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This is a speech of Jorge Videla in the opening of the World Cup in 1978, two years after he assumed the presidency. This was an event that caught a lot of attention due to the political atmosphere of Argentina at the time. This source could be used as to demonstrate how the state perceived the situation in the country and how they used discourse in order to convince the international audience that everything was going well. Soccer is a big part of Argentine culture and people attend the matches and support the teams passionately, which makes it an easy source for influence. Taking into account the severe human right violations that were happening, it seems astounding to be celebrating a soccer event, calling it a “joyous day of our country.” Furthermore, when he says “On the other hand, the amiable visit of thousands of women and men coming from the most diverse regions of the Earth, (who) honour us today with their visit on the sole condition of their good faith in a climate of affection and reciprocal respect”, it almost seems as if the people were there to celebrate Argentina and the dictatorship that was taking place, instead of the actual sporting event. He repeats multiple times that they are striving for “peace” and “diversity”, even if the political agenda of his regime was engaging in quite different actions. “And it’s precisely the confrontation in the playing field and the friendship in the field of human relations what allow us to assure that it is possible, even today, to coexist in unity and diversity. Which is the only way to build peace.” It seems quite counterintuitive to claim that he was in favour of the coexistence of unity and diversity, “which was the only way of building peace” since anyone with a different opinion or even skin colour was to be slaughtered. Moreover, he says: “That is why I ask God, Our Lord, for this event to be truly a contribution to the strengthening of peace [...]”, making the sporting event both a religious and a political cause. Catholicism was a big part of the military regime’s agenda, which served as means of justifying the actions of the state. Religion was also something that probably united many of these people attending the event, which makes it a powerful way of appealing to the people. Finally, he announces: “In the context of this sporting confrontation, characterized by its chivalry; in the context of friendship between men and between people, and under the sign of peace; I declare officially inaugurated this eleventh Football World Championship of 1978.” it becomes clear that the soccer game is meant to represent Argentina and its state in a peaceful, rightful and friendly way. As it was internationally recognized that the Argentine state was engaging in human right violations, this speech was to help create a positive and just picture of Argentina.
References:
Finchelstein, F. (2014). “State Terrorism. In The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War: Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century Argentina.”: Oxford University Press. ch. 6. DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199930241.003.0006
Bulletini (n.d). “The opening of the 1978 World Cup Videla’s inaugural speech” http://papelitos.com.ar/nota/apertura-del-mundial-78?z_language=en
Part 1 Research Assignment: The Dirty War in Argentina
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In my research assignment I focused on the Dirty War in Argentina.
Source 1
In his book “State Terrorism. In The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War: Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century Argentina.” (2018) Frederico Finchelstein provides in-depth insight to the Argentine military regime and its ideology. This book chapter serves as a general source, which we can use in order to better understand the circumstances that existed in Argentina during the military regime. The author highlights that the Dirty War wasn’t actually a war between two opponents, but rather violence perpetrated on its victims. Overall, the book focuses on fascism and anti-semitism in Argentina. The Argentine dirty war began in March 1976, when the President Isabel Perón was overthrown by the military and replaced with the military general, Jorge Videla. The Dirty War lasted until 1983, and during this time, the military junta had killed, tortured and kidnapped between 10,000-30,000 individuals (Finchelstein, 2014). According to Finchelstein, the ideology that propelled the actions of the military was a combination of nationalism, fascism and justified with religion. Furthermore, the military promoted free-market capitalism, which gave the dictatorship support both internationally and internally. However, as the author emphasizes, the dictatorship wasn’t favouring everyone. The state identified their enemy not as terrorists, but rather as an ideology that opposed the homeland and God (Finchelstein, 2014). Therefore, the enemy wasn’t merely an outsider, but often Argentine citizens who simply didn’t share the views of the state. The state believed that the only way of dealing with their perceived enemy was to kill them, since their fundamental humanity had already been lost (Finchelstein, 2014). The author stresses the role that the Church had in the military regime, both facilitating and accepting the action of the state. Many children disappeared during this time, which according to Finchelstein, was a special character of the Argentine dictatorship. The concentration camps served as “factories of invented identities”, since the children born in captivity were clueless about their true identities (Finchelstein, 2014). These kids were then given to families who were in favour of the dictatorship (Finchelstein, 2014). Moreover, the author states that ethnical minorities, especially Jews, were sent to the concentration camps in which they were brutally dehumanized, humiliated and tortured. Finchelstein (2014) notes that the perpretrators of the violence and torture in these camps got inspiration of the Nazis and attempted to recreate Auschwitz in order to keep their victims trauma alive. However, Finchelstein (2014) notes that outside these camps the state ideology was imposed by burning and banning books and authors that were perceived as harmful for the state ideology, and by controlling the universities where counterproductive ideologies could be born.
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Part 2 Research Assignment
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This is a speech of Jorge Videla in the opening of the World Cup in 1978, two years after he assumed the presidency. This was an event that caught a lot of attention due to the political atmosphere of Argentina at the time. This source could be used as to demonstrate how the state perceived the situation in the country and how they used discourse in order to convince the international audience that everything was going well. Soccer is a big part of Argentine culture and people attend the matches and support the teams passionately, which makes it an easy source for influence. Taking into account the severe human right violations that were happening, it seems astounding to be celebrating a soccer event, calling it a “joyous day of our country.” Furthermore, when he says “On the other hand, the amiable visit of thousands of women and men coming from the most diverse regions of the Earth, (who) honour us today with their visit on the sole condition of their good faith in a climate of affection and reciprocal respect”, it almost seems as if the people were there to celebrate Argentina and the dictatorship that was taking place, instead of the actual sporting event. He repeats multiple times that they are striving for “peace” and “diversity”, even if the political agenda of his regime was engaging in quite different actions. “And it’s precisely the confrontation in the playing field and the friendship in the field of human relations what allow us to assure that it is possible, even today, to coexist in unity and diversity. Which is the only way to build peace.” It seems quite counterintuitive to claim that he was in favour of the coexistence of unity and diversity, “which was the only way of building peace” since anyone with a different opinion or even skin colour was to be slaughtered. Moreover, he says: “That is why I ask God, Our Lord, for this event to be truly a contribution to the strengthening of peace [...]”, making the sporting event both a religious and a political cause. Catholicism was a big part of the military regime’s agenda, which served as means of justifying the actions of the state. Religion was also something that probably united many of these people attending the event, which makes it a powerful way of appealing to the people. Finally, he announces: “In the context of this sporting confrontation, characterized by its chivalry; in the context of friendship between men and between people, and under the sign of peace; I declare officially inaugurated this eleventh Football World Championship of 1978.” it becomes clear that the soccer game is meant to represent Argentina and its state in a peaceful, rightful and friendly way. As it was internationally recognized that the Argentine state was engaging in human right violations, this speech was to help create a positive and just picture of Argentina.
References:
Finchelstein, F. (2014). “State Terrorism. In The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War: Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century Argentina.”: Oxford University Press. ch. 6. DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199930241.003.0006
Bulletini (n.d). “The opening of the 1978 World Cup Videla’s inaugural speech” http://papelitos.com.ar/nota/apertura-del-mundial-78?z_language=en
Part 1 Research Assignment: The Dirty War in Argentina
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In my research assignment I focused on the Dirty War in Argentina.
Source 1
In his book “State Terrorism. In The Ideological Origins of the Dirty War: Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century Argentina.” (2018) Frederico Finchelstein provides in-depth insight to the Argentine military regime and its ideology. This book chapter serves as a general source, which we can use in order to better understand the circumstances that existed in Argentina during the military regime. The author highlights that the Dirty War wasn’t actually a war between two opponents, but rather violence perpetrated on its victims. Overall, the book focuses on fascism and anti-semitism in Argentina. The Argentine dirty war began in March 1976, when the President Isabel Perón was overthrown by the military and replaced with the military general, Jorge Videla. The Dirty War lasted until 1983, and during this time, the military junta had killed, tortured and kidnapped between 10,000-30,000 individuals (Finchelstein, 2014). According to Finchelstein, the ideology that propelled the actions of the military was a combination of nationalism, fascism and justified with religion. Furthermore, the military promoted free-market capitalism, which gave the dictatorship support both internationally and internally. However, as the author emphasizes, the dictatorship wasn’t favouring everyone. The state identified their enemy not as terrorists, but rather as an ideology that opposed the homeland and God (Finchelstein, 2014). Therefore, the enemy wasn’t merely an outsider, but often Argentine citizens who simply didn’t share the views of the state. The state believed that the only way of dealing with their perceived enemy was to kill them, since their fundamental humanity had already been lost (Finchelstein, 2014). The author stresses the role that the Church had in the military regime, both facilitating and accepting the action of the state. Many children disappeared during this time, which according to Finchelstein, was a special character of the Argentine dictatorship. The concentration camps served as “factories of invented identities”, since the children born in captivity were clueless about their true identities (Finchelstein, 2014). These kids were then given to families who were in favour of the dictatorship (Finchelstein, 2014). Moreover, the author states that ethnical minorities, especially Jews, were sent to the concentration camps in which they were brutally dehumanized, humiliated and tortured. Finchelstein (2014) notes that the perpretrators of the violence and torture in these camps got inspiration of the Nazis and attempted to recreate Auschwitz in order to keep their victims trauma alive. However, Finchelstein (2014) notes that outside these camps the state ideology was imposed by burning and banning books and authors that were perceived as harmful for the state ideology, and by controlling the universities where counterproductive ideologies could be born.
To be continued in another post because the formatting gets really weird for some reason..
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