Word: argentina
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...truth is, not everyone knows that in Argentina. Most people will tell you they know someone who's disappeared. And many worry they may meet the same fate. When some Buenos Aires residents were asked about the padlocked door of a neighbor, they fidgeted. "Another 'disappearance'--the third this month in our building alone," one said. There was an uncomfortable silence. "Are we next?" another whispered...
Because of media censorship, journalists must be equally careful. During a visit to Cambridge in spring 1979, Robert Cox, former editor-in-chief of the conservative English language newspaper, The Buenos Aires Herald, adamantly said the North American press exaggerated the extent of repression and censorship in Argentina. He contradicted himself six months later when he explained in Time magazine why he and his family chose to defect...
There is no way to ignore the situation while in Argentina, but one can't easily escape it either. Leaving the country is not an option for most people; in order to keep currency from leaving Argentina and to prevent political dialogue in other countries, the government is reluctant to let its citizens go abroad. Exit visa applications can wait as long as a year or two to be granted, but even then one cannot necessarily leave--passports still remain in government custody and often are not released. Frequently Argentines don't even bother to apply...
...there any possible solution to this repressive mire, other than escaping it? Could the situation go on forever? According to one Argentine sociologist who lives in New York City, "Repression's been a tradition in Argentina since colonial times. We had dictatorships 25 years before Peron. People have known nothing else--they've been weaned on lack of liberty and learned to accept...
Short of arming the revolutionary underground--an unattractive prospect for most Western governments--the only possibility for change in Argentina is an international economic boycott. But the USSR and West Germany, which conduct a significant amount of trade with Argentina, would no doubt be unwilling to cooperate as would the United States under a conservative president such as Reagan...