tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post3980579206985374288..comments2024-01-22T04:45:58.881+02:00Comments on Simply Jews: US policy on Cuba as a (recalcitrant) state of mindGideonSworthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672633294843881noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-71482200766259486042014-12-26T19:55:44.705+02:002014-12-26T19:55:44.705+02:00So here comes the link. Apparently they counted th...So here comes the link. Apparently they counted the U.N. General Assembly resolution of 2014:<br /><br />http://blog.unwatch.org/index.php/2014/12/17/2014-at-the-un-20-resolutions-against-israel-3-on-rest-of-the-world/SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-23095199526379894362014-12-24T23:47:22.001+02:002014-12-24T23:47:22.001+02:00That's been said about Cuba before, over and o...That's been said about Cuba before, over and over again for years, and it's never happened yet. We shall see. Not that I wouldn't mind seeing a democracy. But they tend not to last long in that part of the world. A "strong man," a "caudillo" in a uniform with lots of ribbons, is more likely. You know, a banana republic.Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-45972491413866800782014-12-24T13:13:01.906+02:002014-12-24T13:13:01.906+02:00Not even in press releases these day, I suspect.Not even in press releases these day, I suspect.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-43492679870812997312014-12-24T13:12:34.478+02:002014-12-24T13:12:34.478+02:00Yoani is not a stranger to Cuban jails. She was ar...Yoani is not a stranger to Cuban jails. She was arrested, more than once. She is too well known today to incarcerate for a long time. <br /><br />And I disagree with your pessimistic approach (in this case, and remember who is the more pessimistic of the two of us!). Cuban regime is ripe for plucking.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-52530762476917339672014-12-24T11:01:38.468+02:002014-12-24T11:01:38.468+02:00The U.N. has always been a bullshit organization w...The U.N. has always been a bullshit organization which worked best in press releases.Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-18868026426761567972014-12-24T10:57:51.817+02:002014-12-24T10:57:51.817+02:00What keeps her from being arrested? Inquiring mind...What keeps her from being arrested? Inquiring minds want to know. If there were more people like her in Cuba, the Castros would have been kicked out long ago. Since that hasn't happened... <br /><br /><br />Rationing fish in Cuba? Only communism could manage that.<br /><br /><br />As has been said by others, this won't bring Cubans any more freedom just a chance to raise their standard of living by fleecing the new swarms of gringo tourists. (Hey meester, wanna buy my seester?) Or get a job in one of Jay-Z's new casinos. Fine with me.Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-25035315411404642392014-12-24T09:57:06.149+02:002014-12-24T09:57:06.149+02:00No idea - just a quick copy/paste job.No idea - just a quick copy/paste job.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-81904980702189959432014-12-24T09:56:38.337+02:002014-12-24T09:56:38.337+02:00Exactly my feelings. Oh, that pure oxygen of the s...Exactly my feelings. Oh, that pure oxygen of the summits!SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-82045186506520793232014-12-24T02:01:52.652+02:002014-12-24T02:01:52.652+02:00Which UN body are we talking about, how do they de...Which UN body are we talking about, how do they define "condemnation" and what is the primary source for these data?<br /><br />UN General Assembly did have a vote on Crimea; does that not count as the condemnation of Russia?BHChnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-45924337625336479922014-12-23T23:48:18.736+02:002014-12-23T23:48:18.736+02:00We're #1, We're #1!We're #1, We're #1!Sennacheribnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-36834503403344499902014-12-23T18:52:06.555+02:002014-12-23T18:52:06.555+02:00Thanks, David, and yes - Yoani is great and she i...Thanks, David, and yes - Yoani is great and she isn't alone.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-47484129251319026112014-12-23T18:27:05.093+02:002014-12-23T18:27:05.093+02:00A great piece, both the original and the afterword...A great piece, both the original and the afterword. Of course, I do agree with it, so I am biased. And I also agree wholeheartedly with the deference you show to Yoani Sanchez, who has to live with <br />the consequences in a way that no one outside of Cuba, even the exiles, <br />does. If there are enough people like her in Cuba, its future will be bright once the dictatorship ends.David Sigetinoreply@blogger.com