06:30.614-04:002009-06-24T12:06:30.614-04:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comLova&gt; how would you uphold a Constitution deprived of &quot;Constitutionality&quot;?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=3FjTwzHkIT8:NB54pWtadrs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-23444460777422566482009-06-16T18:30:28.350-04:002009-06-16T18:30:28.350-04:00Herynoreply@blogger.comTsantatra<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Disagree with Pomegranate on one point:<br /&gt;<br /&gt;It was not a Coup d&#39;Etat, since another theory could be put forward. Ra8 provoked a high inflation long before the tensions in Jan 2009. The burning of the TIKO companies may have been part of that framework since it was the sole provider of basic goods (sugar, oil, etc). It was then a brilliant tactics to leave the <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=ZnCfzSJWHJg:YiR--7BLRbI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-15524853525357148042009-06-08T13:13:48.384-04:002009-06-08T13:13:48.384-04:00lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561304085890605734noreply@blogger.com@ From London:<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Thanks for weighing in. I really have no argument with your statement that the constitution needs to be upheld over all otherwise it is pointless. You articulated very clearly why it was important. How do we make sure that Constitution remains protect under the peculiar circumstances in Mg is another matter, especially now. <br /&gt;Your point on democracy vs sovereignty is<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=ZOqkVbR2Da8:bfxDGDrBiDo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-41810125771503921902009-06-05T17:43:48.246-04:002009-06-05T17:43:48.246-04:00from Londonnoreply@blogger.comJust remember that if a democratic country like the US is forced to choose between democracy and sovereignty, it won&#39;t think twice and will choose the latter. Just to say that &quot;democracy&quot; is contextual and a weapon as any other political weapons.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=U8HFbvvVZyA:-V7cidactoU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-106228905526520402009-06-05T17:03:04.431-04:002009-06-05T17:03:04.431-04:00From Londonnoreply@blogger.comFrom London<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Lova&gt; I think Pomegranate is RIGHT. Hearing the voices of those who have been seriously unconstitutional is the equivalent of acknowledging more unconstitutionality in the near future in the course of Madgascar&#39;s politics. There&#39;s got to be a form of punishment somehow and the only instance who is eligible to do this is Mcar&#39;s Supreme Court. The latter has an<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=LQl7i7TNblo:wYoblimur0o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-80120967804787340312009-06-03T14:02:45.320-04:002009-06-03T14:02:45.320-04:00ARO GERALDEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04739648487733687099noreply@blogger.comJe veux prendre contact avec des journalistes ou des supporters de football de Madagascar.<br /&gt;S&#39;il vous plaît écrivez-moi dans mon site <a href="http://arogeraldes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Journalisme de football international</a&gt;.<br /&gt;Salutations de Buenos Aires, Argentina...<br /&gt;Pablo<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=ObYrKNei7X0:EpZOT3XQKSI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-85537752682689935862009-06-01T17:21:49.277-04:002009-06-01T17:21:49.277-04:00Solana Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11487083955000235973noreply@blogger.comI also enjoyed the talk, and the nice company.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=6pnH_Whsqs8:ybcn45A7zdI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-31339185223123510512009-06-01T10:54:52.178-04:002009-06-01T10:54:52.178-04:00lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561304085890605734noreply@blogger.com@Pomagranate<br /&gt;<br /&gt;I think the question of the eligibility of Rajoelina or Ravalomanana at the constitutional level is secondary to making sure that all voices are expressed during an elections. I also think that it would be critical that a special emphasis is put on making sure that everyone agrees with the electoral proce and the results, otherwise, it will 2002 all over again. There's got<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=TYit3IUE9SQ:QizwLD8hU2Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-48107277117033920112009-05-31T12:43:09.432-04:002009-05-31T12:43:09.432-04:00pomegranatenoreply@blogger.comLova said:<br /&gt;<br /&gt;"Still, he is the current elected president and it is clear that he has a legitimate mandate as the legal leader of Madagascar and the support of a substantial part of the population. No elections would make sense without him in Madagascar and that's a fact."<br /&gt;<br /&gt;-----------------------------<br /&gt;<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Both Ra8 and ANdry TGV (despite a "justifiable" Coup d'Etat<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=BHCfdIq-SOw:PSn4ifvmgJ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-85921413756132401172009-05-31T11:23:01.221-04:002009-05-31T11:23:01.221-04:00pomegranatenoreply@blogger.comFirst of all, thank you Lova for putting out a more objective view of this situation. Like you:<br /&gt;<br /&gt;1/ I admired Ra8 for other things but despised him for much more many harms done at the country (he&#39;s indeed the most fake nationalist I&#39;ve ever known).<br /&gt;2/I admired Andry for his young age and having espoused the noble ideals of John Locke summarized into &quot;not staying put <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=Kh9vlco925g:NQbOYDt3VAc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-35432048269334650552009-05-31T09:16:28.748-04:002009-05-31T09:16:28.748-04:00pomegranatenoreply@blogger.comTomavana&gt; just a quick comment. I understand that you support the morality of the situation first (forgiveness) but one has to know Ra8 to understand who is he. Ra8, despite the stepping down (a brilliant move that goes right at the heart of his supporters but also, I am convinced, a strategy whispered to his ears by many of his foreign advisors in order to be able to come back in full force) <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=X3DJy8L5SvY:oX1d8dQgTcU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-27173999224443907882009-05-28T17:01:49.487-04:002009-05-28T17:01:49.487-04:00lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561304085890605734noreply@blogger.comIf that&#39;s the way it goes in the near future (&amp; it looks like it just might) and more blood is shed in Madagascar, then they both would have proven to be undeserving of a second chance. If that is the case, I would not even know how we begin to recover from that.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=kBZjIP-4Nss:FAHXtZsqK5M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-62633594333187454102009-05-28T16:03:24.500-04:002009-05-28T16:03:24.500-04:00tomavanahttp://tomavana.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com@ lrakoto<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Yes people lost their job, I regret that situation.<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Now I do not minimize this installment of the sub-urban population mainly around the capital, if we are talking about democracy they rather represent a small percentage of the population of Madagascar knowing that only 30% of the 20 million Malagasy is urban [src CIA factbook].<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Sorry I was not clear <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=o5shlHHB3rU:qc_DPhWT9uU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-53804155385823814962009-05-28T08:42:11.832-04:002009-05-28T08:42:11.832-04:00lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561304085890605734noreply@blogger.com@Tomavana,<br /&gt;<br /&gt;I appreciate that you detailed how you think it should be done. <br /&gt;There is one major issue that your proposal does not address and that I mentioned earlier as a key issue. How do we get people their job back ? The federal state is certainly an option to consider in the future but that in no way help economic activity get back to recovery. No major legitimate investors <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=UCm0duj0gno:bjJUg-t15zk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-80816024059373999872009-05-28T08:22:07.035-04:002009-05-28T08:22:07.035-04:00tomavanahttp://tomavana.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com@lrakoto <br /&gt;<br /&gt;Creation of federal states, How? <br /&gt;1. national consultation : "Presidential election or federal states"<br /&gt;2. consensual and transitional government for daily task<br /&gt;3. national consultation to shape the federal states<br /&gt;4. when election time comes, starting with local elections as a test<br /&gt;5. then ending with the presidential election <br /&gt;<br /&gt;In the future<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=SUK-t9nhAJk:o9PHJP_USo8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-11849475125352177002009-05-28T07:22:39.017-04:002009-05-28T07:22:39.017-04:00tomavanahttp://tomavana.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com@lrakoto <br /&gt;<br /&gt;Creation of federal states, Why ?<br /&gt;The ethnic issue has always been a Malagasy central concern : traditions, marriage, alliance, election, etc… Plus the economic assets were never distributed equitably to all populations nor across the country. Unfortunately, this legitimate question is regularly exploited by politicians seeking power.<br /&gt;<br /&gt;The capitale <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=Fl6x3h8KkEc:COtyIFnhY68:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-59589999835824106762009-05-27T21:31:01.059-04:002009-05-27T21:31:01.059-04:00lovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561304085890605734noreply@blogger.com@Tomavana, <br /&gt;<br /&gt;I hear your point of view as we often discussed before. Here is the core of my argument that I hope we can agree on and elaborate later: what is most needed now ( for reconciliation, peace etc..) is for people to be able to make a living for their own family. For that to happen, they need to have job security. There are different way to get there but it looks like in <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=MmpWN8iONI4:C51paiRhT70:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-85374433737323338732009-05-27T18:53:37.171-04:002009-05-27T18:53:37.171-04:00tomavanahttp://tomavana.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comIn my Opinion, election is NOT the only way to move forward. Rwanda was plunged into horror, not because of a problem of transparency of the election but hate. Actually, there is hatred between factions in Madagascar. Of course, a transparent election will legitimize a new president but will not cure the wounds nor erase the hatred between Malagasy people.<br /&gt;<br /&gt;In contrary, the success of <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=X8pspQVgt04:vq_ztTe9X_w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-86009233728947389692009-05-16T17:13:00.000-04:002009-05-16T17:13:00.000-04:00Jure Cuhalev (Zemanta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10630697769386686438noreply@blogger.comThanks for spread a word about a good cause! I've added your vote the Blogging for a cause tally: http://bit.ly/b4cvotes so you can keep track of progress yourself. Now make sure to get your friends blogging as well! We'll be giving money to top 5 charities, that means you have very good chances at raising money for your cause!<br /&gt;<br /&gt;Jure Cuhalev, Zemanta<br /&gt;jure@zemanta.com<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=6Aw87i_mgQE:j5HUxkHOzXg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20074731.post-18828999281399866042009-04-28T15:44:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:44:00.000-04:00tonyhttp://www.fetes-des-cadeaux.com/noreply@blogger.comwhat strange animal, i never seen it before !<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?a=O1OYKC1cjBk:9AxztmY8oyM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RakotosRantsTheMalagasyDwarfHippo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>