This is not the palce to argue about Cuba. But I will tell you that I have sat in my
friends' home and watched American TV (NYPD Blue) on a Russian set. I also know the
Cubans can hear US radio because my station gets into Cuba after 12 midnight EST.
Enough said. Think what you wish.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> At 10:26 am -0400 25/8/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >Here's the little game we play with the Cubans: they see American TV and
> >think the streets are paved with gold here, But when they get here they find
> >that it's not so.
>
> wrong
> they didnt see american tv, or european tv, or latinamerican tv
> they only see cuban tv, one channel, the fidel channel.
> people want to be free, and construct antenas to see wireless tv
> or radio, or any signal to bypass this channel
>
> >People leave Cuba because of economics.
>
> not at all
> they leave because they want to be free
>
> >If we would lift
> >the embargo things on the island would get better.
>
> wrong again
> there is no one embargo
> we have two embargos
> one from usa
> one from cubans
> from usa the embargo is economic
> from cuban is ideological and technological
> i was there with a group of left-intelectual people
> & we meet with the culture minister
> he said: "we must stand the shield of our national identity against yanqui
> imperialism"
>
>
> >The Cuban economy grows at
> >about the rate of 6 to 7% a year. It would grow faster if the blockade were
> >lifted. Here in this country corporate interests are now running more and
> >more of most people's lives. Most media i.e. radio, TV, print are owned by
> >big companies with just a few owing most. Read the Communications Act of
> >1996. The only thing that saves us here is that we have material wealth. But
> >we live in a highly managed society. Latin America would be far better off if
> >this country would keep its hands off. There is no cold war in Cuba. Only the
> >insane economic war between Cuba and the US Most in Cuba are far better off
> >than say their counterparts in other Latin American countries.
> >
> >Viva Fidel!
> >
> >Jay
>
> hmmmm, jay, did you like fidel?
> this is because you dont live there.
>
> ...pez
> Ps: a joke
> one cuban gay said to another
> "in US people have free expression. any body can said: fuck clinton"
> "also in cuba we have that: any body can said, fuck clinton too"
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