tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post1310672954153313710..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: Odds and endsPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-15212956826408484582009-06-03T15:50:19.752-04:002009-06-03T15:50:19.752-04:00"the distribution (ie. justice) of that bount..."the distribution (ie. justice) of that bounty is more uneven here than anywhere I have seen."<br /><br />man, you are certifiable...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-66309803198366978902009-06-03T12:35:15.623-04:002009-06-03T12:35:15.623-04:00Actually I have spent a fair bit of time outside o...Actually I have spent a fair bit of time outside of the US - living and travelling. While the bounty of the US is something many envy, the distribution (ie. justice) of that bounty is more uneven here than anywhere I have seen. Of course, many Latin American countries followed the US neo-liebral model for the last 20 years, so inequality is terrible in much of this hemisphere as well. But comparing the US to the EU is not a pretty picture for us.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-30507354335176298422009-06-03T10:15:18.234-04:002009-06-03T10:15:18.234-04:00you haven't spent much time outside of the Uni...you haven't spent much time outside of the United States, have you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87210995507056507952009-06-02T19:36:44.757-04:002009-06-02T19:36:44.757-04:00You mean the block where I work and walk to eat lu...You mean the block where I work and walk to eat lunch, which begins one of the largest homeless encampments in the entire world (most of which are disabled, veterans or have mental problems)? Or do you mean the block where I live, where at least 2 women and 1 family live out of their cars because they can't afford an apartment? The one woman I often talk to used to live on my block until she lost her job, after her husband died. Her mind started to go a bit and the hospital fired her. With no right to a job and no right to housing (as she would have in Cuba), she's lived in her (non-functioning) car for 8 years. I guess we have different conceptions of justice, as I don't want anything to do with a system that says homelessness and unemployment is natural and just.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-21609672616134599072009-06-02T19:17:47.658-04:002009-06-02T19:17:47.658-04:00hey leftside, you'll find more justice on any city...hey leftside, you'll find more justice on any city block in the United States than you will in entire countries all over the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-47027081875802361472009-06-02T12:57:54.134-04:002009-06-02T12:57:54.134-04:00Anon 10:47, Cuba does not need ay more Revolutiona...Anon 10:47, Cuba does not need ay more Revolutionaries fighting for socialism or justice. They have a ruling party for that. The US, however, needs every justice-minded person fighting here in their local communities.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-55361258508618192632009-06-02T10:47:35.116-04:002009-06-02T10:47:35.116-04:00Anonymous of 12:34,
so if you admire Fidel and his...Anonymous of 12:34,<br />so if you admire Fidel and his regime so much, WTF are doing in the heart of Imperialism anyway? Why aren't you enjoying the fruits of socialism in Cuba and defending the Revolution tehre and not here? Why live in the heart of the US when you can be in Cuba enjoying socialism? You are one big communist hypocrite,Sr, just like Leftside. <br />And yes, I am a gusano and damn proud of it. So what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87089311349552717912009-06-02T10:00:35.746-04:002009-06-02T10:00:35.746-04:00Leftside,
Agree with your point that "should also...Leftside,<br /><br />Agree with your point that "should also not be a surprise that victims will remember history longer". It applies to Cubans on both sides of the Florida Strait because there are victims of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath on both sides of the political divide.<br /><br />Much of the enhacement of the victim's role on the part of the advocates or symphatizers of the Cuban government side is due to trying to achieve political or rhetorical advantage rather than any true desire for redress of past grievances. The Cuban revolutionaries engaged in the highest possible geopolitical stakes game, and more often than not they achieved their geopolitical goals.<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-47054944338941710362009-06-02T02:44:24.241-04:002009-06-02T02:44:24.241-04:00I'll agree that sometimes the Cuban history lesson...I'll agree that sometimes the Cuban history lessons are overdone. But folks in the US are often ignorant or minimize the history of how their actions have often been culpable. It should also not be a surprise that victims will remember history longer.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-12543711402399247552009-06-01T12:18:16.854-04:002009-06-01T12:18:16.854-04:00give it up, anon, your attempt at sarcasm sucks. ...give it up, anon, your attempt at sarcasm sucks. That's because you are a True Believer, who actually believes that 10 million Cubans are obsessed with historical grievances like you are. I'll bet what they care more about is the opportunity to be free to make a living and provide better lives for themselves and their children -- something impossible under the suffocating grip of this outdated regime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-10091494758095464692009-06-01T09:51:48.163-04:002009-06-01T09:51:48.163-04:00Anonymous 5/31/09 10:19 AM,
Lay off the victim ro...Anonymous 5/31/09 10:19 AM,<br /><br />Lay off the victim role already! The Cuban government did what it considered needed to be done, and the US government did the same. The question that you seem intent in avoiding what should be done right now that is advantageous to BOTH sides!<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-29308908374965367702009-05-31T10:19:36.248-04:002009-05-31T10:19:36.248-04:00youre right, there was no american obsession to co...youre right, there was no american obsession to control cuba. no, they just wanted to uplift those poor ignorant cubans to show them how to do things right, not to be so ignorant and uncivilized.<br /><br />yes, you're right, american was the innocent victim in all this, 'oh my, what have we done, we just wanted to help this savages. why is that nasty fidel so mean to us, we haven't done anything wrong'<br /><br />where'd you get your history from; the planet Zenon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-72822234422111949042009-05-29T17:00:33.629-04:002009-05-29T17:00:33.629-04:00yeah, poor little innocent Fidel...just standing a...yeah, poor little innocent Fidel...just standing around minding his own business when the yanquis decided to punish him because he interfered with their obsession to "control" Cuba...what, you get your history from Michael Moore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-45000188261231710742009-05-29T13:50:57.601-04:002009-05-29T13:50:57.601-04:00Anonymous 12:22PM,
Can you please explain how com...Anonymous 12:22PM,<br /><br />Can you please explain how comes the "losing" side in Miami has a higher standard of living than the "winning" side in Cuba, and how comes the "losers" are continously besieged by the "winners" for aid and assistance? <br /><br />And BTW stop belitling the accomplishments of the Cuban Revolution in its glorious fight against American imperialism and global capitalism by making Cuba into a victim!<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-60973028578827294912009-05-29T12:32:30.743-04:002009-05-29T12:32:30.743-04:00and you keep your blinkers on, the United States i...and you keep your blinkers on, the United States is 'the moral authority' of the world. like torturing innocents, invading an innocent country. look at the real history, not the propaganda you've obviously swallowed<br /> <br />it's not all american's fault re cuba, you bobo, but those who deny any impact american hostility and criminal policies have had on cuba are living in a alternate reality.<br /><br />try and read history, to understand why the revolution happened, to acknowledge america's role 50 years ago and the part they play now. and quit crying like a baby "oh, don't blame america,"<br /><br />what would you call someone who has been on the losing side for 50 years, has no concept of why, continues to cry the same song, and then refuses to acknowledge reality. gusano, loser, take your pick. maybe bully, the world's most powerful nation continuing to punish a small island nation. sickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-90740419769743233222009-05-27T17:30:35.610-04:002009-05-27T17:30:35.610-04:00yeah, yeah, yeah...it's all the United States' fau...yeah, yeah, yeah...it's all the United States' fault. Such a sophisticated worldview -- and you have the guts to call someone else a loser?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-5601433567845931142009-05-27T14:02:07.039-04:002009-05-27T14:02:07.039-04:00Anonymous 12:26AM,
What do you propose should be ...Anonymous 12:26AM,<br /><br />What do you propose should be done? <br /><br />BTW were you the Anonymous 5/22/09 2:07 PM and Anonymous 5/23/09 11:21 AM or just picking up the baton?<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-82549210765242566282009-05-27T12:34:37.924-04:002009-05-27T12:34:37.924-04:00anon 347
que clase de comer mierde.
you are the cl...anon 347<br />que clase de comer mierde.<br />you are the classic twisted gusano, the criminals are in Miami, the crime is washington's policy, and i hope you're happy with your support for trying to destroy a people. <br /><br />yo soy cubano, y tu eres nada menos gusano puro.<br /><br />i don't hate americans, just losers like you who have no guts, no brains, and no life. 50 years of losing, 50 years more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-69490319973263960852009-05-27T12:26:25.989-04:002009-05-27T12:26:25.989-04:00vecino, what?? the only one keeping the status quo...vecino, what?? the only one keeping the status quo is the US policy of failure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-91253131104454179752009-05-26T09:33:25.304-04:002009-05-26T09:33:25.304-04:00Anonymous 5/23/09 11:21AM,
Thanks for the explana...Anonymous 5/23/09 11:21AM,<br /><br />Thanks for the explanation! Obviously you want to keep the status quo.<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-16429787677040003712009-05-25T15:47:15.719-04:002009-05-25T15:47:15.719-04:00oh, you got it all figured out, anon.
let me tell...oh, you got it all figured out, anon.<br /><br />let me tell you something you pathetic wretch. You've got all the bravado of someone who is too chickenshit to live one day in Castro's hell-hole. But there isn't one boot you won't lick or regime crime you won't defend because it's all about hating America -- whose successes and propsperity only magnify your own failures and miserable alienation.<br /><br />enjoy the rest of your pathetic life you miscreant...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-56471054656977368872009-05-25T12:27:17.734-04:002009-05-25T12:27:17.734-04:00here's the typical gusano reaction, taking one par...here's the typical gusano reaction, taking one part and putting a ridiculous spin on it. the american embargo has been designed to deny food and medicine. now the cubans can buy food, under strict conditions, but can't sell a thing to usa. so what's the point of the embargo? read history moron, the state dept admitted many times the embargo was designed to make things so bad for the cuban people, including starving them, so that they would revolt. <br /> <br />and all the other points, nicely ignored. but that's typical and exactly why american policy for 50 years has been a complete failure. <br />and that's why you desperately try and spin things to maintain your historical fictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-6347641195276479042009-05-23T18:38:28.598-04:002009-05-23T18:38:28.598-04:00yeah, that's right you ignoramus...the US is "star...yeah, that's right you ignoramus...the US is "starving" the Cuban people. How many billions in US agricultural sales to Cuba are we up to now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-12667580083961503402009-05-23T11:21:04.045-04:002009-05-23T11:21:04.045-04:00no, obviously the best way to change the cuban gov...no, obviously the best way to change the cuban govt is to starve the people, embargo the country for 50 years, deny your citizens from visiting the country, promote illegal immigration, have a small group control foreign policy, criticize and try to isolate, force other countries not to trade with cuba, develop commissions to decide what type of government another country can and can not have, decide what leader another country can and can not have, make it hard to purchase medicine and food, deny free trade, promote internal dissidents through illegal aid from another country, threaten, terrorize, force the govt into a siege mentality, ignore historical realities in favor of historical fictions, and then try and convince yourself you are doing it for freedom and liberty of the same people you are trying to incite to revolt due to outside forces.<br /><br />that's how you try and change the cuban government.<br /><br />So, how's that working out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-23219536135808203312009-05-22T14:57:09.093-04:002009-05-22T14:57:09.093-04:00Anonymous 2:07PM,
Are you endorsing the idea of C...Anonymous 2:07PM,<br /><br />Are you endorsing the idea of Cubans from Miami launching expeditionary invasions of and military incursions into Cuba like those that were attempted during the 60s most of the time with active support of the CIA? (That would be a first for this blog.)<br /><br />BTW you might want to sign your posts to make it easy to respond.<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com