Peace&Peanuts

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@LeslynLewis This thing that one cannot express his own faith in his own country so that others are not "offended" is what ultimately will destroy western society.

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@repubblica Mi chiedo se la Knox capirà un giorno che potrebbe cercare di superare i suoi traumi privatamente e non affondare sempre il coltello nella piaga lucrando sulla morte di Meredith. Ma è talmente egocentrica che dubito lo faccia

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@Nervana_1 @UniofOxford "The protection of a generous muslim"... so that he can be grateful they won't kill him. I cannot believe what I have just heard. Is this what Europe has become? we have to be afraid to live in our own land?

[Laurence Fox @LozzaFox]

My full speech at the @OxfordUnion debating whether the west is right to be suspicious of Islam.

I needed a security team to attend and we were spat at, bullied and heckled by a baying mob.

But I will not give up on free speech.

I will not submit.

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@Nath_Yamb Oh yes, decolonize, now. Give Ceuta to Morocco. Perfect deal! oh, wait, if Ceuta will become part of Morocco, of course those migrants will no longer want to be there (what for?). The aim is Europe, obviously

[Germania Rodriguez Poleo @iamGermania]

wow... it is wild and negligent for @TIME and @EricCortellessa to include this about Delcy Rodriguez' terrorist father and not mention he was a thug who kidnapped the American William Niehous. This man was not known as a 'student leader,' he was A TERRORIST!

[S Sebag Montefiore @simonmontefiore]

There is great confusion about what Decolonization and indeed Colonization means.
The fact is: it means very little except 'a culture or mindset you dont like.' For whatever reason. And that usually means: the West. Since the West decolonized long ago, it really means the Western liberal democracies. It is a smart criticism because it means nothing, and hence it is hard to disagree with nothing and furthermore since the West itself is embroiled in a mix of moral fuddlement, political paralysis and cultural self hatred, you can be sure that Western leaders are very embarrassed by the very use of the word and many in the West will actually agree - even though they are not sure what they are agreeing with. it is a very useful rhetorical tool because Westerns are always going to be worried to answer in any meaningful way other than guilt and shame; and it is a growing industry - perfect for endless conferences. Like this one.
The reality of empires and colonies is something else entirely.
In early modern times, the Ottoman Turks conquered colonized enslaved exploited murdered and forcefully converted millions and ruled a vast tricontinental empire for four centuries; the Western powers led by Spain Portugal France and Britain later joined by Italy Germany Belgium also conquered colonized enslaved exploited murdered and converted using missionaries huge empires across the continents.
The Iberians lost much of their empires first; the Ottoman sultanate-caliphate started to decolonize with the Greek war of independence in 1820s and totally disintegrated in 1918; the British and French decolonized between 1940s and Sixties.
You could argue the Americans and Soviets comported themselves like anti-imperial imperialists during the Cold War and after - and indeed today's America toys at times with neo-tsarist expansionism - Greenland etc .
Thats it - noone in the Legacy Powers Britain or France etc seems keen on colonizing anything now; there are almost no colonizations left to decolonize - though many love to denounce their own country's past which is for some a most enjoyable enriching and virtuous pastime.
But in real life, empire and colonization are happening, often perpetrated by the very proponents of antiWest rhetoric. Russia is attempting to retake its limotrophic empire in Ukraine right now the old -fashioned way: by conquest and killing; a phalanx of Middle East neo-imperial powers are engaged in tournaments of power in failing states like Somalia, Libya and benighted Sudan; Iran established an informal empire across Iraq Syria Lebanon Yemen in its Six Armies strategy - its final destiny as yet undecided on the battlefield of the Third Gulf War; and Turkish leaders now regularly and openly declare their wish to reassert Ottomanist power in former Ottoman vilayets Syria Lebanon Israel, and former Ottoman cities Damascus Beirut Jerusalem....
So imperialism and colonialism just mean: other people, but never you.

[Luis Carlos 🏴‍☠️ One Piece @LuisCarlos]

De todos los infiernos que ha descrito la literatura, ninguno llega al punto cruel de tener que cavar un mes entero, días y noches, para sacar los cadáveres de familiares entre los escombros, sin ayuda profesional, maquinarias ni Estado.

[Luis Carlos 🏴‍☠️ One Piece @LuisCarlos]

Qué sabemos de la salida de Venezuela de la Corte Penal Internacional

- La investigación de la CPI comenzó formalmente en noviembre 2021, tras un examen preliminar abierto en 2018. El Estado venezolano intentó frenarla con apelaciones. Perdió todas: la Sala de Cuestiones Preliminares autorizó reanudar en 2023 y la Sala de Apelaciones lo confirmó en marzo 2024. Desde entonces la investigación sigue su curso sin frenos.
- Investigar significa que la Sala ya concluyó que existen motivos razonables para creer que se cometieron crímenes de competencia de la Corte, con base sólida documentada desde abril de 2017 (la remisión de los Estados incluso habla de 2014). La Fiscalía debe construir cada caso, probar responsabilidad individual y conectar los hechos con la cadena de mando.
- También investiga lo que favorezca a los sospechosos. Esa objetividad forma parte de las garantías del sistema.
- Probar la tortura o una detención arbitraria requiere además demostrar que fueron parte de un ataque sistemático o generalizado.
- Gran parte del trabajo se hizo fuera de Venezuela porque el Estado no cooperó de forma efectiva. Pero sí hubo un intento real: la CPI abrió una oficina técnica en Caracas e hizo visitas antes de que esa vía se agotara y la Fiscalía la cerrara en diciembre 2025, citando falta de "progreso real."
- Solo la Fiscalía y los jueces saben cuándo un caso está listo para pedir órdenes de captura. Podrían ser confidenciales para aumentar las posibilidades de detención.

El Fiscal de la CPI

- Este viernes 24 de julio, la Asamblea de Estados Partes destituyó formalmente a Karim Khan por conducta sexual indebida con 82 votos a favor, 13 en contra y 15 abstenciones.
- Este proceso es distinto del conflicto de interés que lo apartó del caso Venezuela I en 2025, porque su cuñada integraba el equipo defensor de Caracas.
- El expediente Venezuela lleva tiempo en manos de los fiscales adjuntos, principalmente Mame Mandiaye Niang, así que la destitución de Khan no altera la situación. El equipo investigador sigue trabajando con independencia.
- La investigación sigue siendo confidencial. Ni las víctimas, ni el Estado, ni los posibles responsables conocen las pruebas reunidas.
- La frustración de las víctimas por la lentitud es comprensible. La justicia penal internacional es lenta por diseño y por su garantías procesales. Hasta ahora no hay evidencia de que el retraso responda a corrupción o complicidad.
- La destitución de Khan y el anuncio de retiro de Venezuela ocurrieron el mismo día. No están conectados formalmente, pero el chavismo aprovechó el ruido mediático para hacer su propio anuncio.

El anuncio de retiro

- Venezuela es país fundador del Estatuto de Roma. Retirarse tiene un peso político porque rompe con uno de los principales mecanismos internacionales de justicia.
- La denuncia entra en vigor un año después de notificar a la ONU. Si se notifica en julio de 2026, se concreta en julio de 2027. Mientras tanto, Venezuela sigue siendo Estado Parte y mantiene sus obligaciones.
- Ojo: Salirse de la CPI no borrará la investigación Venezuela I. La Corte conserva competencia sobre todo lo ocurrido mientras Venezuela haya sido Estado Parte.
- El chavismo justifica su salida acusando a la CPI de "sesgo geográfico" contra África y América Latina. Es el discurso que van a repetir y es falso.
- Filipinas ya lo demostró: Duterte fue arrestado años después de que su país saliera de la CPI, porque los hechos ocurrieron cuando aún era Estado Parte. Su juicio arranca formalmente el 30 de noviembre 2026 en La Haya.
- El riesgo real es político. Venezuela se suma a un grupo de gobiernos que buscan debilitar los mecanismos internacionales de justicia.
- La CPI tiene límites y merece críticas, pero sigue siendo de las últimas instancias disponibles para miles de víctimas.
- Documentar, denunciar y difundir sigue siendo la tarea de todos. La justicia no llegará rápido, pero se construye con ese trabajo sostenido que mucha gente hace a diario.

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@CoreyWriting "New centers in Istanbul, Jakarta, Addis Ababa, Rabat, Cairo, and Gaza". Decolonization Centres in ONLY muslim countries. coincidence...😐? NO, they mean muslim colonization😐

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@RS613506 @TheNihonCurrent Islam and communism? what a disgrace. There is no better option than western democracy, with all its limits and failures. Islam and communism would only bring the world to decadence and distruction

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@GarbarzAriel Por favor. El tema de las Malvinas no lo saco Piers Morgan, de eso se estaba hablando antes del juego. Y la prensa inglesa es muy critica, hasta despiadada, con su propia seleccion. El problema fue el comportamiento de algunos jugadores, hay que ser criticos y no victimas

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@GarbarzAriel Conspiracion? coincidencia? NO: millones de personas vieron que en un partido jugadores de futbol se comportaban como si hicieran wrestling. Reaccion: reprobacion. Si en vez de Argentina hubiera sido otra seleccion, la reaccion habria igual. Un poco de madurez por favor

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@AguGonzalezG @cesifoti "colonizado subyugado". Uhm. Aqui se revela otra cosa comun en latinoamerica: complejo de inferioridad. Se sale a la defensiva pensando que el "otro" (europeo, de USA...) quiere someter, siempre. Y si lo que nos falta es autocritica? justamente de eso habla el autor del post

[César A. Hidalgo @cesifoti]

Argentina’s behavioral crisis in the World Cup final has brought to light traits many of us in Latin America have internalized and that we need to come to terms with.

In many countries, emotional self-control and the ability to admit mistakes are seen as virtues. A behavioral problem in parts of Latin America is that there are social circles where the opposite is often celebrated.

This is the idea that someone who remains in control of their emotions is a coward or, depending on the situation, a traitor.

If someone offends you, your family, your team, the reaction that is celebrated in these circles is not restraint but flipping the table. The more berserk you go, the more you show that you care. That is a harmful value to hold, and also, one that many of us once shared. I certainly had it internalized when I left Chile 20+ years ago. In fact, I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to unlearn what I grew up believing was the socially acceptable behavior.

The second trait is an unwillingness to admit mistakes. You can always find an excuse, move the goalposts, or, once again, start a fight instead of publicly accepting that you’ve made a mistake. Admitting fault is a sign of weakness. Defending a losing position is a symbol of courage or, in sports, a test of loyalty.

Together, these two traits are behavioral dynamite. People explode because they cannot admit fault, and double down. Instead of learning from their mistakes, they become prisoners of them.

I grew up watching football with my father. When I was 10 or so, I was learning what was right and wrong from the way he interpreted the game. This included behavior both on and off the field. Only later in life did I realize that every penalty he called for, or contested, had little to do with the play itself. Whether a call was fair depended entirely on which team benefited. He was happy if his team received a nonexistent penalty or an opposing player got an undeserved red card.

These traits are among the things that pushed me away from the continent. They are certainly not exclusive to Latin America or the Southern Cone. I’ve encountered them in people all over the world. In an important sense, these are behaviors that all of us exhibit as children. What strikes me as unusual from the place I am from is having been part of social circles where these behaviors were not seen as flaws of character but as virtues to be admired, celebrated, and enforced.

These excessive forms of pride are not conducive to learning. They make it psychologically difficult to update one’s beliefs, accept responsibility, or improve. Although they become particularly visible in sports, they are by no means confined to them.

Something I am proud to have learned is to apologize quickly and often. Not because it is too difficult, but because it was like learning a new language at old age. That doesn’t mean becoming a pushover. But I’ve learned that a man who never apologizes cannot be a man of integrity, because we all make mistakes.

Argentina’s behavior on and off the field during the World Cup final was, to me, a particularly blatant expression of values that many people continue to defend. In some circles, these attitudes have become intertwined with ideas of national identity and loyalty. Yet they are shackles that ultimately limit our development, not because they make us lose a football match, but because they make it harder for us to learn from our mistakes.

The right thing to do now is the least likely: offer an honest apology. If my interpretation is even partially correct, we are more likely to see the opposite. Never back down. Never apologize. Never control your emotions. There is such a thing as having the wrong values. I hope that one day we can do better.

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@victorfyt Y en todo caso, creo que la mayoria de las criticas estan dirigidas a la seleccion (algunos no estuvieron a la altura, con las agresiones vistas en el campo). No creo que se trate de odio a los argentinos en general ni al pais

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@victorfyt Y decir que Venezuela acogio sin problemas a quien huia de la dictadura de Pinochet. Ahora para ellos somos "escoria". Son ciclos, la ingratitud es muy comun, desgraciadamente. Espero que esta mala onda pase pronto, veran que sera asi.

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@victorfyt No es una novedad, lamentablemente, la hermandad latinoamericana a veces no es tal. Como venezolana he visto el odio profundo que nos tienen, por ejemplo, muchos chilenos (si, lo se, algunos paisanos se han comportado mal, pero no se puede generalizar).

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@TheFootyFeed So referees can give red cards to players who have just covered their mouth... and one who is provoking fights and throwing punches is getting away with it? shameful!

[Peace&Peanuts @pace_rivas]

@barby_52 @FutbolFax What one person says don't represent the view of the whole world.