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Used to call me fatso, now they call me Castro (pg. 3)
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| LeopoldStotch |
| speaking of Fringe, how has this season been? i unfortunately have missed all the episodes this season due to it's move to fridays. i could dvr it, but i missed so much i decided to wait until the season ends until watching it straight. |
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| edubbz |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
I have some great Cuban friends in Miami... some of the nicest families I've ever met. Parents always end up cooking these incredible meals for guests when they arrive. I get to hear all kinds of interesting stories of what life was like under Castro... and they never blame the embargo, they fully blame the Castro dictatorial regime.
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Cuba is a much better place now under the rule of fidel...the people live better and they are much happier, except the ones that were forced out and flocked to miami bc...well, all of their wealth, houses etc got stripped away from them so people that were living in the streets can have a home to live inside as well...any cuban that resides in miami eill speak about how much they hate cuba and how bad he is but if all that resentment was to be omitted, im sure theres nothing they can say about him other than the good and better hes made cuba out to be...
Tension btwn america and cuba has softened within the last couple of yrs and flights are becoming more available but its still an on-going issue...speaking of which, NY is currently hosting a cuban festival, http://sicuba.org/en (on my phone so cant add the link), until mid-june with contemporary arts, shows, music and other stuff throughout the city- something I would def recommend people go and check out.
Yea embargo has had some effect, however, cuba has maintained throughout these decades bc they are a country full of rich & abundant resourced...if only their embargo were to expand, im sure theres no telling how far they'd get. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by edubbz
Cuba is a much better place now under the rule of fidel...the people live better and they are much happier |
| quote: | | except the ones that were forced out and flocked to miami bc...well, all of their wealth, houses etc got stripped away from them |
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Fidel Castro: reformer.
| quote: | | any cuban that resides in miami will speak about how much they hate cuba and how bad he is but if all that resentment was to be omitted, im sure theres nothing they can say about him other than the good and better hes made cuba out to be... |
Huh? Well yeah, if they just ignored all the terrible things Castro has done that forced them to leave the country they love, of course there would be nothing to say. Had your property and money confiscated for no reason? Family members killed or jailed for criticizing the dictator? Just forget about that stuff and you'll realize how great he has made Cuba!
wow... crazy post. |
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| rulzz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
the beauty of simplicity is always better than empty consumerism. |
Amen. Cuba is beautiful in its simplicity, but unfortunately i don't think we're far off from consumer culture invasion in Cuba fairly soon. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by rulzz
Amen. Cuba is beautiful in its simplicity, but unfortunately i don't think we're far off from consumer culture invasion in Cuba fairly soon. |
Usually people with nice(r) lifestyles from more wealthy countries are the ones making those statements about the beauty of simplicity of the (insert country) people. And not a 1 would actually change places with those Cuban peoples' situations... because they could if they wanted to, unlike those in the crappy conditions who can't escape their predicament. |
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| Moongoose |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
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Fidel Castro: reformer.
Huh? Well yeah, if they just ignored all the terrible things Castro has done that forced them to leave the country they love, of course there would be nothing to say. Had your property and money confiscated for no reason? Family members killed or jailed for criticizing the dictator? Just forget about that stuff and you'll realize how great he has made Cuba!
wow... crazy post. |
Not that their situation was any better under Batista. Actually the positions us probably best described by saying that its completely the opposite yet exactly the same.
Not that Fidel is the only one to blame for the situation down there...its been what now, about 60 years? Embargo working well i see. |
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| edubbz |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
:stongue:
Fidel Castro: reformer.
Huh? Well yeah, if they just ignored all the terrible things Castro has done that forced them to leave the country they love, of course there would be nothing to say. Had your property and money confiscated for no reason? Family members killed or jailed for criticizing the dictator? Just forget about that stuff and you'll realize how great he has made Cuba!
wow... crazy post. |
Well, that's my point. Let me rephrase it in case it was confusing; in ref to who mentioned about having cuban friends in miami and how their families blame the fidel regime and not the embargo is for those reasons you questioned...that's how they're going to see it bc of the things they endured under fidel...but what about the thousandths of homeless people that were given a home, bed to sleep on, clothes ,food provided- which I'm sure surpasses the amount of people that fled to miami- how do you think they feel?
I'd agree its not right what happened to those that had everything taken away from them but I also agree that it was for the better. This topic can be very controversial and quite emotional. |
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| EarnYourKeep |
edubbz is from the motherland of the beige
MEDELLIN |
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| edubbz |
| quote: | Originally posted by EarnYourKeep
edubbz is from the motherland of the beige
MEDELLIN |
dubbed as the former Murder Capital of the World! I say it's not that bad, not bad at all...you should come with me next year to celebrate NYE's, real talk. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
speaking of Fringe, how has this season been? i unfortunately have missed all the episodes this season due to it's move to fridays. i could dvr it, but i missed so much i decided to wait until the season ends until watching it straight. |
Not bad. Kind of weird with the way they push the plausibility envelope as I get the impression that the writers are in a bit of uncharted territory, very much making it up as they go along, but very well crafted, none-the-less. It might be one of the best hopes for a contiguous relationship between two previously platonic characters, as there seems to be no shortage of psychological fallout (I won't say who - no spoilers) relating to a twist on the old love-triangle angle. Where House failed with the Cuddy-House coupling, this one might succeed. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
the Cuddy-House coupling |
sounds like something you'd find a Lowes... amiright? |
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| FallingMoon |
natural born Cuban commie right here.
this won't really change anything though. |
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