To go even more into this… The Cuba rep who just spoke a few minutes ago only got a polite applause. He was into full on socialist-theory, condemning the US, etc.

If the sum total of the participants were as anti-American as some people (e.g., Drudge) would have you believe, wouldn’t he have gotten one of those (alleged) rousing standing ovations also?

But he didn’t get one… he just got the usual applause.

When Hugo spoke I suspect that there were several NGOs in the crowd, some of whom no doubt really eat up what Hugo says and thus really tried to reward him at the end with making noise.

What I have been more struck by, after listening to a great deal of the pressers and plenaries, is how missing anti-Americanism has become. There is a great deal of posturing, yes, in order to try and get funds, but it has been more along the lines of “we’re suffering, you’re the most guilty, so help us”.

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Whoa… the Gambia rep (who is in brilliant green - beautiful) finished her speech with a strong statement in support of Taiwan.