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Hurdergaryp wrote:

Soiled fruit roll ups wrote:I remember that, from like when I was 8

That would be during the Obama administration, I assume.

-Astoria- wrote:Does anyone want to relax? Stare at this, then:(Image)

Heloin wrote:

Ethel mermania wrote:Angola they will not remember, hell I dont remember us there. nicaragua we do remember, our idiot mayor honeymooned there. laos gets mixed in with vietnam.

But Nicaragua isn't demonised like Cuba and the Cuban revolution is in America is my point. Sure they'll always be right wingers who think any step leftwards is a sign of the end times but the reason for that reaction towards Cuba even up to today has little to do with the actual Cuban government and more to do with voting bloc mostly centred in South Florida.

Remember most Americans can not identify
most central African countries on a map.

For Angola think exactly the same as Cuba, but instead of supplying a failed ultra right wing attempted invasion you funded an ultra right wing and insanely racist invasion.

Greater Miami Shores wrote:

Heloin wrote:But Nicaragua isn't demonised like Cuba and the Cuban revolution is in America is my point. Sure they'll always be right wingers who think any step leftwards is a sign of the end times but the reason for that reaction towards Cuba even up to today has little to do with the actual Cuban government and more to do with voting bloc mostly centred in South Florida.


For Angola think exactly the same as Cuba, but instead of supplying a failed ultra right wing attempted invasion you funded an ultra right wing and insanely racist invasion.

Batista was a baby compared too Fidel, a Baby.

-Astoria- wrote:woo, 666 posts.

-Astoria- wrote:

Greater Miami Shores wrote:Batista was a baby compared too Fidel, a Baby.

In what way?

Greater Miami Shores wrote:

-Astoria- wrote:In what way?

Under Batista there were not millions of Cuban refugees all over the world. Cuban Balsero Rafters on anything that floats across 90 miles of shark infested waters. Under Batista there were no reeducation concentration camps for political prisoners, Catholics, Protestants, Jehova Witnesses, and gays.

-Astoria- wrote:

Greater Miami Shores wrote:Under Batista there were not millions of Cuban refugees all over the world. Cuban Balsero Rafters on anything that floats across 90 miles of shark infested waters. Under Batista there were no reeducation concentration camps for political prisoners, Catholics, Protestants, Jehova Witnesses, and gays.

Who needs camps when you can have a secret police?

No committees for the Defense of the Revolution, CDRs keeping an eye on you.

Yes; instead, you had the RCA bureau keeping an eye.

Batista suspended the 1940 Constitution and revoked most political liberties, including the right to strike. He then aligned with the wealthiest landowners who owned the largest sugar plantations, and presided over a stagnating economy that widened the gap between rich and poor Cubans. Eventually it reached the point where most of the sugar industry was in U.S. hands, and foreigners owned 70% of the arable land. As such, Batista's repressive government then began to systematically profit from the exploitation of Cuba's commercial interests, by negotiating lucrative relationships with both the American Mafia, who controlled the drug, gambling, and prostitution businesses in Havana, and with large U.S.-based multinational companies who were awarded lucrative contracts. To quell the growing discontent amongst the populace—which was subsequently displayed through frequent student riots and demonstrations—Batista established tighter censorship of the media, while also utilizing his Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities secret police to carry out wide-scale violence, torture and public executions. These murders mounted in 1957, as Fidel Castro gained more publicity and influence. Many people were killed, with estimates ranging from hundreds to about 20,000 people killed.

But this is getting too political for this here thread, so you OK if we take it to TGs?

Dumb Ideologies wrote:The two-coffee limit has been reached. Now resorting to a very cold bath in an effort to get me through the last few hours before sleep.

Remind me never to stay up late again, my cognitive functions regress to the level of a squashed turnip.

Hurdergaryp wrote:

Dumb Ideologies wrote:The two-coffee limit has been reached. Now resorting to a very cold bath in an effort to get me through the last few hours before sleep.

Remind me never to stay up late again, my cognitive functions regress to the level of a squashed turnip.

You are quite verbose for someone emulating a squashed turnip, so you've got that going for you.

-Astoria- wrote:

Greater Miami Shores wrote:Batista was a baby compared too Fidel, a Baby.

In what way?

Heloin wrote:

-Astoria- wrote:In what way?

Carried out massacres to instill fear in the populace. Tortured people kidnapped off they streets who never had nothing to do with the rebels. Sold the entire economy to the American Mafia. And anything that the Cuban Americans claim Communist Cuba does. Cuba has it’s issues and they are serious but they never compare to Batista.

Greater Miami Shores wrote:

Heloin wrote:Carried out massacres to instill fear in the populace. Tortured people kidnapped off they streets who never had nothing to do with the rebels. Sold the entire economy to the American Mafia. And anything that the Cuban Americans claim Communist Cuba does. Cuba has it’s issues and they are serious but they never compare to Batista.

the only thing I agree with you on, they never compare to Batista, Batista was a saint compared too Fidel. I am out of this subject, Peace over and out.

Dumb Ideologies wrote:The two-coffee limit has been reached. Now resorting to a very cold bath in an effort to get me through the last few hours before sleep.

Remind me never to stay up late again, my cognitive functions regress to the level of a squashed turnip.

Dumb Ideologies wrote:The two-coffee limit has been reached. Now resorting to a very cold bath in an effort to get me through the last few hours before sleep.

Remind me never to stay up late again, my cognitive functions regress to the level of a squashed turnip.

Kannap wrote:

-Astoria- wrote:Does anyone want to relax? Stare at this, then:(Image)

Nice river for drowning in, wait I'm supposed to be relaxing?

-Astoria- wrote:Does anyone want to relax? Stare at this, then:(Image)

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Heloin wrote:

Greater Miami Shores wrote:the only thing I agree with you on, they never compare to Batista, Batista was a saint compared too Fidel. I am out of this subject, Peace over and out.

Then you don’t know what your talking about.

Neanderthaland wrote:

-Astoria- wrote:Does anyone want to relax? Stare at this, then:(Image)

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Edit: woo, 666 posts.

There are 7 bears in this photo.

Kannap wrote:

-Astoria- wrote:Does anyone want to relax? Stare at this, then:(Image)

Nice river for drowning in, wait I'm supposed to be relaxing?

Kannap wrote:

Dumb Ideologies wrote:The two-coffee limit has been reached. Now resorting to a very cold bath in an effort to get me through the last few hours before sleep.

Remind me never to stay up late again, my cognitive functions regress to the level of a squashed turnip.

Two coffee limit? Sounds blasphemous, no such thing as too much coffee.

Greater Miami Shores wrote:

Heloin wrote:Then you don’t know what your talking about.

Telling a native Cuban, I don't know what I am talking about on Cuba, lol I am having a lol attack, But lets get back to the chat thread theme.