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Cuban Lives Don’t Matter

7/2/2020

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Cuban Lives Don’t Matter
 
In recent months it has become apparent that the group known as “Black Lives Matter” is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Marxist Left (someone planned, paid and directed this). That is a darn shame, but it is unquestionably true. The organization’s name and their objectives no longer lineup, perhaps they never did. This stopped being a peaceful legitimate protest within a couple of days of Mr. Floyd's killing in Minneapolis. The Black population in this country has been sold a bill of goods for many years and in recent months its been taken to a whole new level.

Since its founding this nation embraced a set of principles that work for any nation that chooses to embrace them. Self-government, democratically elected officials, the rule of law, property rights, freedom of speech, free enterprise system and so on. These principles were valid then and they are valid now. Black Americans were initially left out; and to correct it the country fought a long and bloody civil war and has done many other things to correct that initial error. Is there some racism out there? You bet there is and have felt it myself and seen it, however that racism is not what stops any determined American of any race from succeeding in this land.

What stops you is your mindset. So long as you are willing to play into the hand of those who tell you that they are going to fix things for you because you couldn’t possibly take care of it yourself; you’re doomed. You were freed 150 years ago (actually it was your great, great, great grandfather). You’ve never had chains on you, you’ve never been whipped; but yes, you have been discriminated. So, lets go burn up some businesses and loot them, because that will improve things? You know what people are saying; “there they go again”. You are trapped in a circle.

Now let me tell you what I’m thinking. I was born on the island of Cuba; the last true bastion of Communism-Socialism in the western hemisphere. The very thing that BLM espouses to establish in the U.S.  We had a revolution down there and as I heard one of the leaders of BLM say, “we burned it all down”. That was 60 years ago, and we haven’t been able to build it back up. We will never be able to build it back up; its done. This is what I see happening here in the U.S. when I see the type of destructive atmosphere and rhetoric coming from BLM and other sympathizers. You embrace Socialist heroes without even knowing who they were, what they were and what they really stand for. You wear shirts of Che Guevara with such pride and I call you a fool. (you also piss me off beyond imagination)

Che Guevara was one of the leaders of that Cuban Revolution where we burned it all down. He was also one of its most distinguished executioners. He murdered, executed more Cubans than just about anyone of that time. The true number will never be known. During my lifetime I have had to endure more Che Guevara T-Shirt wearing fools than you might imagine. Those are the times where I quietly say to myself “Cuban Lives Don’t Matter”. You see I understand your passion and the fight for freedom and justice; but I also understand the manipulation that is going on here. You’re all being used, and in the process, you are tearing down the only country where you might be able to achieve your dreams. If you believe this Socialism thing is the answer; seek out a Cuban and have a chat with him or her. We’re all over the U.S. and we know a lot about Socialism. It’s not that pretty.
 
God Bless and keep these United States of America safe; man’s last best hope on earth!

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Mas de lo Mismo

9/23/2018

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La Habana
​Mas de lo Mismo
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​Fifo ya se yampio
La China que se retira
y si ustedes miran bien
Ha sido todo mentira

Se buscan a un Canel
y le dicen ahora te toca
Lo que no sabe el
Ha sido todo de boca

Un día vamos pal norte
Después, es mejor el sur
Es tanta la confusión
Aunque sea con Cuba-Tur

Engañaron al Negrito
Pensó que había triunfado
ahora se ves más claro
Le dieron por otro lado
​Esto es un juego de locos
Aunque ellos están bien cuerdos
Mientras hagan más tontos
Seguirán con los acuerdos

Promesas se hacen fácil
y planes de cinco años
El pueblo sigue en las mismas
Y en las frutas no hay tamaño

Hambre si hay de sobra
Dicen, “los logros son muchos”
seguirá La Revolución
y vacíos los cartuchos
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La Finca, es de Antonio!

7/24/2018

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La Finca, es de Antonio!

En estos ultimo días he tenido la oportunidad de hablar con varios cubanos en EE. UU. y también escuchar de otros que viajan a la isla. Algunos para “comprar” una propiedad y otros para “mantener el derecho de dueño” sobre una propiedad comprada en el pasado. Es muy interesante como el mismo gobierno que les arrebato a muchos cubanos su derecho a tener propiedad hoy les dice que nuevamente pueden ser dueños. Ayer no pero hoy sí.

Que es lo que está pasando y por qué? Un gobierno que por décadas declaro que los bienes eran del pueblo, y que “el pueblo es el gobierno”. Hay varios factores en esto, pero tres que sobresalen:

  • las escaseces de vivienda en la isla,
  • la necesidad del régimen de transmitir el sentido de cambio,
  • la necesidad de fondos o divisas para el gobierno.

Estos factores han estado presentes durante muchos años, pero el régimen desde hace ya un tiempo está haciendo un esfuerzo por darle una cara diferente a la temática de Cuba en el futuro.

Permitiéndole al pueblo decir que “son dueños” de su casa crea las condiciones que necesita el gobierno para manejar esas tres condiciones mencionadas. El que es dueño de una propiedad es mas probable que invierta en mejorar esa propiedad y en algunos casos agregarle habitaciones etc. Eso es ideal para el gobierno, porque les disminuyen el problema de las viviendas, los ciudadanos sienten que hay cambio porque lo perciben en su propia casa y el gobierno recibe las divisas. Esa parte de las divisas viene porque en muchos casos el ciudadano vive en cuba, pero recibe ayuda del pariente que esta fuera. En otros casos el “ciudadano” que esta fuera con ansias de regresar a su tierra, va para la isla y voluntariamente le lleva al régimen las divisas que necesita y “compra una propiedad”

Esta “LEY” permitiendo al cubano ser dueño de su propiedad es una de las cosas más cínicas que se le ha impuesto al cubano entre todas las otras cosas, que ya ha pasado. El cubano ahora tiene el “privilegio” de “comprar” una casa que era de otra familia o se le arrebato a otro cubano en tiempos pasados. Este mismo cubano propietario, si decide y logra irse del país (TIENE QUE REGRESAR) antes de dos años o le quitan la propiedad. Aclarando, eres dueño, pero tienes que viajar a cuba cada dos años, nuevamente contribuyendo a la necesidad de las divisas. 

Esto es un negocio cerrado para el gobierno; pero recordemos que “La Revolución es Muy Generosa”.

PS. La Finca, es de Antonio!

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"Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"

3/25/2018

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“Lions & Tigers and Bears, Oh My!”

Many of you will recognize this line from the movie “The Wizard of OZ”; famously spoken as Dorothy and her companions were on the yellow brick road. They were hopeful of what the Wizard could do for them and enthralled by the promise of the yellow brick road. Yet along the way there were all these things that were dangerous, scary and not quite real. While the promise of the yellow brick road was a wonderful tale, uplifting; at the end the Wizard turned out to be a tale. It was literally all smoke and mirrors.

Well my friends much like Dorothy and the others we have been on the yellow brick road for some time now.  In the process we have dealt with many difficulties and have also dealt with much nonsense; many times our problems have been fabricated if not exaggerated to achieve the objectives of The Wizard. The more scared you are the faster and further you go down that yellow brick road, unaware that at the end is a dream that is not real and a Wizard that is nothing more than a charlatan with empty promises.

What’s interesting is that Dorothy told us what the real dangers are: “Lions & Tigers and Bears”.

Our country is facing many challenges and threats, many of those are internal and have to do with our ability to get past our history and take a hold of our reality and our promise. We need to realize we are all being taken for fools, while our enemies keep getting stronger and bolder. 

Dorothy said, “Lions & Tigers and Bears – Oh My!”

The worldwide Islamist movement is the roaring Lion that is out to devour us. This enemy has one truth, one objective, our total destruction and/or subjugation. There is no secret here; there is not much analysis necessary. They are out to end western civilization as we know it.

The continued militarization of China with a quasi-free market model to support it is the Tiger. This is a monster we have all been feeding for decades under our “free trade” mantra and the theory that economic freedom begets political freedom. That does not seem to be working and the Tiger is getting stronger.

Finally, the Bear which everyone thought was tamed, from the days of Boris Yeltsin to the reality of today. Putin must be dealt with and not to be trusted. Is there “collusion” or is there a great hoax being played on the American people?

Instead of listening to Dorothy our leaders are focused on a series of other issues; that are mostly for entertaining the voters. That is not to say that the country has those three problems only, but if we do not focus on and take care of those three issues, then everything else is academic.

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I wrote this commentary before President Trump was elected, and the comment about the Wizard is not directed at him. The Wizard is that whole apparatus of politicians, business interest and the media. All of whom have been perfectly willing to ignore reality or twist it for the short-term benefit to be derived; the country be damned! This writing is from 2016 and It has not been published until now, but it remains our true reality.

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Sigue La Rabia

11/22/2017

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Sigue La Rabia
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En el Folclor Cubano hay muchos refranes y dicharachos que tienen su parte de humor y de afirmación de grandes verdades. En este caso el refrán correcto es, “Muerto El Perro, Se Acaba La Rabia”. En el caso que se expone aquí lamentablemente este refrán no se ha podido aplicar con veracidad.

Desde los comienzos de la llamada Revolución Cubana unos de los ingredientes primordiales ha sido “La Rabia”. Muy temprano en esa época revolucionaria, se pronunciaban largos discursos que hacían promesas de un futuro mejor, pero que tenían un ingrediente muy pronunciado de Rabia. Cuando me refiero a La Rabia me estoy refiriendo al odio, el resentimiento, los fusilamientos y todo tipo de comentarios a través de este episodio histórico; en el cual se ha enseñado al pueblo cubano a resentir muchas cosas e incluso la propia Cuba. Creo que no tengo que entrar en gran detalle porque todos conocemos la temática muy bien, pero vale la pena citar unos cuantos.
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  • Se hablaba de aquellos empresarios y propietarios con resentimiento, se les arrebataba lo que justamente era de ellos. Pero eso no era suficiente, había que humillarlos también (La Rabia)
  • Los ex-oficiales y soldados del ejército Cubano se les ajusticiaba por actividades de guerra y en muchos casos al paredón, pero antes se le presentaba delante de las turbas (La Rabia)
  • Los que decidían irse del país se les expropiaba lo poco que les quedara y también iban delante de la turbas (La Rabia)
  • Los que se manifestaban en desacuerdo con el gobierno o uno de sus programas sociales se les calificaba públicamente en las formas más derogatorias. Si la ofensa era de gran anti-revolucionario se les fusilaba (La Rabia)
  • Si salen unas mujeres a la calle con flores en las manos, se les da golpes y se aplica (La Rabia)
  • Etc, etc, etc . . . La lista es larga, pero sigue “La Rabia”

Estos y muchos otros ejemplos se pueden citar de lo que es el verdadero legado de la gran Revolución Cubana, “La Rabia”. Porque es esto así si el perro ya está muerto? El perro murió pero quedaron los cachorros, casi todos viejos y muy cerca de estar decrépitos; pero se aprendieron muy bien la lección. Ellos ahora prometen lo que tienen; “La Rabia”. (No hay otra cosa)
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Estamos muy cerca del primer aniversario de la partida del rabioso y en Cuba no hay nada nuevo. Sigue un selecto grupo de Rabiosos dirigiendo, viviendo, robando y tratando de alargar; “La fiesta de La Rabia”.

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