Comments on: Quote Of The Day http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/ Sat, 25 May 2013 07:49:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: True_Liberal http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-106856 True_Liberal Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:13:10 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-106856 Wonder who contributes more pollution, more wasted effort, more “greenhouse gas” per capita? This may make you think a bit.

]]> By: ramon http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-106454 ramon Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:15:13 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-106454 Mi querido Cuba Libre:

I was not born rich, in fact I was born in Tegucigalpa Honduras, one of the poorest countries in this hemisphere. I was raised by my grandmother (she called me ramoncito) in Chicago. I did not “figure out …in newspapers”, what I did figure out is that if I stayed out of gangs, got an education and worked hard I could earn a decent living.

I am thankfull to G-D that I live in this country. Claro que si, nunca lo dudes!

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-106312 HispanicPundit Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:05:18 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-106312 Those places are ‘depressing’ because they are run by people with the same mentality as communists – big government.

]]> By: Cuba LIbre http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-106284 Cuba LIbre Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:13:19 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-106284 There are places in this country that are more “depressing” than Cuba and you can’t blame this on communism. (Hear that, Detroit and New Orleans? I’m talking to you, East St. Louis!)
What “soul-sucking greed machine” am I talking about? If you have to ask, you’re probably a happy part of it and congratulaions to you, ramoncito. You were either born rich or figured out a way to “make millions of dollars by placing tiny little ads in newspapers”. In your Mc Mansion, you should be thankful to G_D that you are priviliged with the ability to see things so simplistically. USA! USA!

]]> By: ramon http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-106107 ramon Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:55:47 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-106107 Cuba Libre:
I have no doubt that Cuba is a depressing place. You can thank communism for that!

“it will become a playground for US companies … its people, subjects of the the same soul-sucking greed machine that’s got us all.”

What “soul-sucking greed machine” are you talking about? You sound pretty sad. Just be gratefull to G-d that you were able to leave Cuba, others are not so fortunate.

]]> By: True_Liberal http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-106037 True_Liberal Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:32:21 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-106037 How about returning the land to the original ownership (thus restoring the desperately-needed investment capital to these resources), on the condition that the “fidellin” remain as talented, interested employees? They’ll probably be better off than under the communal system.

]]> By: Cuba Libre http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-105997 Cuba Libre Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:47:34 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-105997 I wish I could think of an equitable solution, or even something funny to say, but I can’t. The way I see it, this is yet another one of those quandaries that is going to inflame people into taking extreme views, much like the Palestinian-Israeli predicament and, much how in that situation one’s opinion labels one either a Zionist or a Terrorist, this one will see a spike in All-American Capitalist and America-hating Communist punditry. If the status quo is hurting Cubans, the inevitable change that must take place on the island has the potential to hurt even more Cubans. However, I think we owe it to them to allow them to decide their own fate, free from our well-menaing Monday morning quarterbacking and nation-building intrusions. Sadly, I don’t think the transition will happen without the US playing a major role, and possibly fudging it. Has to happen, though, no?

]]> By: True_Liberal http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-105996 True_Liberal Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:43:43 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-105996

…do you think it will be easy for the exiles to get their ancestral lands back? I don’t. There will be hold outs, people who feel entitled to the land Fidel “gave” them.

What in your view is an equitable solution?

]]> By: Cuba LIbre http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-105985 Cuba LIbre Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:21:10 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-105985 No, it doesn’t strike me as odd at all. I’ve actually been there and it’s a pretty depressing place. What I meant to say by “Palestine-like Pueto [sic] Rico situation” is that I fear that Cuba will not be allowed to exercise its autonomous will as a nation when Fidel admits he has died. Instead, it will become a playground for US companies (which is fine, right, because that’s the way the market works and everything?), its people, subjects of the the same soul-sucking greed machine that’s got us all. Plus, do you think it will be easy for the exiles to get their ancestral lands back? I don’t. There will be hold outs, people who feel entitled to the land Fidel “gave” them. And we will be told to call them “fidellin” and that they are the “bad guys”.

]]> By: ramon http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/08/05/quote-of-the-day-336/#comment-105803 ramon Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:31:56 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/?p=1743#comment-105803 Dear Cuba Libre:

Doesn’t it strike you as odd that people will risk their lives to get OUT of Cuba !
“Palestine-like Pueto [sic] Rico” What is that all about?

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