tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post8612597240539731354..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: "Cuban-American glasnost"Phil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-11115654902540203132008-07-16T21:59:00.000-04:002008-07-16T21:59:00.000-04:00Anon#1you are seriously warped and have fetishized...Anon#1<BR/><BR/>you are seriously warped and have fetishized the words "duty honor"<BR/><BR/>I am cuban american, came to this country NOT on the "special priviledges"..there are many like me. <BR/><BR/>We want to see our family!! we want to share life with them. You and hard liners have blocked me from my god given right. Thanks. <BR/><BR/>Castro is bad, .. but miami mafia restricts freedom in other wayss. just as bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-67197000107149132632008-07-14T17:46:00.000-04:002008-07-14T17:46:00.000-04:00Anon, I’m not mocking anything. The idea is to bl...Anon, I’m not mocking anything. The idea is to block family visits in order to maintain an “exile” identity in a community that doesn’t unanimously see itself that way. If that’s not forced conformity, then what is? <BR/><BR/>Anon #2, I’m afraid I don’t see what the joke is. Do you not believe the guy’s description of his late father? (One Edgar I. Sopo Granda appears in the lists of Brigade 2506 combatants.) Or is it a joke that someone might see things differently?Phil Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87336939057346790182008-07-14T15:01:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:01:00.000-04:00I have been a Foundation watcher for many years an...I have been a Foundation watcher for many years and never heard of anyone named Sopo. What a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-89188601166134795472008-07-14T14:23:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:23:00.000-04:00Mock it all you want Peters but to some people hon...Mock it all you want Peters but to some people honor, duty, and responsibility are more than just words. The U.S. opened its arms to thousands of Cubans fleeing Castroism by instituting special immigration privileges it grants to no one else. A great many exiles believe they have a duty and responsibility to return the favor by not undermining the very rationale for those special privileges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-47831472179587119922008-07-14T13:48:00.000-04:002008-07-14T13:48:00.000-04:00I agree with your point Phil. Cuban exiles who are...I agree with your point Phil. <BR/><BR/>Cuban exiles who are hard-liners on policy seem to be prepared to favor incredibly strict and aggressive methods for a free Cuba, which can lead to deleterious policies like the Cuban family travel restrictions.<BR/><BR/>I believe in November we will see consequences to such tactics.<BR/><BR/>But, Rubio surely understands the "real problem" you stated. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has made it clear he does on Radio Mambi. Last December, I posted about what Diaz-Balart referred to the "responsibility to act like a political exile." (audio available).<BR/><BR/>http://mambiwatch.blogspot.com/<BR/>2007/12/preserving-image-through-policy.html<BR/><BR/>Rubio's and Diaz-Balart's actions in favor of hard-line Cuban policy are connected to preserving the homogeneous exile image through coercion and force.<BR/><BR/>The main motivation behind this may be rooted in the commemoration of past militant Cuban heroes, from Maceo to Bay of Pigs. <BR/><BR/>Militancy allows and give justification to acts of force and coercion upon a community. But, hopefully this November, the community will decide if those methods are still justified.<BR/><BR/>I already sense frustration with exile intransigent militancy among the community.Mambi_Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549064503082026848noreply@blogger.com