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"LOOK RIGHT HERE HOLMES ... THAT'S HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE PAID FOR MY PEOPLE'S ROLEX MAN!"
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Even late at night ... a finely pressed uniform and a ROLEX.
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Che Guevara got around by with a humble Daimler limousine.
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
And a fine cigar is always better with a ROLEX.
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
And what sponsored this was an earlier post condemning a POTUS, uninvolved, for a murder that another may or may not have ordered ... and having never witnessed them condemn the hideous Cuban regime that Dear Leader Barack Hussein Obama slobbered all over.
A better point would be to ask why was there a revolution in Cuba? Should intense poverty and a corrupt government have been left to thrive for the benefit of the mafia and the wealthy? What were people so upset about that a whole army formed to throw out the government? Castro must have touched something in them. A better line of reading might be what happened to make Castro become so pro-Communist and destroy Cuba's middle-upper class so violently? He was in Tampa before the revolution collecting funds from the cigar merchants. Is Castro another Ho Chi Minh story of being rebuffed by our government? Anyone know? Or would you rather just call me a name and be done with it
Our founding fathers were all sons of wealth--the educated class at that time were from the wealthy class. Do you think a farmer after spending all day in the fields would read Hume or "Wealth of Nations" by candlelight? Like you are saying about Che, you could also say that our founding fathers were spoiled rich kids causing problem for everyone. The only difference is that T-shirts did not exist back then.
This country's current government was formed by revolution. Revolution happens because of an in-balance, usually economic--that is held in check by a government. An in-balance is happening now in this country--the top 0.1% own as much as the bottom 90%. Because of deregulation, corporate lobbyists, and bought and paid-for congress. Trump was voted in because the broken lower classes sensed things were wrong and thought that f-ing things up was the only solution. Less government is not a solution--things are too complicated and anyway it's a dog whistle. The wealthy are not going to let go of their acquiring nature, it has to be taken from them with laws and regulation. For the good of us all.
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
jhigbie wrote:
A better point would be to ask why was there a revolution in Cuba? Should intense poverty and a corrupt government have been left to thrive for the benefit of the mafia and the wealthy?
Truth condemns you.
Cuba was a wealthy nation before Castro. The gubmint before Castro was certainly corrupt ... but nothing like what was to come.
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
BigWahoo wrote:
Here is an article about the movie about Che:
"The Cult of Che
Don’t applaud The Motorcycle Diaries.
By Paul Berman
The cult of Ernesto Che Guevara is an episode in the moral callousness of our time.
Che was a totalitarian.
He achieved nothing but disaster.
Many of the early leaders of the Cuban Revolution favored a democratic or democratic-socialist direction for the new Cuba.
But Che was a mainstay of the hardline pro-Soviet faction, and his faction won."
Read article here:
https://slate.com/culture/2004/09/should-we-love-che-guevara.htmlHere is an article about the movie about Che: br ... (
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Castro/Guevara, like all murderous leftist revolutionaries, promised the people democracy ... freedom ... increased prosperity ... peace ... justice ... better schools ... better medical care ... free unicorns ... whatever the people would believe.
Castro/Guevara, like all murderous leftist revolutionaries, delivered dictatorship ... terror ... incarceration ... murder ... propaganda ... violence ... and poverty.
Country are not wealthy. People in the country are wealthy. Some people in Cuba revolted. Why is what I asked.
"Truth condemns me"? What? preparing to lead a firing squad?
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
jhigbie wrote:
"Truth condemns me"? What? preparing to lead a firing squad?
Nope ... that would be Ernesto Guevara's style.
I did make an effort at educating you.
jhigbie wrote:
A better point would be to ask why was there a revolution in Cuba? Should intense poverty and a corrupt government have been left to thrive for the benefit of the mafia and the wealthy?
You seem to be uninformed about history. Cuba was I think,
the wealthiest Central American Country at the time of its revolution. Money had as little to do with communism in Cuba as it had to do with communism in the Soviet Union. Money helps, but
power is the driving force behind any communist revolution. Why do you think all communist countries end up being so dirt poor, while their leaders live in luxury? The wealth disparity in communist countries far exceeds that of any capitalist countries, including the Batista regime in Cuba in the 1950's.
And as far as corrupt government, the communists win the achievement award over capitalist countries any day.
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