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Yes - Cuba IS democratic |
Current rating: 0 |
by Mc Coler
(No verified email address) |
24 Jun 2002
Modified: 26 Jun 2002 |
votes are in
If any of you doubters haven't yet pulled your heads in, we have it confirmed. Cuba is democratic and their people have embraced socialism. |
HAVANA (AP) — The president of Cuba's parliament equated socialism with democracy Thursday as he received more than 8 million signatures collected for a constitutional change declaring that the island's socialist system is ``untouchable.''
Ricardo Alarcon said the parliament would welcome the proposed constitutional amendment when it meets July 5.
``Only socialism offers the possibility of a real democracy; today is a historic day,'' Alarcon said after receiving boxes of signatures representing more than 99 percent of Cuba's legal voters. The boxes arrived in 23 vehicles, each identified with the name of a different province
99%!
OK. I know that there was no option. You either signed it or you didn't. Voting by petition.
But they managed to get "signatures representing more than 99 percent of Cuba's legal voters." |
See also:
http://www.cubadaily.com/p/30/53614bab54d7.html
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C'mon, use your BS detector... |
by Michael Feltes
mfeltes (nospam) ucimc.org (unverified) |
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24 Jun 2002
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There are a lot of interesting and good things happening in Cuba, such as their commitment to organic agriculture. However, it is still a totalitarian state, and the 99% election is the oldest cliche in the book. Being critical of the mainstream American media doesn't mean that releases from a Communist party organ automatically get a free pass. |
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What's Really Interesting |
by ML
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Current rating: 0
24 Jun 2002
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What is most interesting about this claim is what it says about how we should Bush's approval ratings. Much has been made of the fact that they remain in the 70%+ range. The question that is almost never mentioned about such high ratings in the US is how much of a factor conformity and fear of authority contributes to such ratings. It is assumed since the US is viewed by many as a "free" country that such factors do not play a large role in presidential approval ratings being so high. I would assert that the intimidation factor of being asked what you think of the President (or more accurately, in the case of Bush, the pResident) is just as significant in the poll outcomes here as it is in Cuba. |
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baluga |
by yea or maybe cubans just like what they got
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25 Jun 2002
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and the shruby bush dictator is fixing the poles here in the u.s. (it wouldn't be the first time), I'll bet you
plus Ive been to cuba stayed there 7 months (had to sneak out of the u.s. to get there) and everyone I talked to really liked their country. it was not fixed I could tell, I roamed around the street and meet people to stay with, stayed with four diferent families two diferent girls a hotel some one was running out of there converted house and every one I met really liked the way things where there you can tell if people are faking it, the people where real nice and well educated zero homeless and havana is a BIG city lots of culture, plays and stuff.
in contrast, here in the u.s. ive lived in 6 diferent states and 7 out of 10 people I've knomn think this country is messed up and run like shit.
I lived in Miami too and the cubans there are mostly scum low-life thieves like the elion G. miami relitives-typical drug adicts/dealers totaly diferent than cuba cubans.
oh yea no drug problem in cuba that I could see not like miami |
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the u.s. is a totalitarian state not Cuba |
by DRAKER
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Current rating: 0
25 Jun 2002
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Michael Feltes, ML you are full of shit. the Cuban people are well educated and know what they are fighting for and they will not give it up Fidel did not take that country by himself Cuba's revolution is "untouchable" hahaahhahahahahhahahahaha!! Your just sore cause Cubans got democracy and the u.s. does not.
CALL SOME CUBANS IN CUBA AND ASK THEM. OH YEH ITS ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO CALL AND TALK TO CUBAN , YOUR LOCAL HOMLAND SECURITY LEADER MIGHT COME BY AND AREST YOU IF YOU DID WATCH OUT.... |
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DAN, Pay Attention |
by ML
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25 Jun 2002
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DAN, DRAKER, ZEUSS, CEMO, GILLO, DIRK, DIRY, GO STAND ON THE CORNER AND TURN A TRICK (or whatever your real name is),
This is notice that you need to quit abusing the UCIMC website for you little games involving abusive comments and other violations of the UC IMC Website Use Policy. See this link if you don't already know what I'm talking about: http://www.ucimc.org/website_policy.php3
The particular violation in this case is the use of language "whose purpose seems clearly to be other than informing, educating or adding to a public discourse."
Your pattern of abusive behavior here has resulted in this being your warning to cease and desist said abuse, per the decision of the UCIMC Steering group. Further violations will result in your banning from any use of this website. |
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i love it |
by tom
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25 Jun 2002
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reading the lefties snipe at each other... boy oh boy it don't get any better than this! GOP IN 2004, BABY! |
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Gallantly charging off a cliff... |
by Michael Feltes
mfeltes (nospam) ucimc.org (unverified) |
Current rating: 0
26 Jun 2002
Modified: 28 Jun 2002 |
GOP IN 2004!
Continued environmental degradation, continued export of American jobs overseas, acclerating growth of the gap between rich and poor, increasing commodification of American culture, growing homogenization of media and culture (I know, it seems impossible, but I have faith in Rupert Murdoch to find a way)...
Sounds like a Pyrrhic victory to me. The unfortunate aspect is that you bastards will take me with you. |
