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Politics : Sioux Nation
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To: James Calladine who wrote (30900)7/29/2005 4:00:56 PM
From: techguerrilla  Read Replies (2) of 361836
 
"economically insignificant island of Cuba" ... That "globalist" analysis was garbage, at least in my opinion. I've been to Cuba 20 times, speak Spanish, and have more friends there than here.

Does that make me an expert? Hardly. What I see, though, is a leadership there that has leveled out the poverty. There is absolutely no economic or intellectual opportunity in Cuba. A bare bones education is all that's offered. Much of it propaganda. I looked at many of the kids' books.

There is a seriously declining interest in attending the universities. That sets people up for "professional" jobs that pay no more than $25 per month. A taxi driver or a waitress in Havana makes more in tips than a brain surgeon. I've known people who have given up solid engineering jobs in the interior to go to Havana to seek bellhop jobs for the $1 bellhop tips.

Everyone in Cuba has straight teeth because of the minimal dental care. You should get your teeth cleaned in Cuba. I did once. What a joke.

There is no chemotherapy. Only radiation for the masses.

There are only a few movie theatres on the entire island. I never saw one outside Havana.

I view the lack of intellectual opportunity in Cuba to be the major tragedy. I have a couple friends down there who speak perfect English. They battle with the government to get "loaned" to Jamaican schools. When they pull that off, the school splits the salary between my friends and the Cuban government. They don't own their own place to live in Cuba. It is illegal to transfer property except through divorce or testament (a will).

You can't imagine the boring nature of day-to-day Cuban life.

/john
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