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Re: Vote against/for...
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Mon, 11 Nov 2002 13:01:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
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> > > > You go, spin doctor. The cold war was a battle of idealogies-- Communism vs
> > > > Capitalism. We won.
> > >
> > > We are winning. It ain't over yet. There are still the PDRK and PRC to deal
> > > with...
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> > Don't forget Comrade Castro! Take a look at what communism provides for Cubans
> > in terms of healthcare and education:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1908718.stm
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> > "Ten years ago this system was being ridiculed everywhere. Now, the world is
> > not so sure."
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> You literary make me laugh out loud. Scott, why do you suppose Cubans risk
> their lives almost daily to try and land on US shores? To escape world class
> healthcare and education?? You think Cuba is doing well, eh? Let's wait until
> Castro finally kicks the bucket and Cuba opens up to world markets. Let's see
> how she will do with a little dose of free market economy. >
John, this is pure dogma. Read the text again.
> We have been poised
> to offer assistance for decades...
1) Who has been stopping companies investing in Cuba?
2) The USA has a dire record in offering development and humanitarian aid to
developing countries [~1.25 dollars per U.S. citizen in '97].
Scott A
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> -John
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| (...) B as in B, S as in S. The US government gives more in raw dollars than anyone (hardly "dire"), and that doesn't even count *private* giving... -John (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yeah, but don't think that those nations are being singled out; much of the US population is living at Third World levels, and they don't get any help from the US-at-large, either. Dave! (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) You literary make me laugh out loud. Scott, why do you suppose Cubans risk their lives almost daily to try and land on US shores? To escape world class healthcare and education?? You think Cuba is doing well, eh? Let's wait until Castro (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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