Posted on 01/06/2009 5:18:47 AM PST by Invisigoth
January 1 marked the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.
In November 2004, I traveled to Havana, Cuba as part of a humanitarian mission to bring much needed medical supplies to the country. Havana was beautiful, its architecture dazzling, but its infrastructure was in a dire state of disrepair.
The trip provided a rare glimpse behind communist lines. Cuba remains one of the last relics of a failed ideology. My trip was in many ways a trip back in time. Seeing 1950s era cars buzz through the streets made me feel like I was on the set of a movie.
Life in Cuba is difficult. Despite being promised a certain amount of meat per month, Cubans rarely receive it. Political freedoms are absent. Cubans must watch what they say for fear that a government spy may report them. After all, if you criticize the government in any way, you are likely to find yourself behind bars. Cubans not in the tourist industry or in high government office live on far less than a dollar a day.
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I predict Cuban “doctors”, community organizers, and political trainers (”observers) will be roaming around our rural areas with Bambi youth security forces, before the end of Bambi’s first term. Just to prep those red states for his second term election.
The elite media, worldwide, has deified Castro.
The poor folks living under his despotic rule are meaningless to the beautiful people.
What most fail to understand about the left is that murdering those who oppose socialism is accepted behaviour by the left.
30-40 million capitalist’s murdered, no big deal.
Get ready for the purge.
Cubans must watch what they say for fear that a government spy may report them.
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Coming to a village, town, city, state, and country that **YOU** live in.
What!? I thought it had the greatest health system in the world!? Does Michael Moore know about this? Maybe he can do a documentary about it. /s
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