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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (8246)	7/10/2000 2:42:56 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

"I am not religious but ..." [hee hee hee] I guess I am not alone in the hilarious department... There are better ones. For example, let's take George Carlin: glinx.com (full transcript) WARNING... Aunts, Grandmas and other sensitive people, [such as non-religious, but just as rabid "can't make my mind up-kind-of-guy"], better not click on the link. -- fair warning. <snip> So rather than be just another mindless religious robot, mindlessly and aimlessly and blindly believing that all of this is in the hands of some spooky incompetent father figure who doesn't give a sh*t, I decided to look around for something else to worship. Something I could really count on. And immediately, I thought of the sun. Happened like that. Overnight I became a sun-worshipper. Well, not overnight, you can't see the sun at night. But first thing the next morning, I became a sun-worshipper. Several reasons. First of all, I can see the sun, okay? Unlike some other gods I could mention, I can actually see the sun. I'm big on that. If I can see something, I don't know, it kind of helps the credibility along, you know? So everyday I can see the sun, as it gives me everything I need; heat, light, food, flowers in the park, reflections on the lake, an occasional skin cancer, but hey. At least there are no crucifixions, and we're not setting people on fire simply because they don't agree with us. <snip> ______ "I am not religious but..." <snip> And for those of you who look to The Bible for moral lessons and literary qualities, I might suggest a couple of other stories for you. You might want to look at the Three Little Pigs, that's a good one. Has a nice happy ending, I'm sure you'll like that. Then there's Little Red Riding Hood, although it does have that X-rated part where the Big Bad Wolf actually eats the grandmother. Which I didn't care for, by the way. <snip> He is good !... and neither George, [nor I], are religious... NO BUTS ABOUT IT !!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (8246)	7/10/2000 3:20:24 AM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

When do we get to take down this Castro fellow, equis ... this is what i wonder .... the thread is still being distracted by the right wingnuts grinding on about how bad Clinton is, as if they thought anybody cared any more, and how bad the supreme martial powers of the INS are, as if they just discovered that those powers exist. Sort of off-topic really imho ... the thread is about Elián, and now that he is safely released from the US it seems to me the thing that would most benefit him would be to encourage democracy in his country ... most effective way to do that would be to encourage contact and information flow to and from the island ... here's a start from the nytimes - nytimes.com I wonder if this may ever be true - ""Time will pass and people will forget," he said. "Time will erase it. He will walk on the street one day and people will not notice him."" That would be a more healthy life for a kid, for sure, but he is a powerful symbol to many .... better that the focus be more general, for his sake. Ending the travel restrictions is important, for two reasons - 1. that would remove the overt hostility of the US toward Cuba, and 2. it would enable more contact ...... But the Miami bunch is still in control of US foreign policy, they've been able to force restrictions on that food and medicine bill that make it near useless .... and i just noticed - on this policy.com page - policy.com - the opinion poll that was back in March around 80% in favor of dropping the embargo is now only 42% in favor ... looks like the CANF got a few hundred to press No, lol ... i just don't believe the majority of americans want to continue hostilities against Cuba.