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I just spent 3 weeks in Cuba.

ecofarm said:
Employing anecdotal BS to gas-light is the work of scoundrels.

Cuba is crime-ridden and the totalitarian regime lies to tourists and protects them.

It's not a magical land unaffected by its extreme poverty. Communist regimes do not, in fact, take the crime out of poverty. That's a lie, and an obvious one. One cannot take the crime out of poverty with any government policy. There is no silver bullet. The only way to reduce crime is to reduce poverty.

Think for a minute and stop buying any crap spewed by a tourist. People come back from NK with the same stories.

Poverty = crime. Period. No government can stop it. Not even the Castro Regime.
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'spoken' like a cuban refugee living in south florida. only you have never been there. how can a true scientist rely on unfounded anecdotes to come to a rational conclusion? answer; you can't. which is why your 'observation' must be found to be a bogus one
 
justabubba said:
'spoken' like a cuban refugee living in south florida. only you have never been there. how can a true scientist rely on unfounded anecdotes to come to a rational conclusion? answer; you can't. which is why your 'observation' must be found to be a bogus one
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Hopeless ignorance.
 
SDET said:
If you're an American, it's illegal to visit Cuba as a tourist. You can however visit "in support of the Cuban people". I bring $100 cell phones as gifts to support the Cuban people. It's amazing how many nights of gratitude a Cubana shows when you give her a cell phone. I prefer places in Cuba away from the beaches where few tourists go. I have several "special" friends in Santa Clara.
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Not to mention US dollars.
 
justabubba said:
exactly. i am delighted you finally figured it out
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Post #75 is an eloquent and accurate description of crime and government. It's pathetic that you cannot appreciate it, like pearls before swine.

Keep believing a totalitarian regime has found the magic policy to take crime out of poverty. Everyone that hears it will be forewarned.
 
ecofarm said:
Ask any researcher about tourist data. You were fed a routine. And you were safe because you were walking money being spent.
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Have you been to Cuba?
 
Top Cat said:
Have you been to Cuba?
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So pathetic. Get over your vacation. See post #75.


Do I get to invent whatever BS I want about all the countries I've visited? I didn't realize we get a BS card for a visit. I could make crap up about dozens of countries and you can't object to any of it? Because I been there and you haven't.

You were fed a line and bought it. You should be embarrassed not embrazened.
 
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ecofarm said:
So pathetic. Get over your vacation. See post #75.


Do I get to invent whatever BS I want about all the countries I've visited? I didn't realize we get a BS card for a visit. I could make crap up about dozens of countries and you can't object to any of it? Because I been there and you haven't.

You were fed a line and bought it. You should be embarrassed not embrazened.
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I appear to have struck a nerve with you.

There are lots of factors that play into crime. And of course poverty is a factor. So too is the availability of firearms. Hell even weather can be a factor. I asked you a few simple questions you chose to ***** out of answering.

Have you been to Cuba? Clearly not.

Have ever walked through numerous poor neighborhoods in Cuba? Clearly not.

Yet you're an expert on what it's like. It must be difficult for you being such a genius.

And you admit that the Cuban government doesn't e\release crime statistics or if they do, according to you they are false or misleading. Which I suspect is true.
 
Top Cat said:
I appear to have struck a nerve with you.

There are lots of factors that play into crime. And of course poverty is a factor. So too is the availability of firearms. Hell even weather can be a factor. I asked you a few simple questions you chose to ***** out of answering.

Have you been to Cuba? Clearly not.

Have ever walked through numerous poor neighborhoods in Cuba? Clearly not.

Yet you're an expert on what it's like. It must be difficult for you being such a genius.

And you admit that the Cuban government doesn't e\release crime statistics or if they do, according to you they are false or misleading. Which I suspect is true.
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You think the Castro Regime has found a magic policy to take crime out of poverty? If that's true, shouldn't every nation adopt such policy immediately? To not do so would be suicidal. But everyone is not doing that. I wonder why?

The Castros solved crime even in the face of extreme poverty. That's what you'd have us believe?

It's a unicorn government, capable of having poverty without crime. A magical place.

Grow the **** up. If a Cuban touches an American he and his family are dead.
 
SDET said:
There's a certain Bed and Breakfast (Casa Particular) in Santa Clara that knows me and what makes me tick almost as well as I know myself. It's almost scary. They somehow wash away any trace of sadness or stress that I came in the door with. I almost don't need to say what I want, they can tell by looking at me. I get catered to socially, psychologically, intimately, intellectually, and food-wise as well. Words can't describe it.
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Oh, I get it... you're one of those sex tourists the locals love to remove money from.


OM
 
Top Cat said:
Have ever walked through numerous poor neighborhoods in Cuba? Clearly not.
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I've walked through numerous African slums (including the largest in Africa), over years there, and felt 100% safe. Shall I claim there's no crime in African slums? A "rich" American visitor being safe does not mean the residents are safe. It just means the criminals don't take such risks.

You were fed a regime-serving fairy tale and ate it. Now barf or **** the damn thing out. That's enough.


Poverty = crime. Even in Cuba. The regime is not magical and unique.
 
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ecofarm said:
I've walked through numerous African slums (including the largest in Africa), over years there, and felt 100% safe. Shall I claim there's no crime in African slums? A "rich" American visitor being safe does not mean the residents are safe. It just means the criminals don't take such risks.You were fed a regime-serving fairy tale and ate it. Now barf or **** the damn thing out. That's enough.Poverty = crime. Even in Cuba. The regime is not magical and unique.
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So according the world according the eco...others are not entitled to express their opinions based upon their experiences? But rather must confer with Eco to be educated as to the facts about places he's never been or experienced based upon information he already admitted wasn't accurate?And go ahead and show me where I suggested that Cuba's regime was unique or magical? And then show me where I suggested communism was a good thing. I'll wait
 
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Top Cat said:
So according the world according the eco...others are not entitled to express their opinions based upon their experiences? But rather must confer with Eco to be educated as to the facts about places he's never been or experienced based upon information he already admitted wasn't accurate?And go ahead and show me where I suggested that Cuba's regime was unique or magical? And then show me where I suggested communism was a good thing. I'll wait
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You're claiming a totalitarian regime has found the magic policy to remove crime from poverty. Because you, the protected golden goose, wasn't scared. Pathetic.

And people say Americans won't be brainwashed. Hah.
 
ecofarm said:
You think the Castro Regime has found a magic policy to take crime out of poverty? If that's true, shouldn't every nation adopt such policy immediately? To not do so would be suicidal. But everyone is not doing that. I wonder why?

The Castros solved crime even in the face of extreme poverty. That's what you'd have us believe?

It's a unicorn government, capable of having poverty without crime. A magical place.

Grow the **** up. If a Cuban touches an American he and his family are dead.
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Dude, you need to calm the **** down and get over yourself. Or should be rename you egofarm?
 
ObamacareFail said:
I am sure the communist dictatorship appreciates that.
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With the exception of the money spent at the resort, the rest of our money was spent in private business. Granted that money was taxed. The tips we gave, along with the large suitcase of everyday items they have difficulty getting went directly to Cubans.
 
ecofarm said:
I've lived in poorer countries for years.

Sex tourism is a result of abject poverty.

You don't go to a US state for it, do you? Why? You need developing world abject poverty for your exploitation. You need a country to be a big enough ****hole to serve your purposes.
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I've been to my share of 3rd world ****holes myself, and I couldn't agree with you more.

Seeing girls who might have been ones' own daughter...

This "catering to my every need" sleazebag must hang out near grade schools wearing a trench coat when he's not on "vacation." [emoji3525]

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ocean515 said:
Imagine how much better life could be for Cubans if they could do something about their government. Hats off to them for making the best of a bad situation.
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Imagine how much better it could have been had they been able to do something about the US's government.
 
Frigidweirdo said:
Imagine how much better it could have been had they been able to do something about the US's government.
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Blame Fidel Castro.

The U.S. pretty much financed his revolution, and as soon as he overthrew Batista he aligned himself with the Soviet Union, and Cuba remains a repressive Communist dictatorship to this day.

Why should we make it any easier for such a government?

It figures that leftists like Obama and all those useful idiots who call themselves "progressives" would hold the opinion that we'd be doing a "good deed" for the Cuban people by being Raul's "friend."

The Cuban people need to get off their asses and overthrow their communist government. The CIA could easily provide training and equipment like they've done in similar situations

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