I have no ticket at the moment because my "free" country will fine me upward of $75,000 for going.
Joanna
Szechuan Death wrote:
>joanna wrote:
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>>Yes. Interesting. I could ask Mr. Death how it is that leftist statist
>>Cuba manages to get through Hurricanes with minimal deaths or
>>injuries...but never mind.
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>Indeed, I agree that Cuba's record of hurricane safety is excellent,
>with its evacuations of affected social subunits thoroughly efficient
>and unmarred by any messy individual concerns, and without death or
>injury (naturally). Of course, hurricane damage and death has nothing
>to do with the relative number of hurricanes striking Cuba versus, say,
>the entire Gulf Coast of the United States. I also expect that this is
>why I just read about the massive emigration push to Cuba from stricken
>areas in Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas;
>people have just finally gotten tired of living in an uncaring shithole
>and have decided to move to a paradise where they will be taken care of
>properly. Why, that marvelous engine of human progress has been
>prosperously self-sufficient for decades, so it will be a remarkably
>good deal for those who move. (Ignore those 1500 attempted boat
>crossings from Cuba to Florida in 2004; those are, of course, evil
>propaganda lies fabricated to make Fidel look bad. Che lives!)
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>Well? I'm curious - what's the date on *your* airline ticket to Havana?
> Does anybody here have such a ticket? A voucher for entry into a
>state-owned retirement home, or an invitation to a cushy job in a state
>work camp? Why, if it's Shangri-La, then... why not? That would
>certainly make a statement, don't you think? "Screw you guys, I'm going
>home"?
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>"I do not want to move to Cuba because: __________." What goes in that
>blank?
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