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Major Nikon

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29. They are very much the same

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 11:11 PM

Dec 2014

Both are single party states and the only fully communist states still in existence. Both are ruled by family regime totalitarian dictators. Both have virtually zero freedom of the press. Both countries are closed to migration. Both conduct sham elections. Both exercise total financial control at the highest levels and skim directly off the top making their totalitarian family regimes filthy rich. Both have propaganda ministries that lie to their people through the exercise of total media control and manipulation.

None of this has anything to do with what I think of the people of Cuba, nor have I ever agreed with US policy towards Cuba. I have European friends that vacation in Cuba and love it. My wife's best friend is Cuban. She and her husband travel there every year and tell us all about it. They bring us back gifts from Cuba every year. I'd love to go there. I have my own plane and would gladly fly and vacation there if it were practical.

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The New Opening With the USA (statement from Raul Castro) [View all] Mika Dec 2014 OP

This needs a kick! BeanMusical Dec 2014 #1

k and r niyad Dec 2014 #2

A wonderfully thoughtful and respectful statement from a man demonized by the cons for...what? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #3

Maintaining what is effectively an authoritative dictatorship for one Major Nikon Dec 2014 #4

Yeah. And the Castros eat babies. Mika Dec 2014 #5

Clearly one who never bothered to learn what condition Cuba was in to bring on the Revolution. Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #6

What exactly does that have to do with no free elections over 50 years later? Major Nikon Dec 2014 #9

Perhaps you should educate yourself on this topic. Mika Dec 2014 #10

Sure, Raul Castro was elected unanimously in 2008 Major Nikon Dec 2014 #15

Maybe you should familiarize yourself with how parliamentary systems work. Mika Dec 2014 #17

Please Major Nikon Dec 2014 #18

FYI, I lived in Cuba. Mika Dec 2014 #20

I find this quite hilarious Major Nikon Dec 2014 #22

Holy shit, Batman Major Nikon Dec 2014 #19

Link works fine. Mika Dec 2014 #23

By that standard the PRNK must really be a democracy because they say so Major Nikon Dec 2014 #24

Yes. Because Cuba and the DPRK are exactly the same. Mika Dec 2014 #25

They are very much the same Major Nikon Dec 2014 #29

Go there during an election season. Mika Dec 2014 #30

If you live long enough you will be unable to remain unaware of the fact they have elections now. Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #11

So does the DPRK Major Nikon Dec 2014 #13

Spare us the straw man arguments and false equivalencies. Mika Dec 2014 #14

So Cuba doesn't have a single party system and complete control of all media Major Nikon Dec 2014 #16

Are you contradicting the answer I provided? Major Nikon Dec 2014 #8

Tremendous statement by Cuba's leader. Thank you, so much, Mika. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #7

Thank you, Mika.. Bam! Cha Dec 2014 #12

Funny...he didn't mention his POLITICAL PRISONERS . Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #21

Thanks for this, Mika. K&R! Ruby the Liberal Dec 2014 #26

For unapproved travel, we'll have to wait. Mika Dec 2014 #27

I am patient Ruby the Liberal Dec 2014 #28

Not a huge fan of this administration Joe Worker Dec 2014 #31