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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 08, 09:58 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by randye:
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LOL! That's great!
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randye
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OCT 08, 11:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
LOL! That's great!
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I have often said that the reason the idea of Marxism will never completely die out even after 175 years of complete failure is because there is a never ending supply of ignorant young people that:
1. Don't know the horrific history of Marxism because it was never taught to them.
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2. Believe that any of the failures that they do happen to know about are because "it wasn't done correctly".
(There isn't a "right way" to do Marxism, socialism other than to not do it.)[This message has been edited by randye (edited 10-09-2021).]
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sourmash
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OCT 09, 09:33 AM
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Let's assume Cuba wasn't embargoed all these decades. What would it operate like?
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 09, 09:37 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
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A more well-funded dictatorship with a stronger military.
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Australian
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OCT 09, 10:38 AM
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There is no wealth to spread around instead fight over a potato if country is in debt. [This message has been edited by Australian (edited 10-09-2021).]
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randye
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OCT 09, 03:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
Let's assume Cuba wasn't embargoed all these decades. What would it operate like?
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What if there was no such thing as a hypothetical question?
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sourmash
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OCT 09, 04:35 PM
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Because those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
So, what would happen if we (the US gov) didn't allow organized crime to exploit and defile Cuba? Would there be a reason for an uprising and a dictatorship?
No.
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randye
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OCT 09, 05:34 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
Because those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
So, what would happen if we (the US gov) didn't allow organized crime to exploit and defile Cuba? Would there be a reason for an uprising and a dictatorship?
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Hypothetical questions always get hypothetical answers.
What if Fulgencio Batista never existed.....
What if Cuba never had sugar cane....
What if Fidel Castro and Ernesto Guevara never existed...
What if ____________ didn't _____________
Anyone can mentally masturbate all day long with "what if", but dealing with reality and what is seems terribly difficult for some people.
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I mentioned before in this thread that I've spent a lot of time in the D.R. but I've also spent a lot of time in many other places all over the Caribbean and S.A., including a few trips to Cuba (legally), and what you quickly learn is that the history down there is a lot more complicated than the vast majority of people in the U.S. imagine or have been taught.[This message has been edited by randye (edited 10-09-2021).]
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williegoat
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OCT 09, 06:11 PM
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randye
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OCT 09, 07:15 PM
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I can't forget,
you are part of me,
I want to see you happy.
I want my Cuba free
so that the people will be able....
so that my people will be able to dance.
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From my personal experience, Cuban rum sucks. That is why my Cuba Libres are made with Ron Barcelo rum from the D.R. (they use Cuban sugar cane).
For straight sipping purposes though its always a Barbadian rum like Mount Gay.[This message has been edited by randye (edited 10-09-2021).]
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